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M & ANOR v THE STATE 2016 (1) ZLR 48 (CC)

2016 (1) ZLR p48

Citation

2016 (1) ZLR 48 (CC)

Case No

Judgment No. CCZ-5-16

Court

Constitutional Court, Harare

Judge

Chidyausiku CJ, Malaba DCJ, Ziyambi, Gwaunza, Gowora, Hlatshwayo, Patel and Guvava JJCC and Mavangira AJCC

Heard

18 February 2015

Judgment

15 June 2016

Counsel

T Mpofu, for the applicants
E Mavuto, for the respondent

Case Type

Constitutional referral

Annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law – referral – referral in terms of section 24 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 1980 – right to protection of the law under section 18 – whether section 79 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] criminalising the deliberate transmission of HIV infringed the right protected by section 18.

Constitutional law – referral – referral in terms of section 24 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 1980 – Right to protection from discrimination under section 23 – whether section 79 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act criminalising the deliberate transmission of HIV violated the right protected by section 23.

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