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ZIMBABWE HOMELESS PEOPLE'S FEDERATION & ORS v MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT & ORS 2020 (2) ZLR 197 (S)

2020 (2) ZLR p197

Citation

2020 (2) ZLR 197 (S)

Case No

Judgment No. S-94-20

Court

Supreme Court, Harare

Judge

Patel JA, Mavangira JA & Mathonsi JA

Heard

19 March 2020

Judgment

17 July 2020

Counsel

T Biti, for the appellants
V Munyoro, for the first and fourth respondents
T Runganga, for the second respondent
No appearance for the third respondent

Case Type

Civil appeal

Annotations

Flynote

Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – Declaration of Rights – right to shelter (s 28) – freedom from arbitrary eviction (s 74) – rights of children (s 81) – whether children under parental care have a justiciable right to shelter and freedom from arbitrary eviction

Constitutional law – Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013 – interpretation – interpretation in light of Zimbabwe's obligations under international instruments to which Zimbabwe is signatory

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