Zimbabwe's law is based on South African law: an 1891 proclamation by the High Commissioner for Southern Africa applied the law of the Cape Colony, by then part of South Africa, to Southern Rhodesia, the territory that became Zimbabwe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikidata: Anthony Gubbay
Source Constitution of Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
Source Elizabeth Gwaunza (Wikipedia)
Source Godfrey Chidyausiku (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Zimbabwe, found in there.
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1. List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Introduction, jurisdictions using it
The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these.
- In Group: Civil and Common Law Hybrid Systems, Civil law and common law table: Zimbabwe row
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