Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe, Supreme, High Court of Zimbabwe
Federalism
No
Electoral college
No
Entrenchments
0
History
First legislature
22 August 2013
First executive
22 August 2013
Amendments
2
Last amended
7 May 2021
Citation
Constitution of Zimbabwe, as amended up to 20th June 2023(PDF), 20 June 2023
Commissioned by
2008–2009 Zimbabwean political negotiations
Author(s)
Parliamentary Select Committee
Signatories
Robert Mugabe
Supersedes
Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 19) Act, 2008
Politics of Zimbabwe
Constitution
Constitutional history
Human rights
Government
President
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Vice-President
Constantino Chiwenga
Kembo Mohadi
Cabinet
Legislature
Parliament
Senate
President
National Assembly
Speaker
Constituencies
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Elections
General
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 2013 2018 2023
Referendums
2000 2013
Electoral Commission
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Districts
Wards
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Minister: Frederick Shava
Diplomatic missions of / in Zimbabwe
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
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The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme law of Zimbabwe. The independence constitution of 1980 was the result of the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement and is sometimes called the Lancaster Constitution.[1] A proposed constitution, drafted by a constitutional convention, was defeated by a constitutional referendum during 2000.
In practice, the 2008 power-sharing deal provided the structure for much of the government. The three political parties in Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF, MDC-T and MDC-N negotiated a new proposed constitution after a constitutional outreach program.[2]
The new constitution was presented to Parliament on 5 February 2013 and subsequently approved in the referendum of 16 March 2013.[3][4] Parliament approved it on 9 May 2013 and President Robert Mugabe gave it his assent on 22 May 2013.
Certain provisions of the Constitution (principally the Declaration of Rights and provisions for presidential and parliamentary elections) came into operation on 22 May 2013, when Act 1 of 2013 was published. That date was the “publication day” as defined in paragraph 1 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution. The provisions that came into operation then are set out in paragraph 3 of that Schedule.
The rest of the Constitution came into operation on 22 August 2013, when the President was sworn in after the first elections following the Act's assent; this date is the “effective date” as defined in paragraph 1 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution. Some of the new constitution's clauses, however, do not take effect for 10 years.[5]
In 2021, disability rights were codified into the Constitution through the National Disability Policy, which was drafted by Senator Rejoice Timire and the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.[6][7]
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^"Addressing Inequalities in Parliament - Senator Rejoice Timire". United Nations Development Programme. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^Machivenyika, Farirai (12 June 2021). "People Living With Disabilities Hail New Policy". The Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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