Zimbabwe: Presidential Powers Act No Longer Constitutional

analysis

The Act gave the President plenary power to make whatever regulations he considered necessary to cope with any situation that needed to be dealt with urgently in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, the economic interests of Zimbabwe or the general public interest. There were very few limits to these powers.

The old constitution, however, did not emphasise the separation of power between the executive and legislature. It also expressly stated, without any qualification, that parliament could confer legislative functions on any person or authority.

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