Legal Environment Flashcards
Discuss Labor laws
help to maintain the relationship between the employee and the employer.
Discuss International Trade Laws
help in the smooth exchange or the free flow of export and input of goods and services.
Discuss taxation laws
regulate the amount that the business has to pay to the government in
Discuss consumer protection law
contains the rights of the consumer, labelling, advertising, and product safety rules and regulations to protect the consumers.
Discuss environmental law
reduce the harmful impact of businesses on the environment.
Discuss Intellectual property laws
are helpful in reserving the rights of businesses and individuals for their original creations and providing them with patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Discuss antitrust law
helpful in the Marketplace and help reduce price fixing.
Which tribunals rank the same as the high court?
Lands Tribunal, Tax Appeals Tribunal, Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal
Discuss the Zambian Legal Environment
Zambia has a dual legal system comprising the Indigenous Customary Law Systems of the various ethnic groups in the country and the Received English System.
Zambia decided at independence to use both customary law and statutory law. The latter is based on the English common law system and is dominantly applied in the higher courts of law (Subordinate Courts to the Supreme Court).
Zambia follows the doctrine of separation of powers.
The Constitution provides for the creation and existence of three main organs of the State that are fundamental pillars of the democratic governance of the country, namely the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary.
Discuss the executive
The Executive, which includes the republican president, vice-president and ministers, supported by the civil servants. Its main function is enforcement of the law.
Discuss the legislature
The Legislature or parliament whose main function is to make legislation.
Discuss the judiciary
made up of the entire court system and is responsible for applying and interpreting the law.
List the courts in the Zambian Judicial System
-Supreme Court
-Constitutional Court
-Court of Appeal
-High Court
-Subordinate Courts
-Small Claims Court
-Local Courts
Which are the two highest courts in the civil court system.
Supreme and High Court
Which matters are also determined by the High court?
The High Court also determines matters relating to the Bill of Rights as enshrined in the Constitution.
