Reflections on the Constitutional Regulation of Property and Land Rights under the 2013 Zimbabwean Constitution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16767689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Tsabora (0009-0006-3196-8016, Midlands State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-229 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002185531600005x |
| OpenAlex | W2580189809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Property rights discourse, particularly the scope, nature, distribution, redistribution, recognition and protection of property rights, has dominated debate in African post-colonial property rights systems. In Zimbabwe, property rights law has been a contested space since the colonial era. That the property rights system is a contested arena is particularly so in view of the fact that colonial subjugation in Zimbabwe was characterized, in a very important way, by politically motivated land dispossession and, consequently, inequitable property rights distribution patterns. As a result, Zimbabwe's property rights law has always responded to mainstream, albeit fluid, political and economic undercurrents. This has meant that mainstream historical and contemporary debates have provided the context for understanding the constitutional regulation of property and land rights in Zimbabwe. This article assesses the constitutional regulation of constitutional property and land rights in Zimbabwe, and the conflicts and tension that are accommodated in the constitutional property rights framework
Colonialism · Constitution · Fundamental rights · Geography · Human rights · Land law · Land tenure · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Property (philosophy) · Property law · Property rights · Redistribution (election) · Right to property · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |