Legal Resources Foundation v Zambia (Communication 211 of 1998)
Legal Resources Foundation v Zambia (Communication 211 of 1998) [2001] ACHPR 31 (7 May 2001)
The African Commission held that Zambia’s 1996 constitutional amendment imposing parental-origin requirements for presidential candidates was discriminatory and violated Articles 2, 3(1), and 13.
- Discrimination In Electoral Law
- Right To Equality Before Law
- Participation In Government
- Constitutional Amendment Challenge
- Discrimination-in-electoral-law
- Right-to-equality-before-the-law