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Constitutional law — Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980 — Declaration of Rights — s 18(1) (right to protection of the law) — s 18(9) — right to a fair trial — not breached by use of word "serious" in definition of crime of criminal defamation — s 20(1) — freedom of expression — permissible derogations from — protection of reputation of other persons — whether such protection by criminalising defamatory statements justifiable in a democratic society — freedom of speech as a cornerstone of a democratic society — adequate protection provided to injured party through civil law — criminalising defamation a disproportionate instrument to protect reputations of other persons
Criminal law — offences under Criminal Law Code — criminal defamation — history of offence — criminalising defamation not justifiable in terms of s 20 of Constitution of Zimbabwe 1980
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