Constitution of Zambia (Amendment)
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(2) A person and a person holding a public office shall not
interfere with the performance of a judicial function by a judge or
judicial officer.
(3) The Judiciary shall not, in the performance of its
administrative functions and management of its financial affairs,
be subject to the control or direction of a person or an authority.
(4) A person and a person holding a public office shall protect
the independence, dignity and effectiveness of the Judiciary.
(5) The office of a judge or judicial officer shall not be abolished
while there is a substantive holder of the office.
123. (1) The Judiciary shall be a self-accounting institution
and shall deal directly with the Ministry responsible for finance in
matters relating to its finances.
Financial
independence
of Judiciary
(2) The Judiciary shall be adequately funded in a financial year
to enable it effectively carry out its functions.
Establishment, Jurisdiction and sittings of Superior Courts
124. There is established the Supreme Court which consists
of—
(a) the Chief Justice;
Establishment
and
composition
of Supreme
Court
(b) the Deputy Chief Justice; and
(c) eleven other judges or a higher number of judges, as
prescribed.
125. (1) Subject to Article 128, the Supreme Court is the final
court of appeal.
Jurisdiction
of Supreme
Court
(2) The Supreme Court has—
(a) appellate jurisdiction to hear appeals from the Court of
Appeal; and
(b) jurisdiction conferred on it by other laws.
(3) The Supreme Court is bound by its decisions, except in the
interest of justice and development of jurisprudence.
126. (1) The Supreme Court shall be constituted by an uneven
number of not less than three judges, except when hearing an
interlocutory matter.
(2) The Supreme Court shall be constituted by one judge when
hearing an interlocutory matter.
Sittings of
Supreme
Court