CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE ______________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER 7 ELECTIONS PART 1 ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES 155. Principles of electoral system. 156. Conduct of elections and referendums. 157. Electoral Law. PART 2 TIMING OF ELECTIONS 158. Timing of elections. 159. Filling of electoral vacancies. PART 3 DELIMITATION OF ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES 160. Number of constituencies and wards. 161. Delimitation of electoral boundaries. CHAPTER 8 THE JUDICIARY AND THE COURTS PART 1 THE COURT SYSTEM 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. Judicial authority. The judiciary. Independence of judiciary. Principles guiding judiciary. Constitutional Court. Jurisdiction of Constitutional Court. Supreme Court. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court. High Court. Jurisdiction of High Court. Labour Court. Administrative Court. Other courts and tribunals. Powers of courts in constitutional matters. Inherent powers of Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and High Court. PART 2 APPOINTMENT AND TENURE OF MEMBERS OF JUDICIARY 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. Qualifications of judges of Constitutional Court. Qualifications of judges of Supreme Court. Qualifications of judges of High Court, Labour Court and Administrative Court. Appointment of judges. Acting judicial appointments. Appointment of magistrates and other members of judiciary. Judicial officers not to be appointed to more than one court. 10