Sharon Hofisi Legal Matters —
For the purpose of precision, let me, with alacrity, begin by considering the basic definition of law. Professor Lovemore Madhuku, who is doubtlessly one of the best legal thinkers who can demystify the law, defines law simply as “rules and regulations that govern human conduct or other societal relations and are enforceable by the State”.The fundamental facets of the law which can be sifted out from the above include, rules, regulations, human conduct societal relations and enforceability by the State. The corollary to this is that the moral or otherwise of human conduct is rationalised using (various) societal relations that form the fabric of a State.
The State, which under the Montevideo Convention (MC) has attributes such as defined territory, population, capacity to enter relations and independence, can also enforce various types of laws. For starters, the Constitution of Zimbabwe does not define a State under the definitions section in Section 332. As a result, I will use the MC classification here.
In Christendom, a term that is descriptively used here for a community or states that believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Bible forms the articles of divine law. The infallibility of the Rhema word gives unction to the Christians. Articles such as scriptura fide allow Christians to dissect the divine law on salvation through Jesus Christ with exegetical exactitude.
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