Post by cjm on Aug 22, 2017 7:48:38 GMT
Dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers launch new legal initiative - SADC Tribunal Rights Watch
On August 16 and 17, 2017 formal notice to initiate proceedings were served by the farmers’ legal team on President Robert Mugabe, three of his ministers and the Zimbabwean government collectively under the Southern African Community Development Community (SADC) Finance and Investment Protocol.
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The Protocol, which came into force in April 2010, allows all SADC investors legal protections which include the right to prompt, adequate and effective compensation in respect of investments that are expropriated, and to fair and equitable treatment, including protection against denial of justice (Article 5 and Article 6 of Annexure 1 to the Finance and Investment Protocol, respectively.)
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The Protocol, which came into force in April 2010, allows all SADC investors legal protections which include the right to prompt, adequate and effective compensation in respect of investments that are expropriated, and to fair and equitable treatment, including protection against denial of justice (Article 5 and Article 6 of Annexure 1 to the Finance and Investment Protocol, respectively.)