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Nullity
Reading List
Cases
Siwo (J.M Montimbi) v P Amesi Siwo (1970) ZR 79 (HC)
MUYAMWA v MUYAMWA (1976) Z.R. 146 (H.C.)
HAFIZ AYYUB DURGA v NAJMUNNISSA ISMAIL (1992) S.J. (H.C.)
THE PEOPLE v CHITAMBALA (1969) Z.R. 142 (H.C.)PEOPLE v
PAUL NKHOMA (1978) Z.R. 4 (H.C.)
WENDY PATRICA PARTRIDGE v JOSEPH TITUS PARTRIDGE
(1985) Z.R. 223 (H.C.) HIGH COURT
Piredda v Munkanta (2015/HP/D.0051) [2015] ZMHC 81 (24
June 2015);
Chisenga v Chisenga (2016/HP/D352) [2017] ZMHC 54 (7 July
2017);
Statutes
Matrimonial causes act 2007 s27 to 33
Marriage act Cap 50 s32-34
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Nullity

Reading List Cases  Siwo (J.M Montimbi) v P Amesi Siwo (1970) ZR 79 (HC)  MUYAMWA v MUYAMWA (1976) Z.R. 146 (H.C.)  HAFIZ AYYUB DURGA v NAJMUNNISSA ISMAIL (1992) S.J. (H.C.)  THE PEOPLE v CHITAMBALA (1969) Z.R. 142 (H.C.)PEOPLE v PAUL NKHOMA (1978) Z.R. 4 (H.C.)  WENDY PATRICA PARTRIDGE v JOSEPH TITUS PARTRIDGE (1985) Z.R. 223 (H.C.) HIGH COURT  Piredda v Munkanta (2015/HP/D.0051) [2015] ZMHC 81 ( June 2015);  Chisenga v Chisenga (2016/HP/D352) [2017] ZMHC 54 (7 July 2017); Statutes Matrimonial causes act 2007 s27 to 33 Marriage act Cap 50 s32-

Questions

  1. What is nullity
  2. Compare and Contrast a void marriage and a voidable marriage
  3. What is the effect of a decree of nullity where the marriage is void?
  4. What is the effect of a decree of nullity where the marriage is voidable?
  5. What was the essence of the court’s decision in HAFIZ AYYUB DURGA v NAJMUNNISSA ISMAIL (1992) S.J. (H.C.)
  6. On what grounds will a marriage be rendered void
  7. What are the prohibited decrees of affinity or consanguinity?
  8. On what grounds will a marriage be rendered voidable
  9. Would failure to obtain parental consent have any effects on the validity of a marriage
  10. Outline the bars to a decree of nullity, when do these apply?
  11. Define consummation
  12. What was the essence of the court’s decision in WENDY PATRICA PARTRIDGE v JOSEPH TITUS PARTRIDGE (1985) Z.R. 223 (H.C.) HIGH COURT
  13. Critically analyse the distinction between a decree of nullity obtained under s29(1) a and 29(1)b