by Nyambe Namushi, Induna Yutanga and acting Imangambwa
“It was decided to withdraw our customary law mandate from them so that they may go elsewhere away from Barotseland where they would exercise their new found jurisdiction.” Read more-pdf
by Nyambe Namushi, Induna Yutanga and acting Imangambwa
“It was decided to withdraw our customary law mandate from them so that they may go elsewhere away from Barotseland where they would exercise their new found jurisdiction.” Read more-pdf
Prof. Sitwala Imenda : Zambia’s Denial of Barotseland’s Right to Self Determination
Barotseland has had a special status as a sovereign state in southern Africa for hundreds of years. Internationally, Barotseland’s existence as a State was recognized by the King of Italy, in an arbitration award of 1905 concerning the Anglo‐Portuguese Barotse Boundary dispute, and most legal scholars today, such as James Crawford, recognize Barotseland as a classic example of a sovereign to which “the general rules of international law were applied,”…