@article{MAKHILLAJ20149320638,
    title = {Politics and International Law: Analyzing Zimbabwe’s Rejection of the SADC Tribunal’s 
  Dicta},
    journal = {Agricultural Journal},
    volume = {9},
    number = {3},
    pages = {152-155},
    year = {2014},
    issn = {1816-9155},
    doi = {aj.2014.152.155},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-9155&doi=aj.2014.152.155},
    author = {Torque},
    keywords = {Politics,international law,conflict,,SADC Tribuna,Zimbabwe},
    abstract = {Zimbabwe’s 
  rejection of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Tribunal ruling 
  in 2008 and subsequent withdrawal from it in 2009 raised a lot of questions 
  pertaining to the interplay of law and politics in resolving conflicts. The 
  ruling sought to press the Zimbabwean government to put an end to the grabbing 
  of farms and properties of white land owners in Zimbabwe. This followed the 
  Fast Track Land Reform Programme which Zimbabwe embarked on in 2000. The programme 
  received condemnation from the international community. Among the affected white 
  farmers were Mike Campbell who and others, brought the matter to be heard in 
  the SADC Tribunal in accordance with Article 15 (1) of the SADC Protocol. The 
  case became known as Campbell and 78 others v Zimbabwe, the Campbell case in 
  short. The decision of the SADC Tribunal in Campbell and 78 others v The Republic 
  of Zimbabwe Case 2/2007 in which judgment was delivered on 28 November, 2008 
  will be used to analyze the nexus between politics and international law in 
  resolving conflicts. Zimbabwe dismissed the ruling on the constitutional basis 
  that the SADC Tribunal is not superior to Zimbabwean national courts. Various 
  other conflicting reasons are to account for the country’s 
  stance towards the ruling of the court. From a political perspective, this study 
  analyses the complex relationship between international law and politics in 
  settling disputes. The conclusion drawn from this contribution is that politics 
  takes centre stage in resolving conflicts involving international law. To fail 
  to recognise this is a fools errand which encourages wishful thinking which 
  confronted with reality will fail.}
    }