ANTONIOS MANIATIS ZAMBIAN VALUES CONFERENCE PAPER 28.06.2020 INVITATION TO THE FREE COURSE ‘’PUBLIC LAW OF ZAMBIA’’ YOU HAVE NO FEES! JOIN NOW! YOUR FREE ACADEMIC STUDIES ON AFRICA! https://eclass.Gunet.Gr/modules/document/?Course=lawgu288 E-mail: maniatis@dikaio.gr
KEYWORDS Human Rights Human value / αξία (‘’ axia ’’) Human dignity Isonomy (Democracy) National values and principles National symbols (emblems) Zambia
ZAMBIA MEANS LAND OF GOD 1. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA INTRODUCTION REFERS BOTH TO NATIONAL SYMBOLS AND NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES.
NATIO TIONA NAL L MOTTO: O: ONE E ZA ZAMBIA MBIA, , ONE NE NATIO TION
2. ZAMBIAN NATIONAL SYMBOLS: ARTICLE 6 OF ZAMBIAN CONSTITUTION REFERS TO ARTISTIC THE CONCEPT OF SYMBOLS (FLAG, MOTTO…) IN A FEATURES OF WAY SIMILAR TO OTHER AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONS NATIONAL AND UNUSUAL AS FOR EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONS. IDENTITY
3. ZAMBIAN ‘’NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES’’ 1. ARTICLE 8 OF THE CONSTITUTION: 1. MORALITY AND ETHICS 2. PATRIOTISM AND NATIONAL UNITY 3. DEMOCRACY AND CONSTITUTIONALISM 4. HUMAN DIGNITY, EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND NON DISCRIMINATION 5. GOOD GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRITY 6. SUSTAINABLE Flag of Zambia DEVELOPMENT
TH 4. THE FIRST GROUP OF Ethics and moralit lity NATIONAL ETHICS = DEONTOLOGY VALUES AND MORALITY REFERS TO RELIGION, FOR INSTANCE HOMOSEXUALITY IS PRINCIPLES E 1. A SIN ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN MORALITY AND 1964 CONSTITUTION 2. A FELONY ACCORDING TO SECTION 155 ON UNNATURAL OFFENCES, OF ZAMBIAN PENAL CODE (FIRST REPUBLIC)
5. THE SECOND GROUP OF NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES (PATRIOTISM AND NATIONAL UNITY) Patriotism is the mainstreaming principle related to national symbols The national unity is an ambivalent nation related to the constitutional declaration of the unitary and indivisible carácter Of the Republic (so no federal structure is permitted and Barotseland was disolved).
6. THE THIRD GROUP OF NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES: DEMOCRACY AND CONSTITUTIONALISM 1. DEMOCRACY = PEOPLE’S SOVEREIGNTY: THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGACY OF GREEKS TO HUMANITY ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ = ΙΣΟΝΟΜΙΑ (DEM EMOCRA RACY Y INITIA IALLY Y WAS CALL LLED ED ISONOMY, , BEFORE THE INVENT ENTIO ION OF TH THE TERM DEMOCRA RACY, , IN ANCIE IENT ATHEN HENS) 2. CONSTITUTIONA ONALIS LISM: M: ZAMBIA MBIA HAD D AN IMPORTANT DELAY Y AS FOR THE ADOPT PTION ON OF TH THE MODEL OF CONSTITUTIONA ONAL COURT, , COMPARED RED TO O OTHER AFRI RICAN COUNTRIE RIES. .
7. THE FOURTH GROUP OF NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES, MAINLY THE HUMAN VALUE ARTIC ICLE LE 2 P PAR. . 1 OF OF TH THE GREEK EK CONSTITUT ITUTION ION: : Respect ct and d protectio ion n of the value ue of the huma man being g const nstit itute ute the primary obligatio ion n of the State te Greek Constitution contrarily to other Constitutions, such as the Zambian one, makes an explicit use of the term value (‘’ axi xia ’’) inste tead of dignit nity because use a human being is a self- existent value itself! This term is preferable than the word ‘’dignity’’ (=va lue lue against inst other people) )
8. THE FIFTH GROUP OF NATIONAL VALUES GOOD GOVERN RNANCE ANCE IN RELATED TED TO MORALIT ALITY Y AND MAINL NLY Y TO ETHICS ICS (POLITICAL ITICAL DEONTOL OLOGY) OGY) WHILS ILST T INTEGRIT GRITY Y IS A F FACET T OF GOOD GOVERN ERNANCE ANCE. . REPUBLICAN UBLICAN PRESIDEN SIDENTS TS (KAUND NDA, , CHILUBA UBA, , MWANA NAWAS ASA) A) BEHAVED D AS BIG MEN WHO O REGULARL ARLY Y RO ROTATED TED THEIR IR CABINE INET T MINIST ISTERS ERS AND MAINT NTAINED AINED LARGE E CABINE BINETS, TS, WHICH ICH IS INDICA CATIVE IVE OF PROVIDING VIDING PERSONAL ONAL FAVOR ORS S TO OTHER ER ELITE TE MEMBERS. BERS.
9. A SEVENTH GROUP OF NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES? CONTR TRARIL ARILY Y TO THE SEPARA ARATE TE CONSECRA ECRATION TION OF SUSTAINAB INABIL ILITY Y (OF THE ENVIR IRONM ONMENT) ENT) IN THE GREEK EK CONST STITUT ITUTION, ION, SUSTAINAB AINABLE LE DEVELOPM OPMENT ENT HAS BEEN N CONSECRA ECRATED ED IN ZAMBIA BIAN N CONST STITU ITUTION TION. . HOWEVER WEVER SUSTAINAB AINABILI ILITY Y IS AN EMBLEMA BLEMATIC IC PRINCIP NCIPLE LE OF ENVIR IRONM ONMENT ENTAL AL LAW, , BELONGING ONGING TGO THE THIRD IRD GENERA ERATION TION OF FUN UNDAMENT AMENTAL AL RIGHT HTS
10. CONCLUSION THERE RE IS AN OVERDO DOSE SE OF MORA RALI LITY, BEING G RELATED ED TO CHRIS RISTI TIANIZ ANIZATI TION. N. CONSTI TITUT TUTION IONAL AL VALUES ES COULD LD BE CONSECR ECRATE TED D IN A PREVAIL AILED ED AND SEPAR ARATE E WAY, BY FOCUSIN USING G ON T THE COUPLE LE COMPR MPRIS ISING ING THE HUMAN AN VALUE E AND THE POPULAR AR VALUE. E. THE SECOND ND PRO ROPO POSED SED VALUE E IS RELATED TED TO T THE HE PRIN INCI CIPLE PLE OF DEMOCRA OCRACY, , WHI HICH CH WAS INVENTED NTED BY ANCIENT ATHENIANS WITH THE TERM ‘’ISONOMY’’ = CITIZENS’ EQUALITY IN THE POSSESSION OF STATE TE POWER. R. CONSTI TITUT TUTION IONS S WORLD LDWIDE WIDE COULD LD BE AMEN ENDED DED TO PREVIE IEW THAT THE VALUES ES OF NATIO IONAL NAL LEGAL AL ORDER ER ARE THE FOLLOWIN WING: G: 1. THE HE HU HUMAN AN VALUE E AND 2. THE POPULAR AR VALUE, E, WHICH CH IS RELATE TED D TO T THE PRIN INCI CIPLE PLE OF DEMOCRA OCRACY
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