Attorney General of Zambia

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The Attorney General of Zambia is the government’s chief legal advisor and representative in legal matters, overseeing the interpretation and enforcement of national law.

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Label Occurrences
Attorney General of Zambia canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government legal advisor role ⓘ
public office ⓘ
advises Cabinet of Zambia ⓘ
President of Zambia ⓘ
ministries and government departments of Zambia ⓘ
appointedBy President of Zambia ⓘ
associatedWith Judiciary of Zambia ⓘ
National Assembly of Zambia ⓘ
canParticipateIn parliamentary proceedings in advisory capacity ⓘ
category Attorneys general by country ⓘ
Zambian government officials ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of Zambia ⓘ
hasStyle The Honourable ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Zambia ⓘ
linked to: Zambia
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAuthorityOver civil litigation involving the Government of Zambia ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Zambia ⓘ
memberOf Cabinet of Zambia ⓘ
notSameAs Director of Public Prosecutions of Zambia ⓘ
officeHolderRole chief legal advisor to the Government of Zambia ⓘ
principal legal representative of the Government of Zambia ⓘ
officeType appointed position ⓘ
oversees enforcement of legal positions taken by the Government of Zambia ⓘ
interpretation of national legislation for the Government of Zambia ⓘ
partOf Government of Zambia ⓘ
reportsTo Cabinet of Zambia ⓘ
President of Zambia ⓘ
responsibleFor advising on international agreements and treaties involving Zambia ⓘ
advising on public procurement contracts ⓘ
advising on state liability and compensation claims ⓘ
advising the Government of Zambia on legal matters ⓘ
coordinating government legal policy ⓘ
defending the Government of Zambia in constitutional challenges ⓘ
drafting and vetting government contracts ⓘ
ensuring government actions comply with the Constitution of Zambia ⓘ
overseeing interpretation of national law for the executive branch ⓘ
providing legal opinions to government ministries and agencies ⓘ
representing Zambia in certain international legal proceedings ⓘ
representing the Government of Zambia in civil proceedings ⓘ
reviewing draft legislation for legal consistency ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
seat Lusaka ⓘ
linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
sector public law ⓘ
titleUsedIn Zambian law ⓘ
worksWith Ministry of Justice of Zambia ⓘ

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President of Zambia → appoints → Attorney General of Zambia ⓘ