The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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| Copyright Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (Goods and Services) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| Government of the Republic of Austria (Goods and Services) (Tedzani III Project) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| International Development Association (Energy I Project) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| International Development Association (Industrial and Trade Policy Adjustment Program) Loan (Authorization) (Amendment) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| International Development Association (Second Education Sector Credit) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| International Development Association (Infrastructure Project) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| International Development Association (Institutional Development Project) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| International Development Association (Agricultural Sector Adjustment Program) Loan (Authorization) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| Land Economy Surveyors, Valuers, Estate Agents and Auctioneers Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Malawi Institute of Management, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1988 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Museums Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| National Archives (Amendment) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Public Roads (Amendment) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Refugee Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Reserve Bank of Malawi Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 03 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 17 November 1989 Date of promulgation: 02 November 1989 Year of Act: 1989... |
| Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 26 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 04 April 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Supplementary Appropriation (1987/88) Act, 1989 | Date of assent: 02 April 1989 Date of promulgation: 30 March 1989 Year of Act: 1989 Download: ... |
| Insolvency Act, 2016 | Date of assent: 24 January 2016 Date of promulgation: 05 February 2016 Year of Act: 2016... |
| Access to Information Act, 2017 | Date of assent: 10 February 2017 Date of promulgation: 16 February 2017 Date of commencement: ... |
| Financial Crimes Act, 2017 | Date of assent: 14 February 2017 Date of promulgation: 16 February 2017 Year of Act: 2017... |
| Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act, 2016 | Date of assent: 20 October 2016 Date of promulgation: 04 November 2016 Year of Act: 2016... |
| National Council for Higher Education Act, 2010 | Longtitle: An Act to regulate higher education; to provide for the establishment, functions and... |
| Public Audit Act, 2003 | Longtitle: An Act to reform the law relating to Public Audit Date of assent: 13 June 2003 Date... |
| Physical Planning Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for physical planning and the orderly and progressive... |
| Payment Systems Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the operation, regulation and supervision of payment, clearing... |
| Land Survey Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for land surveys; the establishment of the Land Surveyors... |
| Land Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for land in Malawi and for all matters incidental or... |
| Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to amend the Human Rights Commission Act Date of assent: 01 September 2016... |
| Customary Land Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to provide for the management and administration of customary land and for... |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (Programme for Rural Irrigation Development) Loan (Authorization) Act, 2016 | Longtitle: An Act to authorize the Malawi Government to borrow from the International Fund for... |
| Public Audit (Amendment) Act, 2018 | Date of assent: 08 May 2018 Date of promulgation: 11 May 2018 Year of Act: 2018 Download: ... |
| Appropriation (Amendment) Act, 2018 | Date of assent: 02 May 2018 Date of promulgation: 11 May 2018 Year of Act: 2018 Download: ... |
| Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (Extension of Mangochi Potable Water Supply Project) Loan (Authorization) Act, 2018 | Longtitle: An Act to authorize the Government of Malawi to borrow from the Kuwait Fund for Arab... |
| International Development Association (Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project) Loan (Authorization) Act, 2018 | Longtitle: An Act to authorize the Malawi Government to borrow from the International Development... |
| International Fund for Agricultural Development (Financial Access for Rural Markets, Smallholders and Enterprise (FARMSE) Programme) Loan (Authorization) Act, 2018 | Longtitle: An Act to authorize the Malawi Government to borrow from the International Fund for... |
| Political Parties Act, 2018 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for regulating the registration, financing and functioning of... |
| HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Management) Act, 2018 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for the prevention and management of HIV and AIDS; to provide... |
| Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, 2015 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for marriage, divorce and family relations between spouses... |
| Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act, 2018 | Date of assent: 24 October 2018 Year of Act: 2018 In force: Yes Download: num_act_2018_31.pdf |
| Personal Property Security Act, 2013 | Date of assent: 15 July 2013 Year of Act: 2013 In force: Yes Download: num_act_2013_8 of 2013.... |
| Financial Services Act, 2010 | Date of assent: 29 July 2010 Year of Act: 2010 In force: Yes Download: num_act_2010_26 of 2010... |
| Public Officers (Declaration of Assets, Liabilities and Business Interests) Act, 2013 | Date of assent: 02 December 2013 Year of Act: 2013 Download: num_act_2013_Number 22 of 2013.pdf |
| Control of Goods Act, 2018 | Longtitle: An Act to regulate the import into and export out of Malawi, of certain classes of... |
| Cannabis Regulation Act, 2020 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for regulation of research, cultivation, production,... |
| Mines and Minerals Act, 2019 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision with respect to searching for and mining of minerals; and to... |
| Trafficking in Persons Act, 2015 | Longtitle: An Act to make provision for the prevention and elimination of trafficking in persons... |
| Gender Equality Act, 2013 | Longtitle: An Act to promote gender equality, equal integration, influence, empowerment, dignity... |