Kamuzu Academy Law Department
Law Essay Prize
For the past five years Upper Sixth lawyers have been invited to produce, as an elective, extended essays on matters of Malawi legal interest. Primary research is encouraged. In 2020 the competition was extended to Lower Sixth lawyers. Prizemen are as follows:
2022
Miss Natasha Chilima: Systems of Police Accountability in Malawi in Relation to those in the UK
Proxime Accesserunt
Mr. Nathan Mchawe: The Distinctions between Murder and Manslaughter under English Law
Mr. Wongani Munthali: Injustice and Corruption: the Misguidance that the Malawian Legal System is guided to follow
2021
Proxime Accessit
Mr. Wongani Munthali: The sentencing principles and protection of children and young offenders in Malawi
2020
Mr. Nicholas Katopola: An analysis of the annulment of the 2019 Malawi presidential election results, the impact on democracy, the role of the judiciary and its impartiality in annulling the election results
Miss Wezi Mughogho: Punishment vs. Rehabilitation. An Analysis of the Sentencing Principles in Malawi's Criminal Justice System
Proxime Accesserunt
Miss Samantha Kamanga: The Clash of Women's Rights and Tradition in Malawi: A Look at Defilement
Miss Mphatso Mwale: Criminal Law in Malawi: Does the Criminal Law in Malawi offer Sufficient Protection to People with Mental Challenges accused of committing Crime (Homicides)?
Miss Linda Noah: Human Trafficking in Malawi: An Evaluation on Its Impact and the Efforts being taken to eliminate it
2019
Mr. Ramzan Kamoto: Capital Punishment: The Theory and Practice
Mr. Nashukuru Nkhono: Environmental Law in Malawi
Proxime Accesserunt
Mr. Ndiyembekeza Jamu: The Legal Aid Bureau in Malawi. A Study of the Legal Aid Bureau and its Role in Criminal and Civil Cases
Miss Tapiwa Liwimbi: An Analysis of Human Rights in Malawi with Emphasis on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Other (LGBT+) Rights
2018
Miss Alinuswe Ngosi: Pluralism in Relation to Customary Law
Proxime Accesserunt
Mr. Pemphero Keffa: The Constitution of Malawi: its Various Constituents, and Whether it contains Elements of the English Legal System
Mr. Khama Maere: The Malawian Parallel Court Structure: A Study in Customary Law
Law Prize
Recent winners of the Law Prize, which rewards overall ability and commitment to the study of Law, are:
2022
Upper Sixth
Mr. Wongani Munthali
Lower Sixth
Miss Natasha Chilima
2021
Upper Sixth
Mr. Ronnie Kamkwasi
Lower Sixth
Mr. Wongani Munthali
2020
Upper Sixth
Mr. Benjamin Chamgwera
Lower Sixth
Mr. Ronnie Kamkwasi
2019
Upper Sixth
Mr. Ramzan Kamoto
Lower Sixth
Miss Wezi Mughogho
2018
Upper Sixth
Mr. Khama Maere
Lower Sixth
Mr. Ramzan Kamoto