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    Justice Delayed or No Justice At All? An Analysis of The Performance of Courts in Zambia
    (2022) MUKWANYA, Mweemba
    The maxim justice delayed is justice denied emphases the importance of a speedy judicial process and thus as a result, every person has the right to have their case heard before a court within a reasonable time period. Delays in the judicial settlements of cases results in society having little faith and confidence in the justice system. However, it is common practice for court cases to delay and take many years for them to be heard and determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This problem has been as a result of many factors one of them being the lack of a clear definition of what is considered as reasonable time for disposal of cases.