Research Areas

Criminal law: criminal procedure and evidence; international cooperation in criminal matters; cybercrime and cyberevidence; law of inheritance; law of trusts,

Profile

Dr Lewis Chezan Bande is an Associate Professor of Law in the Department of Foundational Law, within the School of Law, Economics and Government. His main areas of teaching and research are criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, cybercrime, criminal justice, international cooperation in criminal matters and law of inheritance. He has authored 3 books on Malawi's criminal law, criminal procedure and law of inheritance. He has worked with the University of Malawi since 2004. He has previously served as Deputy Dean and Head of Department. He holds a Doctor of Laws degree from KU Leuven (Belgium), Master of Laws degree from Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from University of Malawi (Malawi).

Publications

• Book Chapters
  "Malawi: The First Judicial Review Case on Abortion" in Abortion law, policy and practice in the African region: interrogating reforms from a reproductive health and rights perspective C Ngwena (ed). (2022)
  

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• Book Chapters
  "ICTs and Crime - The Southern African Experience" in D Chirwa & C Ncube (eds) The Internet, Development, Human Rights and the Law in Africa (Routledge, 2022) (accepted for publication) (2022)
  

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• Journal Article
  "Defining money laundering under Malawian law: a critical appraisal for compliance with international standards" (2021) 24(3) Journal of Money Laundering Control 559-570 (2021)
  https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JMLC-07-2020-0080/full/html

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• Book
  Law of Inheritance and Administration of Deceased Estates (African Sun Media, Stellenbosch, 2021) (2021)
  

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• Book
  Law of Criminal Procedure in Malawi (Juta, Cape Town, 2021) (2021)
  

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• Journal Article
  "A History of Malawi's Criminal Justice System" (2020) 26(2) Fundamina - A Journal of Legal History 288-336 (2020)
  https://journals.co.za/toc/funda/26/2

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• Journal Article
  “Legislating against Cybercrime in Southern African Development Community: Analysing Legislation against International Standards” (2018)
  http://cybercrimejournal.com/BandeVol12Issue1IJCC2018.pdf

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