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Boko, D.G. (1998) Towards a Compensatory Approach to Redressing Constitutional Violations in Botswana. The Zimbabwe Law Review (ZLRev), vol. 15, (pp. 120-133). UZ, Mt. Pleasant, Harare: Faculty of Law (UZ).
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in which he claimed that judges were not intellectually progressive. He expressed frustration that academics and judges were not doing enough research to make informed judgments.
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In the 2014 general elections, Duma Boko led UDC to a narrow win of the State House. UDC was the second largest party to win seats. Boko became the leader of the Opposition.
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Boko, D. G. (2002). Integrating the Basarwa under Botswana's Remote Area Development Programme: Empowerment or marginalisation?.
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He returned to teach Law at UB from 1993-2003, while operating a law firm on the side. In the early 2000s Boko wrote a column in
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His father worked as a lecturer at Madiba Brigades. Duma's father died in 2004. Duma has a sister, Emma Boko.
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constituency and as a result of his defeat, he was no longer the Leader of the Opposition in the
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Boko, D.G. Fair Trial and the Customary Courts in Botswana: Questions on Legal Representation.
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Duma Boko, claims there was massive vote rigging and fraud during the
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In the 2019 general elections, Duma Boko was soundly defeated by
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Mehler, Andreas (1 January 2013), "V. Central Africa",
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Claims of vote rigging in the 2019 general election
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UDC
Incumbent
Leader of the Opposition
Dumelang Saleshando
Mahalapye
Botswana
Botswana National Front
Gaborone
Alma mater
Harvard Law School
University of Botswana
Lawyer
bureaucrat
politician
Botswana National Front
Umbrella for Democratic Change
Leader of the Opposition
National Assembly
lawyer
jurist
BNF
Umbrella for Democratic Change
2014
2019
University of Botswana
Harvard Law School
Botswana National Front
Botswana Movement for Democracy
Botswana Democratic Party

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