- Foreword by Hon. The Chief Justice of Zambia Annel Silungwe
- Introduction by Muna Ndulo
- 1. The common law and Zambia by William Church
- 2. The evolution of the Zambian court system by Earl Hoover, John Piper and Francis Spalding
- 3. The Zambian judicial system: A review of the jurisdictional law by Roger Purdy
- 4. Dynamics of development, legal education and developing countries by Shiv Dayal
- 5. The origins and spread of one-party states in Commonwealth Africa, their impact on personal liberties: A case study of the Zambian model by Lawrence Zimba
- 6. The changing nature of customary marriage by Muna Ndulo
- 7. Crime and punishment in Zambia by John Hatchard
- 8. International law standards and the Zambian laws on citizenship, immigration and deportation by Satyadera Bedi
- 9. Legal control of statutory boards by Chuma Himonga
- 10. Control in the parastatal sector in Zambia by Ben Turok
- 11. Law and development and the expropriation laws of Zambia by Samuel Amoo
- 12. Law and stagnation in Africa by Robert Seidman
- 13. The rule of law as the quest for legitimacy by Tawia Ocran
