Malawi Law Commission

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The Law Commission is an independent institution established under Chapter XII of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi. The Commission has the mandate to review and make recommendations relating to the repeal and amendment of laws for conformity with the Constitution and applicable international law. Our core business centers on Law Reform. We are required to amend and make recommendations r

egarding any matter pertaining to the Constitution. We also review any matter pertaining to the laws of Malawi so that they are in conformity with the Constitution and applicable international laws. Law Reform may involve just amending a law, or actually replacing an old law with a new law, or where there is need for a new law, developing one. After reviewing any law, the Law Commission makes recommendations by submitting a particular law reform Report to government through the Minister of Justice. Our recommendations may either be legislative or policy in nature.

As we continue educating people about the laws of Malawi, we are at the Embassy of Ireland, where we are meeting its mem...
14/08/2026

As we continue educating people about the laws of Malawi, we are at the Embassy of Ireland, where we are meeting its members of staff.

The main topics today are the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act and the Deceased Estates, Wills and Inheritance Act.

Among other things, participants have been given an opportunity to ask questions, and we, as the Law Commission, are responding to all the questions.

These are some of the photos taken during the session.

Continue following this page to learn more about the laws of the Malawi.



Popitiliza ntchito yophunzitsa anthu malamulo a dziko lino, lero tili ku Ofesi ya Kazembe wa dziko la Ireland (Embassy o...
14/08/2026

Popitiliza ntchito yophunzitsa anthu malamulo a dziko lino, lero tili ku Ofesi ya Kazembe wa dziko la Ireland (Embassy of Ireland) kumene tikukumana ndi ogwira ntchito a kumeneku.

Nkhani imene yamanga nthenje ndi ya Lamulo la Maukwati, Ubale wa Pabanja komanso kutha kwa ukwati. Tikukambirananso zimene Lamulo Loteteza ndi Kugawa Chuma cha Masiye limanena.

Mwa zina, anthu apatsidwa mpata ofunsa mafunso ndipo ife a Law Commission tikuyankha mafunso onse. Izi ndi zina mwa zithunzi zimene zatoledwa pa msokhanowo.

Pitirizani kutsatira tsamba lino kuti mudziwe mwatsatanetsatane malamulo a dziko lino la Malawi



Kodi milandu ndi zilango zomwe zinaikidwa mu Lamulo la kagawidwe ka chuma chamasiye ndi iti?Pitirizani kutsatira tsamba ...
13/08/2026

Kodi milandu ndi zilango zomwe zinaikidwa mu Lamulo la kagawidwe ka chuma chamasiye ndi iti?

Pitirizani kutsatira tsamba lino kuti mudziwe mwatsatanetsatane malamulo a dziko lino la Malawi



What are the offenses stipulated under the Deceased Estates, Wills, Inheritance and Protection Act?Continue following th...
13/08/2026

What are the offenses stipulated under the Deceased Estates, Wills, Inheritance and Protection Act?

Continue following this page and learn more about the laws of Malawi



Lero ndi tsiku lachitatu mu ndondomeko yomwe Bungwe la Law Commission likumva maganizo m’dziko muno pa ntchito yokonza l...
12/08/2026

Lero ndi tsiku lachitatu mu ndondomeko yomwe Bungwe la Law Commission likumva maganizo m’dziko muno pa ntchito yokonza lamulo lolimbana ndi mchitidwe okwatitsa ana komanso kuteteza ana amene ali kale m’maukwati

Lero ndondomekoyi imachitika ku Nkhatabay, Machinga komanso ku Ntchisi.

Anthu omwe anali mmikumanoyi ndi adindo osiyanasiya kuchokera ma ofesi aboma komanso ma ofesi oti siaboma, mafumu, atetezi a ana, ma komiti a mmidzi, abusa komanso atsikana amene analowako m'banja la ana okhaokha.

Izi ndi zina mwa zithunzi zomwe zatoledwa mmaboma osiyanasiya mzigawo za mdziko muno komwe mamembala a komiti ya akatswiriyi akugwira ntchito lero.

Pitirizani kutsatira tsamba lino kuti mudziwe zambiri za malamulo a mdziko muno



Lero ndi tsiku lachiwiri mu ndondomeko yomwe Bungwe la Law Commission likumva maganizo m’madera osiyanasiyana m’dziko mu...
11/08/2026

Lero ndi tsiku lachiwiri mu ndondomeko yomwe Bungwe la Law Commission likumva maganizo m’madera osiyanasiyana m’dziko muno pa ntchito yokonza lamulo lolimbana ndi mchitidwe okwatitsa ana komanso kuteteza ana amene ali kale m’maukwati

Kufunsa maganizoku kukuchitika mogwirizanq ndi mamembala a komiti ya akatswiri omwe ndi nthumwi zochokera m’madipatimenti ndi maunduna monga unduna wa zachilungamo, unduna woona kuti pasakhale kusiyana pakati pa amai ndi abambo ndi ana, unduna wa zachuma, nthambi za polisi komanso mabungwe omwe si aboma. akukumana ndi anthu komanso adindo osiyanasiyana.

Lero mamembala a komitiyi akuchita zokambirana ku Mzimba, Mulanje, Machinga komanso ku Mchinji.

Izi ndi zina mwa zithunzi zomwe zatoledwa mmaboma osiyanasiya mzigawo za mdziko muno komwe mamembala a komiti ya akatswiriyi akugwira ntchito lero.

Pitirizani kutsatira tsamba lino kuti mudziwe zambiri za malamulo a mdziko muno



BUNGWE LA LAW COMMISSION LAYAMBA KUMVA MAGANIZO A ANTHU MU NDONDOMEKO YOUNIKA MALAMULO OLETSA MCHITIDWE OKWATITSA ANABun...
10/08/2026

BUNGWE LA LAW COMMISSION LAYAMBA KUMVA MAGANIZO A ANTHU MU NDONDOMEKO YOUNIKA MALAMULO OLETSA MCHITIDWE OKWATITSA ANA

Bungwe la Law Commission lero layamba ntchito yofunsa ndi kumva maganizo m’madera osiyanasiyana m’dziko muno pa ntchito yokonza lamulo lolimbana ndi mchitidwe okwatitsa ana komanso kuteteza ana amene ali kale m’maukwati.

Kufunsa maganizoku kukuyendetsedwa ndi komiti ya akatswiri yomwe ili ndi nthumwi zochokera m’madipatimenti ndi maunduna monga unduna wa zachilungamo, unduna woona kuti pasakhale kusiyana pakati pa amai ndi abambo ndi ana, unduna wa zachuma, nthambi za polisi komanso mabungwe omwe si aboma.

Wachiwiri kwa mkulu Woyang’anira za Kusintha Malamulo ku Law Commission, a Robert Kandulu, wati kufunsa maganizoku ndi mbali imodzi ya ntchito za Bungweli pomwe limayenereka kusonkhanitsa maganizo oyambilira kuchokera kwa anthu ndi mabungwe osiyanasiyana kuti zithandize pokonza lamulo lomwe likukonzedwa.

A Kandulu ati ntchitoyi ikuchitika mogwirizana ndi gawo 7 la Lamulo la Law Commission Act, lomwe limapatsa Bungweli mphamvu zokambirana ndi kufunsa maganizo kwa anthu ndi adindo mdziko lonse.

“Izi zikuchitika mogwirizana ndi zomwe zili mu Ndime 7 ya Lamulo la Law Commission, yomwe imalola Bungweli kufunsa maganizo ndi kufotokoza mfundo zoyambilira pa ntchito yowunika kapena kukonza lamulo,” anafotokoza a Kandulu.

Kufunsa maganizoku kukuchitika m’zigawo zonse za dziko la Malawi, pomwe mamembala a komiti ya akatswiriyi akukumana ndi anthu komanso adindo osiyanasiyana.

Lero, mamembala a komitiyi akuchita zokambirana ku Rumphi, Nsanje, Dedza ndi Mangochi, kumene akuyembekezeka, mwa zina,] kusonkhanitsa maganizo, kumva zomwe anthu akukumana nazo pantchito yoletsa mchitidwe okwatitsa ana, mavuto a maukwati a ana komanso mfundo zomwe zingatsatidwe pofuna kuteteza ana amene ali kale m’maukwati.

Zomwe zisonkhanitsidwe kudzera m’kufunsa maganizoku zithandiza pokonza malamulo omwe cholinga chake ndi kulimbikitsa chitetezo cha ana komanso kuthana ndi mchitidwe okwatitsa ana m’dziko la Malawi.


LAW COMMISSION BEGINS NATIONWIDE CONSULTATIONS ON CHILD MARRIAGE LEGISLATIONThe Law Commission has today commenced natio...
10/08/2026

LAW COMMISSION BEGINS NATIONWIDE CONSULTATIONS ON CHILD MARRIAGE LEGISLATION

The Law Commission has today commenced nationwide consultations on the development of legislation aimed at eradicating child marriage and protecting children who are already in marriage.

The consultations are being facilitated by a technical committee comprising stakeholders drawn from key government ministries and departments like the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Gender as well as other relevant institutions.

Senior Deputy Director for Law Reform at the Law Commission, Robert Kandulu, said the consultations are part of the Commission's process of gathering views and preliminary input from stakeholders to inform the development of the proposed legislation.

Kandulu said the exercise is being undertaken in line with Section 7 of the Law Commission Act, which empowers the Commission, in considering matters relating to law reform and development, to consult persons or bodies and conduct public or national consultations.

"This is in line with the provisions of Section 7 of the Law Commission Act, which permits the Commission to consult and set forth preliminary views on a matter," explained Kandulu.

The consultations are being conducted across all four regions of Malawi, with members of the technical committee engaging stakeholders and communities in different districts.

Today, the Commission's technical committee members are conducting consultations in Rumphi, Nsanje, Dedza and Mangochi, where they are expected to gather views, experiences and recommendations on the challenges surrounding child marriage and the protection of children already in marriage.

The information gathered through the consultations will contribute to the development of appropriate legal measures aimed at strengthening the protection of children and addressing the factors that contribute to child marriage in Malawi.

The programme is being implemented with support from the Malawi Government through the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare; and the Children Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) through UNICEFThe consultations are being done with support from the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)


Kodi malamulo a dziko lino akuti chani pa gawo lachikhalidwe cha anthu pogawa katundu wamasiye?Pitirizani kutsatira tsam...
10/08/2026

Kodi malamulo a dziko lino akuti chani pa gawo lachikhalidwe cha anthu pogawa katundu wamasiye?

Pitirizani kutsatira tsamba lino kuti mudziwe mwatsatanetsatane malamulo a dziko lino la Malawi



Does customary law play any role in the distribution of deceased estates?Continue following this page and learn more abo...
10/08/2026

Does customary law play any role in the distribution of deceased estates?

Continue following this page and learn more about the laws of Malawi



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