Furthermore, the foreign policy of Zimbabwe takes into cognisance
the respect for international law, peaceful co-existence with other
nations, and settlement of international disputes by peaceful
means, through regional and Pan-African cultural, economic and
political cooperation and integration and participation in
international and regional organisations that stand for peace and
the well-being and progress of humanity84.
21.2. The Constitution also provides for the national security of
Zimbabwe, which must reflect the resolve of Zimbabweans to live
as equals in liberty, peace and harmony, free from fear, and in
prosperity. In that respect, the security services of Zimbabwe
consist of the Defence Forces, Police Service, Prisons and
Correctional Service and any other security service established by
an Act of Parliament. The underpinning objective of all these
security services is to uphold the right to national peace and
security.85
21.3. The Constitution allows the Police Service to be involved in
regional and international bodies to combat crime. The President is
also allowed to deploy the Defence Forces outside Zimbabwe for
peace keeping operations, under United Nations or any other
international or regional organizations of which Zimbabwe is a
member and defending the territorial integrity of a foreign
country.86
84
Section 12 of the Constitution
85
Section 206 and 207 of The Constitution
86
Section 213 of the Constitution
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