The Judgement - Attorney General of Botswana versus political parties

1. Constitutional supremacy, within the realm of the doctrine of separation of powers, shall be the springboard from which this decision will be anchored and shaped. In order to sharpen and sculpt the germane issues into proper focus, a background to the present lis would be in order. 

2. In terms of the Notice of Motion, filed on urgency in terms of Order 12 Rule 12 of the Rules of the High Court, the applicant, who is the chief legal advisor of the Government of Botswana, marshalled in our direction, an application wherein she seeks the following orders; namely, that:-