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 (2) No court and no person in Rhodesia shall be bound by any judgment, order, ruling or opinion given by any tribunal, court, person or authority outside Rhodesia after the appointed day, so however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any judgment, order, ruling or opinion given by Her Majesty in Council in connexion with an appeal against a judgment or order of the appellate division of the High Court of Southern Rhodesia which was pending before Her Majesty in Council immediately prior to the appointed day. CHAPTER VII THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS ) Whereas it is desirable to ensure that every person in Rhodesia enjoys the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, tribe, place of origin, politi- cal opinions, colour or creed, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely- (a) life, liberty, security of the person, the enjoyment of property and the protection of the law; (b) freedom of conscience, of expression, and of assembly and association; and (c) respect for his private and family life; the following provisions of this Chapter shall have effect for the purpose of affording protection to the aforesaid rights and free- doms subject to the limitations of that protection contained in those provisions. 66. (1) No person shall be deprived of his life intentionally Prote of rig save in execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal life. offence of which he has been convicted. (2) Without prejudice to any liability for a contravention of any other law with respect to the use of force in such cases as are hereinafter mentioned, a person shall not be regarded as having been deprived of his life in contravention of this section if he dies as the result of the use of force to such extent as is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances of the case- (a) for the defence of any person from violence or for the defence of property: (b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained; (c) for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection or mutiny or of dispersing an unlawful gathering: or ) 35 35