Report of the 2015 International Women’s Day Stakeholder Commemorations commemorating the IWD 2015 after; the inception of new electoral reforms that include a quota system in the legislature; adoption of a new Constitution in 2013 and finalisation stages of the National Gender Policy (2013-2017). She also took note of the historical context saying the struggle for equality among sexes has been long and winding and seeks to address the socio cultural norms prevailing; the liberation of the country in 1980 addressed racial imbalances leaving women with the struggle to address imbalances of the sexes; and women responded by engaging in robust efforts designed to influence law and policy which led to a raft of laws and reforms being introduced to address the second class status of women created by the Colonial Regime. She observed that currently Zimbabwe has 34% women in Parliament. The number can be largely attributed to the quota system provided for in the ConstitutionSections 120(2) (a) and 124(1)(b) in line with Section 17 of the Constitution. Statistics indicate that the country is far off the 50% mark women representation stipulated in the SADC protocol on Gender and Development and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women. She ended her presentation by making the following recommendations:  Independent Commissions, such as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and the incoming Zimbabwe Gender Commission have a key role to play in addressing the underlying causes of inequalities in the political playing field.  Political will is instrumental in ensuring that Constitutional provisions are translated into reality. i) International and Regional Human Rights Instruments in Zimbabwe Ratification, Domestication and Implementation The presenter for this session was Mrs. M. Msika. She started her presentation by differentiating the two types of theories of the relationship between international law and national law namely monism and the dualism theories. She noted that under Page 13 of 17