TANZANIAN WOMEN AND ACCESS TO LAW

The case of Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Aginatha Rutazaa ( Program Officer, KWIECO Moshi) ...

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Guide to Tanzanian Legal System and Legal Research

By Bahame Tom Nyanduga and Christabel Manning

Bahame Tom Nyanduga* is Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania, and had been the President of the East Africa Law Society between October 2004 - October 2006. The main research for this compilation has been conducted by Ms. Christabel Manning, LL.B, a graduate of the University of Dar Es Salaam currently working in the Legal Department at KPMG (T) Limited and a member of the Tanzania Women Lawyers Association-TAWLA.

Published November 2006
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Table of Contents

Introduction

Sources of Law

                  Constitution

                  Statutes

                  Case Law

                  Received Laws

                  Customary and Islamic Laws

                  International Law (Treaties and Conventions)

Government Structure

                  The Executive

                  The Legislature

The Judiciary

                                    Judicial System of Mainland Tanzania

                                    Judicial System of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar

Locating Legal Materials

                  Case Law

                  Online Resources

                  Secondary Sources

Legal Education

Legal Profession