Law and justice in Tanzania : quarter a century of the Court of Appeal / edited by Chris Maina Peter and Helen Kijo-Bisimba.

Dar es Salaam : Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers : Legal and Human Rights Centre, 2007.

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Law -- Tanzania.

1. Striking a reasonable balance between the freedoms of the individual and the security of the state / Barnabas A. Samatta

2. The legal system should be more accessible and affordable to more Tanzanians / Benjamin William Mkapa

3. The courts of law should be impartial and fair institutions / Amani Abeid Karume

4. Need to promote community participation in improvement of legal services / Harith Bakari Mwapachu

5. Justice on appeal: a century plus of appeal courts and judges in Tanzania / James S. Read

6. Twenty-five years of the Court of Appeal and the independence of the judiciary / Lameck M. S. Mfalila

7. The court structure and the need for the establishment of an appellate court above the Court of Appeal / Damian Z. Lubuva

8. Rules of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania / Colman Ngao

9. Customary tenure in the Court of Appeal of Tanzania / G. Mgongo Fimbo

10. The development of indigenous jurisprudence in Tanzania / Harold R. Nsekela

11. The Court of Appeal of Tanzania and the development of insolvency law in Tanzania: a historical perspective / Alex T. Nguluma

12. Comparative practical problems and solutions in applying a judicial code in the national system / William Binchy

13. Twenty five years of the Court of Appeal of Tanzani and the establishment of the East African Court of Justice / Augustino S. L. Ramadhani

14. The contribution of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania in the maintenance and safeguarding of rule of law and human rights

15. The Bangalore principles of judicial conduct / Nihal Jayawickrama

16. Standardising the criteria for admission to practice law in East Africa / Angelo M. Mapunda.

The essays collected in this volume examine the development of democratic and human rights practices while evaluating the performance of the Appeals Court for the past twenty-five years.

Includes bibliographical references.

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xx, 384 p. : ill. ; 23 cm