A Compulsory Research Report Submitted to Mzumbe University – Mbeya Campus College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Bachelor Degree of Laws [LL.B] of Mzumbe University
This research report examines the law and practice on immunity from legal proceedings as a bar against equality before the law. The spirit behind the undertaking of this research was that most people seem to know little on the laws relating to immunity from legal proceedings to some persons and ultimately dubbing the law as unfair. In investigating the root cause of this status quo this research mounted different objectives respectively to examine the laws on whether they cater for the rights of the community, to examine the practice as whether it complies with the legal framework on immunity from legal proceedings and to explore the role of the community and other stakeholders in promoting equality before the law. Lastly, this research derived recommendations from the findings some of which are; - to establish an independent and autonomous authority to deal with persons who are recipients of legal immunity, formalization of the laws, establishment of forums where people can have a say on the matter at hand, legislation of the law which are up to date and cope with social changes, fostering cooperation of the public and provision of public awareness