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Obert, Nobert |
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| dc.date |
2020-11-26T09:15:56Z |
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| dc.date |
2020-11-26T09:15:56Z |
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| dc.date |
2020 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-05T07:28:59Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2021-05-05T07:28:59Z |
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| dc.identifier |
APA |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/11192/4856 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/11192/4856 |
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| dc.description |
A Compulsory Research Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award of Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree of Mzumbe University |
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| dc.description |
This study examines Land disputes in Tanzania. Land is an essential asset through which all human activities depend on since time immemorial. Due to this potentiality land has also became the centre of disputes in our society. The government in ensuring that these land disputes has established land courts through the Land Dispute Settlement) Act No.2 of 2002. Under this Act various Land Courts have been established such as the Ward Tribunals that is the center of this study. The Ward Tribunal was given pecuniary mandate under the law to entertain land matters that does not exceed the tune of 3 million shillings. Despite the social economic changes that are prevailing this amount has never been changed.
The study was conducted through field study at Nyamagana and Ilemela within Mwanza Region. The study involved documentary review and field research by gathering relevant information from personnel saving in these land courts , legal practitioners and ordinary citizens. Mainly collection of field data involved oral interviews and questionnaire methods. The study used a sample of 38 respondents which was selected through a random sampling procedure. The study found out that, the pecuniary jurisdiction of the ward tribunal is insufficient according to the prevailing circumstances where the land value has increased and it has resulted into backlog of cases in the upper courts such as the DLHTs.
This study recommends that for the sake of effective and expeditious settlement of land disputes in the lower level it is the high time for the law to be reformed by increasing the pecuniary value of these ward tribunals in handling land disputes. Likewise, persons dealing with dispute settlement in these lower have to be legally educated to enable them cope with the current changes. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Mzumbe University |
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| dc.subject |
Land Dispute Courts, Land Courts, Pecuniary Jurisdiction, Ward Tribunals |
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| dc.title |
Land Dispute Courts in Tanzania: A Critical Examination of Pecuniary Jurisdiction of the Ward Tribunals |
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| dc.type |
Thesis |
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