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Justice Administration Outside of the Ordinary Courts of Law in Mainland Tanzania: The Case of Ward Tribunals in Babati District

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dc.creator Lawi, Yusufu Q.
dc.date 2016-03-17T11:58:48Z
dc.date 2016-03-17T11:58:48Z
dc.date 1997
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:46:23Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:46:23Z
dc.identifier Lawi, Y.Q., 1997. Justice administration outside the ordinary courts of law in mainland Tanzania: The case of ward tribunals in Babati district. African Studies Quarterly, 1(2), p.8.
dc.identifier 2152-2448
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1104
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3354
dc.description Since colonial days, justice administration in what is now mainland Tanzania, has invariably involved arbitral procedures alongside the more court-based litigation process. The British colonial government in Tanzania (then Tanganyika) systematized and put in place a system of customary arbitration which, although distinct, formed part of the colonial legal system. At first the post-colonial state adopted this system without any alteration, but in 1969 a statutory provision was made for the creation of a more formal and village-based structure known as the Arbitration Tribunals (1969). In 1985, a parliament Act (no. 7 of 1985) replaced these with more formalized and regularized organs called the Ward Tribunals. In contrast to the Arbitration Tribunals, the latter organs are based in wards and are meant to function under the overall control of the district-based local government authorities.
dc.language en
dc.publisher African Studies Quarterly
dc.subject Justice Administration
dc.subject Ordinary Courts
dc.subject Law
dc.subject Mainland Tanzania
dc.subject Ward Tribunals
dc.subject Babati District
dc.title Justice Administration Outside of the Ordinary Courts of Law in Mainland Tanzania: The Case of Ward Tribunals in Babati District
dc.type Journal Article


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