The Limitation of Evidence by Confession in the Administration of Criminal Justice in Tanzania: A Case Study of Tabora Municipal
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The present research paper reports a study of the law of evidence in relation to confession in
Tanzania, confession has had its own history before and after colonialism, formally confession
was extracted through various means including coercion, but later on the colonial regime
imposed their law to regulate matters regarding confession and its admissibility.
Despite of embodies some principles which guide confession and its admissibility, The law of
Evidence Act [Cap. 6 R.E 2002] has contravened the administration of justice in a certain way
such as in terms of taking confession and its admissibility since that it is the courtsā duty to
examine and evaluate the potentiality of confession. Hence, many institutes of law have
underlined various principles governing confession and its admissibility for the sake of
dispensing justice to the community at large. So the researcher has jotted down the rules of
confession as provided.
The aim of this research paper therefore is to retrieve the effectiveness of the law of Evidence
Act [Cap. 6 R.E 2002] in relation to confession in Tanzania, and the study was carried out in the
Tabora region which has one of the highest rates of criminal case.
The style and language which has been used by the author is very attractive, hence it is simple
for the readers to understand. It is my expectations that for any person who will constructively
read this publication will sensitize his or her understanding over the matter particularly on the
effectiveness of the law in relation to confession in Tanzania
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Evidence by Confession: Criminal Justice