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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2009
The attainment of independence by Tanganyika has brought about some major changes in the legislative provisions relating to the judicial system of the territory. The most important of these are the provisions relating to the High Court, and the integration of the Local Courts system with the High Court and subordinate courts system. The object of this article is to discuss these new measures, as well as to give a short description of a new project in Tanganyika for the unification of the customary law of the territory.
2 Second Schedule to the Tanganyika (Constitution) Order in Council, 1961. S.I. 1961 No. 2274.
3 Ibid., s. 59(1).
4 Ibid., s. 59 (2).
5 Ibid., s. 59 (3).
6 Cap. 341 of the Revised Laws of Tanganyika, s. 8. The present qualifications recognized are those of barristers and solicitors of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and barristers, solicitors or advocates qualified to practise before the superior courts of the Commonwealth. However, it is expected that a new Advocates Ordinance will soon be enacted to recognize the qualification of the newly established Law Faculty at Dar es Salaam, in addition to setting up a local bar examination to be passed by all prospective advocates.
page 20 note 1 Tanganyika Constitution, s. 60 (1).
page 20 note 2 Ibid., s. 60 (3).
page 20 note 3 Ibid., s. 60 (4) and (5).
page 20 note 4 Ibid., s. 64 (1).
page 20 note 5 Ibid., s. 65 (1) and (3).
page 20 note 6 This Ordinance came into operation on the 9th December, 1961.
page 21 note 1 Judicature and Application of Laws Ordinance, 1961, s. 2 (2).
page 21 note 2 Ibid., s. 7.
page 21 note 3 Ibid., s. 9.
page 22 note 1 Cap. 23.
page 22 note 2 Cap. 20.
page 22 note 3 No. 38 of 1961.
page 22 note 4 Ibid., s. 38(3) (a)and(b).
page 22 note 5 Cf. the position in Kenya where, under a new Bill, appeals will in future lie from an African Court to an African Court of Appeal to a magistrate (who will in effect be a District Officer sitting in his capacity as magistrate).
page 23 note 1 Local Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961, s. 38 (3) (c).
page 24 note 1 Local Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 1961, s. 39 D (1).
page 24 note 2 lbid., s. 39 D (2).
page 24 note 3 Ibid., s. 39 D (3).
page 24 note 4 Ibid., s. 39 D (4).
page 25 note 1 Cap. 30.
page 25 note 2 These provisions, though contained in the Ordinance, have not yet been brought into force.
page 26 note 1 Cory, H. and Hartnoll, M. M., Customary law of the Haya tribe, Tanganyika Territory (London, 1945, Lund Humphries Ltd. for International African Institute, 299 PP.).
page 26 note 2 Cory, H., Sukuma Law and Custom (London, 1953, O.U.P., 194 pp.).
page 26 note 3 Cory, H., Sheria na Kawaida za Wanyamwezi (Dar es Salaam, 1955. Government Printer, 91 pp.).
