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Constitutional and Legal System of Tanzania

A Civics Sourcebook

Issa G. Shivji, Hamudi I. Majamba

This introductory work to law in Tanzania covers all major areas of law: sources, classification and divisions of law; the state and civil society; constitutional policies; constitutional history and constitution making; human rights, basic rights and duties in the Union and Zanzibar constitutions; the international organisations: UN, AU, EAC, World Bank, IMF, GATT and WTO; children’s rights; reprodutive rights; the court system; environment and natural resources; nationalisation, liberalisation and regulatory law. At the end of each section, bibliographic notes provide guidance to further sources.

ISBN 9789987417315 | 330 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2000 | Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, Tanzania | Paperback

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About the Author

Issa G. Shivji

Issa G. Shivji is one of Africa's leading experts on law and development issues. Shivji has served as advocate of the high court and the Court of Appeal of Tanzania since 1977 and advocate of the high court in Zanzibar since 1989. He has taught and worked in universities all over the world, including the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Warwick, the University of Hong Kong and El Colegio De Mexico. He is a prolific writer and researcher, producing books, monographs and articles, as well as a weekly column printed in national newspapers.

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