Tanzania

Tanzania Legal Information Institute

Website of the Tanzania Legal Information Institute (TanzLII), a project of the Tanzanian Judiciary, providing free access to Tanzania law in partnership with AfricanLII and Laws.Africa. Judgements from the various high courts and courts of appeal can be browsed by court and searched by date, name or judge. Tanzanian consolidated legislation, updated to 30th November 2019, can be browsed by title and viewed in full. The Tanzania Government Gazette is available from 2006 to date along with Judiciary of Tanzania publications and guidelines.

World Law: Tanzania

Tanzania section of WorldLII's Countries service. A full range of browse and search features is available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to Legislation, Government and an Introduction to Tanzanian Law. Additional subject areas include Banking and Finance, Land Law and Taxation. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Tanzania on all of WorldLII. WorldLII was created and is being developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) as a public service.

Commonwealth Legal Information Institute

The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a cooperative legal information initiative led by AustLII (the Australasian Legal Information Institute) providing access to freely available legal materials from all Commonwealth countries. CommonLII contains over 400 databases providing case law, legislation, treaties and law reform reports from more than 50 Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

East African Community

The East African Community is an intergovernmental regional organisation which seeks to promote social, economic and political cooperation between the African nations of Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation, its members and current activities. It provides free access to recent press releases, communiques, annual reports, full-text treaties and other documents. Topics covered include free trade and fiscal policies in Africa, economic aid, health policy, democratic and political development.

Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa

The Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac) is an independent non-profit company which was established in 2002 to provide research, advice and training on trade law issues relevant to Southern Africa. Full text books and reports of tralac can be downloaded from the site. These cover topics such as regional trade agreements, trade in particular goods and services, dispute settlement and intellectual property.

Guide to the Tanzanian legal system and legal research

Online guide to the legal system of Tanzania by lawyer Bahame Tom Nyanduga, updated by Christabel Manning and Seka Kasera. Published on New York University's Globalex website, it provides an outline of the legal system, covering the Constitution, statutes, case law, international law and other sources of Tanzanian law. The government and court structures are explained and there is guidance on obtaining Tanzanian legal materials, including online resources. There are also sections on the legal profession and legal education and on the judicial system in Zanzibar

Law Reform Commission of Tanzania

Official website of the Law Reform Commission of Tanzania whose role is to keep under review all aspects of the law in Tanzania. Gives historical information about the Commission, lists the Commissioners and provides position papers, reports, discussion papers and other publications. Also includes a collection of Tanzanian laws from 2004 to 2010. There are Kiswahili and English versions of the site, but much of the documentation provided is in English only.

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