Evaluation of the Rights to Legal Representation before the Ward Tribunal in Tanzania

Abstract

Purpose: This paper evaluates the rights of legal representation before the ward tribunal proceedings as per the Constitutional rights of The United Republic of Tanzania. The undertaking is focusing to reality, despites of existing rights, legal and institutional frame works toward the rights to legal representation. Still not affordable to the individuals or targeted population. Logically and reasonable, the same arises a lot of questions on the constitutional rights which are not adhered by the institutions. In pre-colonial traditional court, trials representation was done through a legal representative. Both sides of a disputes had to be represented by a "wise man" in the community, who obtained various titles in various cultures, in both centralized and decentralized civilizations.

Methodology: This paper is developed on the adherence of the rights to legal representation through diverse approaches and methods including studying of the relevant policies, institutional strategies plan, reports and the reviews of the relevant laws.

Findings: This paper will focus on identifying the problems which hinder them from effectively devotion over the legal rights before the ward tribunals. The paper evaluated the relevant laws and legal institutional framework in performance of the basic rights and rights to legal representation.

Unique contributor to theory, policy and practice: Finally, this paper finds and recommends for the elevating the laws and legal institutional framework in views of making proper performance of rights of legal representation before the ward tribunal proceedings in Tanzania.