Court of Appeal of Tanzania

This is the highest level in the justice delivery system in Tanzania. The Court of Appeal draws its mandate from Article 117(1) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Court hears appeals  on both point of law and facts for cases originating from the High Court of Tanzania and Magistrates with extended jurisdiction in exercise of their original jurisdiction or appellate and revisional jurisdiction over matters originating in the District Land and Housing Tribunals, District Courts and Courts of Resident Magistrate. The Court also hears similar appeals  from quasi judicial bodies of status equivalent to that of the High Court. It  further hears appeals  on point of law against the decision of the High Court in  matters originating from Primary Courts. The Court of Appeal also exercises jurisdiction on appeals originating from the High Court of Zanzibar except for constitutional issues arising from the interpretation of the Constitution of Zanzibar and matters arising from the Kadhi Court.

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26 Kivukoni Road Building P.O. Box 9004, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Citation
Judgment date
October 1984
General prior inter-tribal tension did not amount to legal provocation; appellant’s murder conviction and death sentence upheld.
Criminal law – Murder – Defence of provocation – General inter-communal tension does not constitute immediate legal provocation; provocation must be immediate and sufficient to reduce culpability.
16 October 1984
An employer-tenant may recover possession from an employee-occupier after employment ends; NHC exemption did not bar recovery.
Landlord and tenant law; acquisition of buildings; head landlord v. contractual tenant; sub-tenancy by employee; effect of G.N.86/1970 exempting NHC premises from sections 19 and 20 of the Rent Restriction Act; recovery of possession on termination of employment; ownership and return of furniture; mesne profits.
1 October 1984