Former Court of Appeal Judge counsels members

Appeal Court judge rejects death penalty
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FOR the first time in the country's history, a justice of the Court of Appeal has refused to endorse a death sentence passed against a resident of Bukoba, Dominick Damian, who killed his mother on suspicion that she was bewitching him. While Justices ...

The Vice President, Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal, has urged members of the Constituent Assembly to ensure that the constitution review process doesn’t tear the country apart.

A South African judge is set to rule on whether prosecutors can challenge Oscar Pistorius' five-year sentence, which they regard as too lenient.

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Another judge withdraws from Ponda appeal hearing
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ANOTHER High Court Judge, Lawrence Kaduri, disqualified himself from hearing an appeal lodged by Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda to oppose conviction and sentence imposed on him by the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court over his involvement in a plot ...

Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman yesterday counselled journalists specializing in court reporting to adhere to ethics to avoid obstruction of justice and eroding credibility of the judiciary.

Judge Thokozile Masipa rules that prosecutors can appeal against the "culpable homicide" conviction of Oscar Pistorius.

Convict fighting Tanzania Appeal court decision in African Court
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The Alex Thomas versus the Tanzania justice system case comes up before the African Court for Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the case, Thomas, a Tanzanian, is claiming infringement of his basic rights by justice ...
Tanzania: Robbery Convict Seeks Remedy At African CourtAllAfrica.com

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 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...

EAC members appeal for joint anti-terrorism efforts
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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Speakers of parliaments from the member states of the East African Community (EAC) on Friday called for joint efforts to fight terrorism in the region. Sharing of information was important in finding a lasting solution to the ...