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Administration of Juvenile Justice In Tanzania - A study of its compatibility with International Norms and Standards

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Christina S. Maganga

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2006

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en

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dissertation

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This work has been built upon the administration of juvenile justice in Tanzania.Within the title, the objective has been to examine the nature and scope of administration of Juvenile Justice in Tanzania by identifying the gap between the law and practice.Much emphasis has also been put to international standards for the administration of juvenile justice.The formulation of this topic has been prompted on the fat that Tanzania is undergoing changes whereby more emphasis is put on human rights including the rights of children.Although some Tanzanian laws and international standards on Administration of juvenile justice provide guidance for the children's rights, the practice of courts and other state organs defeat the purpose.Therefore chapter one provides an introduction that narrates the background to the problem, Aim and purpose of study, scope and limitation of the study and lastly methodology and source of information.Chapter two discusses at length analysis of the Juvenile justice system in Tanzanian.It points out the gap between the law and practice, the juvenile court system in Tanzania and its jurisdiction.The chapter goes on to discus the child -rights principles, nature of offences committed by juveniles in Tanzania and pre-trial, trial and post trial proceedings.Chapter three analyses the applicable international human rights instruments relevant in the field of juvenile justice system that Tanzania has ratified.Chapter four analyses the country situation by using International human Rights standards and the last chapter discusses on how Tanzania might be able to make the best use of the principal international human rights standards concerning the rights of the child in the administration of juvenile justice.10 See Section 2 of the United Republic (Declaration of Name) Act No, 22 of 1964 cap 557, articles of the union and Shivji, I The Legal Foundation of the Union in Tanganyika and Zanzibar Constitution, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam University Press, 1990 p.213-214 11 The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was constituted by signing of a treaty called the Articles of Union by the respective heads of states Mwalimu Nyerere and Karume, it was ratified by the respective legislative bodies and became part of the municipal la.See article 4 of the Acts of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania.12 Abramson B., in Juvenile Justice, The Unwanted Child of State Responsibility, International Network on Juvenile Justice, Defense for Children International, An Analysis of the concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child in regards to Juvenile Justice from 1993-2000 13 Section 2 of Cap 13 14 Ibid section 17 15 Articles 37 and 40 of the CRC 16 Article 1 of the CRC

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