The Opinion of Assessors in Primary Court and Other Courts in Tanzania

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Law - Civil / Private / Law of Obligation / Property Law, , course: LL.B, language: English, abstract: The Judiciary in Tanzania has four tiers: The Court of Appeal of the United Republic of Tanzania, the High Courts for Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, Magistrates Courts, which are at two levels such as, the Resident Magistrate Courts and the District Court, both of which have concurrent jurisdiction. Primary Courts are the lowest in the judicial hierarchy. These courts have different powers to hear and determine different matters on the area of responsibility. The assessors should be guided properly by the judge when performing their statutory duty. According to Section 265 of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA), it is mandatory for the trials in the High Court to be conducted in the aid of assessors, the number of whom shall be two or more as the court thinks fit.