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Constitutional law shaabani fundi others vs the attorney general 2023 tzhc 19120 20 july 2023

shaabani fundi others vs the attorney general 2023 tzhc 19120 20 july 2023

The High Court dismissed a constitutional petition as incompetent, finding defective affidavits and holding that one pleaded constitutional issue fell outside the statutory scope.

  • Citizenship
  • Affidavit requirements
  • Virtual notarization
  • Standing
  • Redress for constitutional violations
  • Constitutional-law
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Criminal law dpp vs francise izayasfrancise 2022 tzhc 11773 9 march 2022

dpp vs francise izayasfrancise 2022 tzhc 11773 9 march 2022

The High Court granted an ex parte forfeiture application, ordering property linked to an unlawfully obtained certificate of naturalization forfeited to the state.

  • Forfeiture of property
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Non-conviction based forfeiture
  • Citizenship
  • Immigration
  • Right to property
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Administrative law aidan frederick lwanga eyakuze vs commissioner general of tanzania immigration service department others 2020 tzca 1884 4 december 2020

aidan frederick lwanga eyakuze vs commissioner general of tanzania immigration service department others 2020 tzca 1884 4 december 2020

The continued retention of the appellant's passport by the 1st and 2nd respondents for over a year without sufficient justification or communication was unreasonable and infringed the appellant's right to freedom of movement; while the initial seizure for investigation was lawful, the prolonged delay was not governed by a rule of reason and thus not justified under the law.

  • Judicial review
  • Citizenship
  • Immigration
  • Prerogative orders
  • Freedom of movement
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Human rights law penessis v united republic of tanzania application no 0132015 2018 afchpr 80 17 january 2018

penessis v united republic of tanzania application no 0132015 2018 afchpr 80 17 january 2018

The African Court ordered that the case title be changed to reflect the alleged victim, Robert John Pennesis, instead of the initial applicant.

  • Case title amendment
  • Representation
  • Nationality
  • Immigration
  • Case-title-amendment
  • African-court-on-human-and-peoples-rights
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