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VERSI
TYOFDAR-
ES-
SALAAM LAW SOCI
ETY
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TYOFDAR-
ES-
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ES-
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Wednesday
,May31,
2006
UNI
VERSI
TYOFDAR-
ES-
SALAAM LAW SOCI
ETY
UNI
VERSI
TYOFDAR-
ES-
SALAAM LAW SOCI
ETY

THECONSTITUTI
ONOFTHE
UNIVERSI
TYOFDAR-
ES-
SALAAM LAW SOCI
ETY
(UDLS)

FACULTYOFLAW
2005

JUSTI
CEFORALL

UDLSCONSTI
TUTI
ON2005

PREAMBLE
Foundat
ionoft
heConsti
tut
ion
WHEREASWE, thest
udentsoftheFacul
tyofLawMember sofUDLShavefi
rmlyandsolemnlyr
esol
vedt
orev
iveand
l
ay,thef
oundat
ionofanewdemocr at
icsoci
etybasedonall
i
anceandsol
idar
it
yofstudents.

DETERMINEDt ocont
inuewiththetaskofmaintai
ningdut yandimprovi
ngst
andardsofconductandlear
ningofthe
l
egalpr
ofessi
onalandfaci
li
tati
ngtheacqui
siti
onofl egalknowledgebymembersofthesocietyandi
nparticul
ar
car
terf
orstudent
s’academic,prof
essi
onalandsocial matter
sinordert
ostr
engthenthesociet
y.

CONVINCEDoft
heimpor
tanceofUDLSinpromoti
onofacademicandsoci
alact
ivi
ti
esofl
awcommuni
tyatthe
Uni
ver
sit
y,wi
thavi
ewtodevel
opingournat
ionmental
i
tyi
ncharact
erwit
hapeopledeter
minedt
obemaster
softhei
r
owndesti
ny.

RECOGNIZI
NGourri
ghttofr
eedom ofassoci
ati
on,
expr
essi
onandpar
ti
cipat
ioni
npubl
i
caf
fai
rsaspr
ovi
dedf
ori
nthe
Uni
tedRepubl
i
cofTanzani
aConsti
tuti
on.

HAVERESOLVEDtost
rengthenourcooper
ationandconst
ructi
onoflawy
ers’
unit
y,i
nconti
nuat
ionofourst
ruggl
e
agai
nsti
gnor
ance,
pov
erty,
lazi
nessanddiseasesandinpursui
toft
rutht
owardsdevel
opmentofourl
egal
prof
essi
onal
.

NOW THEREFORE, Thisconst

it
uti
onisenact
edbyt heconst
ituentcommi
tt
eeoftheUDLSandrat
if
iedbythe
members’gener
alassembl yf
orandonbehalfoftheFacul
tyofLawmember sf
orthepur
poseofbuil
dingoursoci
ety
andensur
ingthesocietyi
sgovernedbywell
-def
inedpri
nci
ples.

1
CHAPTERONE
UDLS,
ESTABLI
SHMENT,
OBJECTI
VESANDFUNCTI
ONS.
PARTI

UNIVERSI TYOFDARESSALAAM LAW SOCI ETYESTABLISHMENT

ARTICLE1: NATUREOFTHESOCI ETY,ESTABLI
SHMENT&JURI SDICTION
(1)Universi
tyofDaresSalaam LawSocietyi
sanindependent
,civ
ilsociet
y,non-prof
it
ing,non-poli
ti
cal
,Academicand
ProfessionalSoci
etyofLawstudentsoftheUni
versi
tyofDaresSalaam establ
ishedin14/ June/1962andshall
be
governedbyt helawsgoverni
ngnon-busi
nessassoci
ati
onand/orcivi
lorprofessionalsoci
eties.

(2)TheJur i
sdicti
onofUDLSi
sinallAcademicandSoci al
mat t
ersconcer
ningstudent
sregi
ster
edattheFacul
tyof
LawUni v
er si
tyofDaresSal
aam andshallexer
cisejur
isdi
cti
oninthewholeareawhereverl
awstudenti
sfoundint
he
terr
it
ori
aljuri
sdicti
onoft
heUni
versi
tyofDaresSal aam.

PARTI I
OFFICE,LANGUAGE&CORRESPONDENCE
ARTICLE2
(1)TheOfficeofUDLSwi l
lbeattheFacult
yofLawUni ver
sityofDaresSalaam.
(2)Theoffi
ciall
anguageofUDLSi sEngli
shand/orKiswahili
(3)Forthepurposeofeff
ici
entdischar
geofthefunctionsofUDLSandcommuni cat
ion,
all
cor
respondencewi
th
UDLSshal l
bechanneledthroughthePresi
dentand/orSecr etar
yGeneral
’
sof f
icethr
oughcont
actsthatmaybe
provi
dedfrom ti
met oti
me.

ARTI CLE2ALEGALSTATUS
UDLSshal lbeast
udentorganizati
onattheFacul
tyofLawundert rusteeshipofi
tsmember
sshallbecapabl
eof
suing,pur
chasi
ng,holdi
ng,al
ienati
ng,managi
nganddi sposi
ngofanypr opert
ywhat
soev
er,
whethermov abl
eor
i
mmov abl
eandwhet herbywayofi nv
estmentorother
wi sebycontractasmaybenecessar
yandexpedientfort
he
properperf
ormanceofitsfuncti
onsunderthi
sConstit
utionbutshallnotbesuedinit
sownnameexceptt hr
oughit
s
actors.

PARTI II
OBJECTI VESOFUDLS
ARTICLE3
(1)Objecti
vesofUDLSshal l
be:-
(a)Promot i
onandmai nt
enanceofacademi candsocialmat t
ersofLawstudents.
(b)Tobui l
dcapaci t
yforlawstudentsofassimil
ati
onoff act
s,qui
ckthi
nkingcapacityandevent
ual
l
yconfidenceto
communi catebyspeech.
(c)Tobuildsoli
dar i
tyofl
awst udentsandcarri
erdevelopment.
(d)Todev el
opr esearchandtalent
sofwr i
ti
nganddi sseminati
onsofknowledgethroughNyerer
eLawJour naland
otherLit
eratur
es.
(e)Toaddknowl edgetostudentsandpubli
catl ar
get hr
oughpubli
clect
urers,semi
nar s,
MootCourt
s,publi
c
Discussi
onandSy mposia.

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(f)Topromoteandmai nt
ainfr
ater
nal rel
ationsbetweenlawstudents,thei
rLect
urer
s,non-
academicstaf
fand
student
soflawf r
om otherI
nsti
tut
ionswi thinandwithoutTanzania.
(g)Tohelpbuil
dandi mprovet
hest andardofconductandl earni
ngoflegalprof
essi
onalandfaci
l
itat
eacquisi
ti
onof
knowledgebyv ar
iousmeans.
(h)Todoallotherthi
ngswhichareincidentalorconduciv
etotheat t
ainmentofthefor
egoingobj
ectsoranyofthem.

ARTI CLE4: FUNCTI ONSOFUDLS

(1)Thef unctionofUDLSwi llbeasf ol l
ows:
(a)ToLi nklawst udent sandst affmember soft hef acultyofl awbymai ntai
ningregul arcommuni cati
onandf eedback
sy st
em.
(b)Tor epresentl awst udent si nt hef acultyboar dandmeet ingsofwhi chstudentrepr esentati
onisnecessary
(c)Tomakeaf oll
ow- uponst udent sdayt odayact ivit
iesinclasses, condemnmi sbehav ior,
encouragestudentsin
readingandsol vingacademi cpr oblemsf acingmember s.
(d)Tohel pint heappr ovalofexami nat i
onr esult
sasBoar dmember saswel lasl i
nkl awst udentstoTanganyikalaw
societyandot herl awf irms..
(e)Toi ni
tiat
esponsororunder takeact i
viti
esf orthebenef itofLawSt udents.
(f)Organizati
onofmootcour ts,semi nars,panel discussionandLect uresandsoci al events.
(g)Toi ssuev ariouspubl icati
onsi ncludingJour nals
(h)Tomobi l
izeandcol l
ectfunds, f
eessoast ocar ryouti t
sf unctionsandachi eveitsgoal s.
(i
)Toi nvitedistinguishedper sonal it
iessuchasacademi cprof essi
onal andsocialdignitari
estointer
actwithlaw
studentsi nvariousway saccor dingt ost udentsbyl aws.
(j
)Todef enditsmember si nanycasewhet hercrimi nalorcivilordiscipl i
nar
yandt oensur efai
rtri
alandhearing.
(k)Toper form anyot herdut yinci dent alorconsequent ialt
ot heact ivi
tiesofaci vi
lsoci ety.

CHAPTERTWO
PARTI:
MEMBERSHIPANDADMISSI
ONOFMEMBERS
ARTI
CLE5:MEMBERSHI
P

Themember shipofthesocietywil
lconsistoft
hefoll
owing-
(a)Al
lUni
v ersi
tyofDaresSal aam LawSt udent
s
(b)Al
lPersonsel ect
edashonor arymember softhesoci
ety;
(c)Al
lSt
af f
sf rom Facult
yofLaw, Uni
versit
yofDaresSalaam ashonor
arymember
s.Howev
erhonor
arymember
sar
e
notcont
estandshal lnotaf
fectthequorum oftheSoci
ety’
smeeti
ngs.

ARTI
CLE6:
ADMI
SSI
ONSOFMEMBERS

(1)ev er ystudentadmi t
tedatUni versityofDaresSal aam andr egi
steredinFacultyofLawshal lbeamemberof
Univer sityofDaresSal aam LawSoci et ybyv i
rtueofr egi st
rati
onsubj ecttoconditionali
tythereto.
(2)Ev er yStaffmemberwhobyv irtueofbei ngst affinFacul t
yofLaw, Univ
ersityofDaresSal aam, shallbeamember
ofUni v ersit
yofDaresSal aam LawSoci ety;
(3)Ev er ypersont owhom, ExecutiveCommi tteeinconsul tati
onwi t
ht heCounci l
canpr oposeandgr anthonor
ary
member shi
pshal lbeamemberofUni versi
tyofDaresSal aam LawSoci ety.
(4)Admi ssi
ont othesocietyshallbedonet hroughf il
lingspeci al r
egistr
ati
onf orms.
(5)UDLSEX- COM shal lmaintai
nt her egistr
yofhermember s.
(6)Fort hepur poseofbetterperformanceofUDLSgoal s,acti
viti
esandact iveli
feoft hesocietyaswel lasbei
ng
enti
tledt other i
ghtsanddut i
espr ovidedf orundert hisconst i
tuti
on,paymentofmember shi
pf eesshallbea
determi ningfactorfort
hepur posesofr eali
zingonesr ightandpr i
vil
egesinthesoci ety.

3
PARTII
: 
RI
GHTSOFMEMBERS
ARTI
CLE7

(1)Everymemberhast her
ighttoparti
cipateatAnnual GeneralMeeti
ngandVote
(2)Everymemberhast her
ighttoel
ectandbeel ectedatUniversi
tyofDaresSal
aam LawSoci et
ygeneralelecti
on;
(3)Everymemberhast her
ighttoparti
cipateinUni v
ersi
tyofDaresSalaam Soci
etyacti
vit
iesaspr ov
idedunderUDLS
Const i
tut
ion,
(4)Everymemberwhohaspai dhisorhersubscr i
pti
onfeehast heri
ghttoquest
ion,beinformedandi nspectthe
recordsofUniver
sit
yofDaresSalaam LawSoci etyasprovi
dedunderUDLSConst i
tuti
on.
(5)Everymemberhast her
ighttodiscussonv ar
iouspoli
cy,vi
sionanddir
ecti
onofUniversityofDaresSalaam Law
Society;
(6)Everymemberhast her
ighttopetit
ion/proposet oUni
versit
yofDaresSalaam Councilforamendmentoft hi
s
Const i
tut
ion.
(7)Everymemberhast her
ighttoappeal;
(8)Everymemberhast her
ightofExpression.

PARTI I
I
ARTICLE8: DUTIESOFMEMBERS
Thefoll
owingshallbet
hedutiesofmember s.
(1)Everymemberhast hedut
ytopaysubscr i
pti
onfeesofUni versit
yofDaresSal aam LawSoci
ety,
(2)Everymemberhast hedut
ytoat tendmeet i
ngcalledbyUni v
ersityofDaresSalaam LawSociet
y,
(3)Everymemberhast hedut
ytoobser v
eandabi debyt hi
sConst i
tuti
on,
(4)Everymemberhast hedut
ytopr omot eacademicexcel l
enceinFacultyofLaw,
(5)Everymemberhast hedut
ytopar tici
pat
einUni v
er si
tyofDaresSal aam LawSociety’
sact
ivi
ti
es.
(6)Everymemberhast hedut
ytopr otectandpreservethesanctityofUniversi
tyofDaresSal
aam LawSoci
ety
’s
Constit
uti
on,
(7)Everymemberhasadut ytorespecthis/herl
eader sanddecisionsreachedbyUDLSmeet i
ngs.
PARTI V
ARTICLE9: CESSATIONOFMEMBERSHI P

(1)Anymemberoft heSociet
y,otherthananhonor ar
ymember ,
whoceasestobequal
if
iedf
ormembershi
pshall
automat
ical
lyceasetobeamember
(2)Membershipshall
ceaseay earaftersuccessf
ulcompleti
onofhi
sorherLawpr
ogrammeatUni
versi
tyofDares
Salaam.
(3)Non-
ful
fi
ll
mentofobligati
onsincludingbutnotli
mitedtomembershi
pfees.

PARTV: 
PRI
VILEGESTOUDLSMEMBERS
ARTI
CLE10:BASI
SOFPRIVI
LEGES.

(1)Theremaybepr i
vil
egestotheacti
vemembersofUDLS.
(2)Theprivi
l
egesshallbegi
venont hebasi
sofact
ivemember
shiporpar
ti
cipat
ionatanyti
meorattheendof
studi
esofLawPr ogramme 
(3)Pri
vi
legesshal
lbedeterminedfr
om ti
met ot
imebyUDLSEx-COM i
nConsult
ationwit
hthecounci
l
.

CHAPTERTHREE
PARTI
ORGANSOFUDLS

4
ARTI
CLE11
1.
0.TheUDLSshal
lhav
ethef
oll
owi
ngor
gans:

1.
1TheExecut
iveCommittee
1.
2TheExecut
iveCounci
l
1.
3TheEl
ector
al Commit
tee
1.
4Gener
alMeeting

2.
0.TheExecut i
veCommi tt
eeshal l
consist8member
sasf
oll
ows:
2.
1ThePr esi
dentofUDLS
2.
2GeneralSecretar
y
2.
3Assist
antSecr et
aryGeneral
2.
4Treasurer
2.
5Edit
or,NyerereLawJournal
2.
6Researcher,Nyerer
eLawJour nal
2.
7TwoExecut iveoffi
cer
soft hesociet
y.

3.
0.TheExecut
iveCommi
tt
eeshal
lhav
ethef
oll
owi
ngf
unct
ionsi
nconj
unct
iont
othef
unct
ionpr
ovi
dedbyAr
ti
cle
13(
5)

3.
1Toorganizedayt odayactivit
iesofUDLS
3.
2Toprepar eUDLSannual budget
3.
3Toorganizesemi nar
s, mootcourts,symposi
a,Debat
es,publi
clectur
es,andot
herf
unct
ionsfort
hepr
omot
ionof
l
egal
profession.
3.
4Tocreatepolici
esv i
sionsanddi r
ecti
onsofUDLS.
3.
5Toini
tiateanyprogram forthefulf
il
lmentofUDLSobject
ives.
3.
6TorepresentLawst udentstoanyf unct
ionofoccasi
onaffect
ingthei
racademi
corsoci
alli
fe.

4.
0.TheExecuti
veCommi tteeshal lhav ethefoll
owingpowers.
4.
1Toadoptanypolicyvisionordi rectionforthebettermentofUDLS
4.
2Toholdanyfundf ortheorgani zationofanyofi tsprogr
ams.
4.
3Toarrangewithanyassoci ati
on, orper for
mf ortheimplement
ati
onofUDLSobj
ect
ives.
4.
4Toenteranycontractforthei nterestofUDLS
4.
5Toorganizeanyactivi
tyorf unctionf orthefurt
heranceofUDLSobject
ives.
4.
6Toissueanystatementf orthei nterestofUDLS.

ARTICLE11A: FUNCTI ONSOFEXECUTI VECOUNCI L

1.TheExecut i
veCouncilwillconsi
stt hef oll
owingmember s
(a)All
member sofExecutiveCommi t
t ee
(b)Onecl assrepresentati
vef r
om eachcl ass
(c)Atleastt womember sofstaffappoi ntedbypat r
on(notmandatory).
(d)Anyinv i
tedguests,providedtheyar enotmor ethanthr
ee.
(e)Atleastonememberf r
om societiesest abli
shedundertheauspicesoft
hefacul
tyofl
aw
(f)Nominat edmember soft heelectoral commi tt
eetothestandi
ngcommi t
teesoft
hesociet
y.

ARTICLE11B: GENERALPROVI SI
ONSONGENERALELECTI ON
(1)TheEl
ect or
al Commi tt
eeshallconsi
stthefoll
owi
ngmember s:
a.TheChiefRet urningOffi
cer
b.TheChairperson
c..Membersappoi ntedt
otheelector
alcommi t
teebytheChiefRetur
ningof
fi
ceri
nconsul
tat
ionwi
tht
hecounci
lorEX
-COM.
(2)ThePatronofUDLSshal lbetheChiefRetur
ningOf
f i
cerofEl
ectoral

5
Commi tteepr ov i
dedt hathe/ shecandel egat et hatpowert oanymemberofst aff.
(3)TheChi efRet urningof ficershal lbet het opsuper vi
soroft heEl ect i
onPr ocess.
(4)UDLSGener al Secr etaryshal lbet heChai r
per sonofEl ectoral Commi tt
ee, providedt hatinhisabsence,theChief
Ret urni ngOf ficerwi llappoi ntanymemberofExecut iveCommi t
teet ochai rtot hatef fectorAssist
antSecretary.
(5)TheChai rper sonshal lcoor dinat et heel ecti
onpr ocessasi tisdi rectedbyt heChi efReturningOffi
cer.
(6)Ot hermember sofEl ect oralCommi tt
eeshal lbe
(i
)Member sofExecut i
v eCommi tteeot hert hant hechai rperson.
(i
i)Atl eastOneCl assRepr esent at i
v esf r
om eachcl ass
(i
ii
)AnymemberofSt af fappoi nt edbyPat ron.
(6)Member sofEl ector al Commi tteeshal lpart
icipat efullyinscr eening, super vi
singel ecti
on,andcount i
ngv ot
esasit
direct edbyt heChi efRet urningOf ficer.Itshal lalsoappoi ntnomi natedmember stot heStandingCommi t
teesand
suggestmember sf ornomi nationbyt heUDLSEX- COM.
(7)( a)TheGener al Meet i
ng( Assembl y)shal l
composeal lmember sof
UDLS
(b)Funct ionsandPower sofGener al Assembl yshal lbeaspr ovidedf orint hisConst ituti
on.
PARTI I
OTHERORGANSOFUDLS
ARTI CLE12: STANDI NGCOMMI TTEESOFUDLS
(1)Fort hepur posesofdecent ralizat i
on, deconcent rati
onandpubl icpar ti
cipation,UDLSshal lhavestandi
ng
commi tteesf orbet t
erper formanceofi tsact i
vitieswhi chshal lbeheadbyonememberofEx- COM ineach
Commi ttee.
(2)Thest andingCommi tteesar e:-
(a)Fundr ai
singandPr ocur ementCommi tt
eewhi chshal l beundert heTr easur er
(b)TheSecr etar i
at ,whi chshal lbeundert heSecr etaryGener al.
(c)Soci al mat tersCommi tt
eewhi chshal lbeheadbyResear cher
(d)Publ i
cat i
onandpubl i
citycommi tteewhi chshal l beundert heEdi torasi tsChai rperson.

(3)Composi tionoft heabov eCommi tteesshal l beasf ollows:

(a)Fundr aisingandpr ocur ementcommi ttee; Tr easur erasChai r
man, 3member spassedbyel ect oralcommi ttee.
(b)TheSecr etar i
at ,theSecr etaryGener al, Assi stantSecr etar yGener alandexecut iv
eof ficer s.
(c)Soci almat tersCommi ttee; shal lconsi stoft hePl anni ngof fi
cerand3ot hermember spassedbyEl ectoral
Commi tt
ee.
(d)Publ icationandPubl icityCommi tt
ee; thisshal lconsi stofPubl icrelat i
onsof ficer,Resear cherandt heEdi tor.
(4)ThePr esi dentmaysummonand/ orest ablisht heI nter-Leader shipAcademi cCommi tteewhi chshal l beadhocand
shallmeetonadhocbasi ct odel i
ber ateonser iousacademi candpr ofessi onal mat tersofst udent sandsubj ectt ot he
consul tati
onwi thEX- COM shal ldeci deoni t
scomposi ti
on.
(5)Thef oll
owi ngwi llbet hef unct ionsofst andi ngCommi ttees.
(1)TheSecr etar i
atwi ll
ber esponsi blef oror gani zation,cor respondenceandcoor di
nationofot hercommi t
teesi n
respectofUDLSmat ters.
(2)Fundr aisingcommi t
teewi llber esponsi bl
ef oror gani zat i
on, procuringandmanagementofUDLSf unds.
(3)Soci almat terscommi tteewi llber esponsi bl ef oract ivi
tiessuchasent ert
ainment ,gett ogetheract iveprepar ation,
funeral ceremoni esandmat terinci dent al to.
(4)Publ icationandpubl icitycommi tteewi l
lber esponsi blef orcollecti
onofar ticlesf orjournal prepar ation,resear ch,
publicationandpubl icity.
(5)All Commi tteesheadswi l
lpresentt her epor toft heirCommi t
teeact ivi
tiesbef oreEX- COM meet ings.
Not withstandi ngt hepr ov isionofanyar ticlest ot hi
sconst i
tutioncommi tt
eemembershal lbet hemember st oUDLS
COUNCI Landshal l
atat tendal lmeet ingsoft heCounci l..
(6)Member st ot hest andi ngCommi tteeswi l
l appl yf orthosepost sdur inggener alelectionandt hescr eeningor
ElectionCommi tteeaf t
erconsi der ingt hei rCur r i
cul um v it
aeandel i
gibil
itywi l
lvot efort heirappoi ntmentt o
member shipandwi llnotbesubj ectt ov ot ebyUDLSmember s.
(7)Commi tteemember sexceptt heirheadmayber emov edf rom of f
iceuponf ai l
uret odi schar get heirdutiesor
attendmeet i
ngst hreet i
mesandt oget hershal l beboundt or espectthei rheadt hatwi l
lber esponsi blef ortheirAct s.

6
Commi t
teeswi l
lwor kasminist
riesundermini
steri
alresponsibi
l
ity
.
(8)EX-
COM member sshal
lrespecteachotheraccordingtothei
rrankorseni
ori
tyi
nthehier
archyunderthedoct
ri
ne
ofpri
musi nt
erpar es.
Provi
dedthat,nothingshal
lpreventEX-COM orpresi
dentf r
om forminganysub-
committ
eesforproperperf
ormance
ofUDLSact i
vi
tiesonadhocbasi s.

PARTII
I
CLASSREPRESENTATI
VES,
ELECTI
ONANDDUTI
ES

ARTI CLE12A
1.Al lClassRepr esentativesshal lbeel ect edbasi ngont heirabi l
it
y ,
selfexpressi on,conf idenceandef fecti
v e
represent ationandanyot herf actorast hecl assmaydeem f i
t.
2.Cl assesshal l
besol elyindependenti nchoosi ngt heirr epresent ati
vesandshal lpr
esentt het wonamest oUDLS
Secr etaryonequal genderr epr esentat i
on.
3.Cl assr epr esent ati
vesar especi fi
cr epr esent ati
v esoft heircl assest oUDLSCounci landf acul t
ymeet ingswher eas
UDLSi sagener al coordinatorofal lclassr epresent at i
v es’act i
v i
ti
esandst udent satl arge.
Prov idedt hat , nothingi nthisConst i
tut i
onshal l bei nter pretedast oent i
tl
ecl assr epresent ativesnott ober esponsi ble
toUDLSCounci landMember saswel l
.
4.Cl assr epr esent ati
vesshal lperformt hei rfunctionsi nconf ormitywi ththisConst i
tutionandmember sofhi s/her
classmayr emov etheirrepresent ativesi ft heyar esat isfiedt hathei snotr epr esenti
ngt hem wel l;andt heymayal so
l
odgeacompl aintt oUDLS- EXCOM whi chshal l enqui reandadv i
ceaccor dingl y.
5.Cl assRepsshal lhav ear i
ghtt oquest ion, inspect , audi enceandknowwhati shappeni ngwi thinUDLSonbehal fof
theirmember sdur ingtheCounci l
’smeet i
ngs.
6.Ev er yCl assRephasadut yt oreadandunder standt hisconst i
tutionforhi sbenef itandbenef i
tofhi smember s, he
shall alsohav eadut ytor epr esentwel lhismember sandgi v ethem f eedbackofanymeet i
ngpr oceedingsaswel las
educat i
nghi smember sont hei mpor tanceofUDLSandencour aget hem t ojoi ntheSoci ety.
7.Cl assRepsshal lhav eadut ytopr ov i
det heirnames, cont acts,Classpr oblemsandanyot herdi ff
iculttothef acul ty
Dean, UDLSl eader sandmayf rom timet ot i
meseekassi stanceofUDLSi npr esenti
nganymat teraf f
ect i
nghi sclass
befor et heDeanoranyot herUni versityor gans.
8.Ev er ylassRepshal lactasaSoci ety ’
sagenti nhi s/ hercl assandshal l
per form anyUDLSf unctioninhi sCl assor
anyot herdut yassi gnedbyUDLSi ncludi ngbutnotl imi tedt ocal li
ngcl assmeet ingsandpr ov idi
ngv ariousi nformat ion
tohis/ hermember s.

7
CHAPTERFOUR
MEETI NGSOFUDLSORGANS.
PARTI
EXECUTI VECOMMI TTEEMEETI NGS
ARTI CLE13
(1)Member sofExecut i
veCommi tteeshal l meetatl eastt wi ceina
Semest er,butnot hingshal lpr eventt hePr esidentf rom cal lingEX-COM meet i
ngany t
imehedeemsf it
.
(2)Thequor um oft heExecut iveCommi tt
eemeet ingshal lbehal fofitsmember s
(3)ThePr esi dentofUDLSshal lchairthemeet i
ng.I ncaseofhi sabsence, anymembercanchai raccordi
ngto
senior i
ty.
(4)Thedeci sioni ntheExecut i
veCommi tteemeet i
ngshal lbebysi mplemaj ori
ty.
(5)Thef ollowi ngar epower sandf unctionsoft heExecut iveCommi t
teeMeet i
ng
(i
)Tor eviewpol iciesandpr oposechangesi fnecessar y
(i
i)Topur poset heamendmentoft hisConst i
tutionormaker evi
sionofthisconst i
tuti
onf orpur
posesofcl ar
it
y
(i
ii)Topr epar ear epor toftheper formanceandoper ationofUDLS.
(vi)ThePr esidentorSecr etaryGener alshal lconv eneEX- COM
Meet ings.
PARTI I
ARTI CLE13A: EXECUTI VECOUNCI LMEETI NGS
(1)Themember sofExecut i
v eCounci lshall meetatl eastonceort wiceinasemest er.
(2)Thequor um oft heExecut iveCounci lMeet ingshal lbehal fofitsmember s
(3)ThePr esi dentofUDLSshal lchairtheExecut iveCounci lMeet i
ngs.Inhisabsence, anymemberoft heExecuti
ve
Commi t
teecanchai raccor di ngt osenior i
ty.
(4)Thedeci sionoft heExecut i
veCounci lshal lbebyabsol ut emaj ori
ty.
·Absol utemaj or
itymeans2/ 3oft hepr esentmember swhohaspowert ov ote
·Invit
edguest shav enopowert ovot e
(6)Thef ollowi ngshal lbet hepower sandf unctionsoft heExecut iveCouncil meeti
ng.
+Todi scussanyagendapr oposedbyt heExecut i
veCommi ttee.
+Todi scusst heamendmentoft hisConst i
tutionwher enecessar y
+Toassentanypol i
cy ,vi
sionordi recti
v esoft hesoci et y.
+Tosuggestnewpol i
ciesandmodal it
ies( ifany )fort hebet ter
mentofLawSt udentsandappr ovalofEX-COM
proposal s.
+Todi scussanypr oposal fort heimpeachmentofanyl eaderofExecut i
veCommi tteeasdi r
ectedbythePat r
on.
+Todi scussanymat t
erwhi chneedst ogoaheadf ort hepr osperityofsociety.
(7)Pr esidentorSecr etaryGener alshall Conv eneCounci l
Meet i
ng

PARTI I
I
GENERALMEETI NG
ARTICLE13B:
(1)General Meet i
ngshall behel datl eastonceannual l
yorwher et
hecircumstancescompel
s.
(2)Thequor um oft heGener al Meet i
ngshallbe¼ofal l
UDLSmember s
(3)ThePr esidentofUDLSshal lchairt
hemeet ing, i
ncaseofhi sabsence,anymemberoftheExecut
iveCommi
tt
ee
canchairpr ovidedthatheshoul dbet heseniortot hepresentmember .
(4)Thedeci sionduringtheGener alMeet i
ngshal lbebysimpl emajori
ty.
(5)Thefollowi ngshallbet hef unct i
onsandpower softheGener alMeeting.
(i
)Toev aluatet heperf
ormanceofUDLS
(i
i)Toappr ovet heamendmentofConst i
tuti
on
(i
ii
)Todi scussmat t
ersaf fectingl awstudentsacademi call
yandsoci al
ly
(i
v)Todi scussandappr ov ev ariouspolit
ies,vi
sionsanddi recti
onsforthefut
ureofUDLS.
(6)ThePr esidentorSecr etaryGener alshall
conv eneAGM.

8
PARTI V
UDLSGENERALELECTI ON
ARTI CLE13C: THEELECTORALCOMMI TTEEMEETI NGS
(1)TheEl ect or al Commi tteeshal l meetasChi efRet ur ningOf fi
cerandChai rmanseesf it
.
(2)Howev er, dur ingscr eeni ng, elect ionandcount ingv ot estheElect oralCommi tt
eeshallsolelyber esponsibl
e.
(3)TheChai rper sonoft heEl ect oral Commi t
teeshal l chai rallt
hemeet i
ngoft heCommi tt
ee.Inhi sabsence, t
heChief
Ret urningOf ficercanappoi ntanymemberoft heExecut i
veCommi t
teef orthatpur pose.
(4)Thedeci sionsi nt heEl ect or al Commi tteeshal lbedet erminedsi mpl emaj orit
yandappr ovedbyt heChief
Ret urningOf ficerorhi sr epresent ativet heret o.
5.Thef unct ionsoft heEl ect or al Commi tteeshal linclude;
(i
)Todecl arel eader shi ppostf orUDLS
(i
i)Toshor tlistsuccessf ul member sforscr eening.
(i
ii)Toscr eenl eader shi pcandi dat es
(i
v )Tosuper viseUDLSel ect i
on
(v)Tocountv ot esanddecl areel ect ionr esults.
6.Pat ronbyv irtueofhi spor tfol i
oshal lbet heChi efr et urningOffi
cer ,andshal lannouncet heel ect
ionresult
s.
7.Appeal si nel ector al pr ocessshal l li
et ot heChi ef-Ret uningOf fi
ceroft heElectoralCommi tteewhoshal l
form an
i
mpar tialtri
bunal t
oadj udi cat eont hemat t
er .
8.TheChai rmanorSecr etar yoft heEl ect oral Commi tteeshal lconv eneel ectoralcommi t
teemeet i
ngsandseti n
mot i
onel ect or al processaf terconsul t
at i
ont oeachot herandt hePat r
on
9.Not withstandi ngany thi ngt ot hecont raryitshal lbeanof f
encef oranymemberoft heelectoralcommi tt
eewhoi s
alsocont estingt opar ti
ci pat ei nt heel ector alcommi tteepr oceedingofanyki nd.
10.TheEl ector al Commi tt
eeshal lamongot herthingsdecl arethef oll
owi ngpost sforcontesting.
(a)Pr esident ial post
(b)Secr etaryGener al ’
spost
(c)Assi stantSecr etar yGener al’
spost
(d)Tr easur er’spostandshal lal soannouncet hefollowi ngnomi nat i
onseat s
(i
)St andi ngCommi tteesmember shi p(6)post s.
(i
i)Execut iveof fi
cer ’spost .(2)Post s.
(i
ii)TheEdi tor ’
spost .( 1)post
(i
v )TheResear cher ’
spost .( 1)Post .

11.Nomi natedpost
sshallnotbeli
abl
eforGeneralel
ect
ion,butcont
estant
sshal
lbesubj
ectedt
oaninter
viewor
screeni
ngbyt heScreeni
ng/El
ector
alCommitt
ee,Howev eri
ncaseofExecutiv
eoff
icer
s,f
ournamesshall
be
present
edt othenewEX-COM f orf
urt
hernominati
oninordertoget2names.

CHAPTERFIVE
EXECUTI
VESOFUDLS
PARTI
THEPRESIDENT

9
ARTI
CLE14:
OFFI
CEOFTHEPRESI
DENT

(
1)Thereshall
beaPr esidentofUDLSwhoshallbet
heheadofUDLSEX-
COM, UDLSCounci
landt
hespokesmanof
t
hesociet
yandi nparti
cularshall
(
i)BetheChair
manofal lUDLSmeet i
ngs
(
ii
)Beanov er
alli
n-chargeofallUDLSacti
vi
ti
es
(
ii
i)Havepowertoappoi nt,
subjectt
otheEX-
COM’sappr
oval
,member
stovar
iouspost
sandCommi t
tees
(
iv)Per
for
m allduti
esandf uncti
onsofUDLS
(
v)Beresponsibl
etotheCounci l.

(2)ThePresidentshal
lbeelectedinaccordancewiththepr ovi
sionsofthisconsti
tuti
on,subj
ecttheret
o,wit
hthe
rulesorr
egulati
onspromulgatedbyt heUDLSCounci lpursuanttothepr ovi
sionsofthi
sConstit
utionregul
ati
ng
electi
on.
(3)Apersonshallbequali
fi
edt obenomi natedforelect
ionasPr esidentifandshall
notbesoqual if
iedunl
essheor
she:-
(a)IsastudentoftheUniv
ersit
yofDaresSal aam r
egister
edint heFacultyofLaw
(b)HaspaidallUDLSfeescont inuousl
y
(c)Isanacti
vememberbypar ti
cipati
oninUDLSact i
v i
ti
es.

ARTICLE15: VACANCYI NTHEOFFI CEOFTHEPRESI DENT

(1)Subjecttot heot herprov i
sionsoft hisConsti
tuti
on,t
heoffi
ceofthePr esidentshallbevacantandelecti
onoft
he
Presidentshal lbeheldort hatv acancyshal lbefi
ll
edotherwi
seinaccordancewi ththisConsti
tuti
onasthecasemay
beupont heoccur renceoft hef oll
owingev ents.
(a)Resignationoft hePr esident
(b)Death
(c)Impeachmentoft hePr esidentbyUDLS.
(d)Discontinuat i
onf r
om st udies
(e)Anyot herev entoroccur r
encet hatmayl eadtotheoffi
ceofthepresidentbeingv acant.
(2)Aper sonshal lnotbeent i
tledt obeelectedtoholdoffi
ceofthepresi
dentsav eonl yifheorsheisasecondyear
studentorandal sobutnot ,afinali
ststudent.
(3)Anyper sonwhohol dstheof f
iceofthePr esi
dentshall
beeli
gibl
eforr e-
electi
ontot hatoff
icesaveonlyi
fsheor
heisnotaf inali
st.

(4)Anycandi
dat
econt
est
ingfortheoffi
ceofthePresi
dentshal
lbedecl
areddul
yel
ect
edPr
esi
dentonl
yifheorshe
hasobtai
nedmorevot
esthanothercontest
ants.

(5)Apersonassumi
ngtheof
ficeoft
hepresi
dentshal
l
,bef
oreent
eri
ngupontheoffi
ce,
takeandsubscr
ibet
heOat
h
ofall
egi
anceandsuchoathf
orthedueexecut
ionofhi
soff
iceasmaybeprescr
ibedbyUDLSC.

ARTICLE16: TENUREOFTHEPRESI DENT

(1)ThePr esidentshal l
,unl
esshi soffi
cebecomesv acantbyreasonspr escri
bedunderAr ti
cle15(1)ofthis
Constitut
ioncont i
nuet oholdof f
icefort heper i
odofoney earfrom thedateheorshewasel ect
edunt i
lanewly
elect
edorappoi ntedpresidentisswor n.
(2)Notwithstandingt heprovisi
onsofar ti
cle16(1)ofthi
sConst i
tut
ionanewl yel
ectedPresidentpursuanttoart
icl
e
15(1)ofthisConst i
tuti
on,shall
holdof ficeuntilt
heendoft enureoft heformerpresident
.
(3)Intheev enttheof fi
ceofthePr esidentisv acanttheduti
esandf unctionsofthepr esi
dentshallbedischar
gedby
oneoft hefollowingi ntheorderspecified.
(i
)TheSecr etaryGener al

10
(
ii
)TheAssi
stantSecr
etar
yGener
al.

(4)Peopl
eexercisingpresidentialpowersunderart
icl
e16(3)aboveshallceaset
odi schar
gethoseduti
esand
functi
onsimmedi atel
yafterthatot herper
sonprecedi
nghim orherretur
nsandassumest hedi
schar
geofthe
presi
denti
aldut
iesandf unct i
ons.
(5)TheUDLSmaypassar esoluti
ont oremovethepresi
dentfrom powerifamotiontoimpeachthepresi
denti
s
mov edandpassedi naccor dancewi ththepr
ovisi
onsofarti
cle18ofthisConsti
tuti
on.

PARTI I
THESECRETARYGENERAL
ARTI CLE17
(1)Ther eshal lbeaSecr et
aryGener alwhoshal lbeelectedbyUDLSmember s, andwhoshal lbethePri
nci
pal
assistantt othePr esidentinrespectofal lmattersofUDLSgener al
lyandinpar ti
cularshal
l
(a)Assistt hePr esidentinmaki ngaf ol
low-upont hedayt odayactivi
ti
esofUDLSandi tsi
mplementati
on.
(b)Per f
or m allthedut i
esassignedt ohim byt heConst i
tution.
(c)Per f
or m allthedut i
esofthePr esidentwhent hepresidentisabsentforanyr eason.
(d)Beanswer abletoUDLSCi nrespectofanymat ter
sorf uncti
onsassignedt ohim.
(e)Hav epowert odelegatehisdutiestoAssi stantSecretaryGeneraland/orassignanyEX- COM memberot herthan
thePr esident,UDLSdut i
es.
(f)Tomai ntai
n, preserveandpr ot
ectal ldocument sandr ecordsofUDLSi ncludingbutnotlimit
edtotheConstit
ution
ofUDLS.

(2)Wi thoutpr ejudicet otheprov i

sionsofar ticl
e18,theSecretar
yGener alshallbeel
ect
edinthesameel ecti
on
togetherwi tht hePr esidentafterbeingv otedi nadif
ferentti
cket
.
(3)TheSecr etaryGener alshal
l assumeof fi
ceont hesamedayt hePresidentassumesoffi
cesubjectt
ot aki
ngan
oat hofallegiance.
(4)Subj ecttosub- ar t
icle5,theSecr etaryGener al
shallhold,
offi
ceforaper iodofoneyearfr
om thedateheorsheis
electedasaSecr etaryGener al
(5)TheSecr etaryGener alshal
l holdof f
iceunt i
l
(i
)Hi sorhert enureexpi res
(i
i)Hisorherdeat h
(i
ii)Heorshei sremov edfrom officefollowinghisorherimpeachmentbyt heUDLSC, i
naccordancewiththe
prov i
sionsofar ti
cle18oft hi
sConst i
tuti
on.

(6)TheUDLSshall
havethesamepowertor
emov
etheSecr
etar
yGener
alf
rom powerasi
thast
othePr
esi
dent
subjectt
oar
ti
cle18ofthi
sConst
it
uti
on.

Provi
dedt
hat
,ont
her
emov
aloft
heSecr
etar
yGener
al,
hisassi
stantshal
lhol
dof
fi
ceunt
ilt
heendoft
het
enur
eoft
he
EX-COM.

ARTICLE18: MOTIONSTOI MPEACHMEMBERSOFEX- COM

(1)Nomot iont
oimpeachanymemberofUDLSEX- COM shallbemov edsaveonlyi
fiti
sall
egedt
hatheorshe.
(a)hascommi t
tedanyactwhichviolatesanypr
ovi
sionofthisConsti
tut
ion
(b)hasconduct edhi
mselfinamannerwhi chl
ower
st heesteem ofhi
sof f
iceorUDLSsuchas
(i
)Cor ruption
(i
i)Embl lezementofUDLSf unds
(i
ii
)Mi suseofUDLSpr opert
y
(i
v)Non- dischargeofhisfunct
ions
(v)BreachofOat handorcodeofEt hics
(vi
)Anyot hergravemisconduct

Not
wit
hst
andi
ngt
hepr
ovi
sionofar
ti
cle18abov
e,t
hemot
iont
oimpeachanyEX-
COM memberi
mmedi
atel
yfora

11
singleof fenceshal lbeent ertainedonl yi fheorshehascommi ttedtheof fencesst ipulat
edunderpar agraph( i)
,(i
i)
and( ii
i)
.
(vi)Thepr ovisionsoft hisar t
icleshal lappl ytothef oll
owingEX- COM’ sonl y:
-
(i
)ThePr esident
(i
i)TheSecr etaryGener al
(i
ii)TheAssi stantSecr et aryGener al
(i
v )TheTr easur er.
 
(vii
)Ont heoccur renceofanyoft heev entstipulatedunderar t
icles15(1)and/ oruponsuccessf ul i
mpeachmentof
thepr esident ,forthepur poseofsav i
ngcostandt i
me, theUDLSSecr etaryGener alshall
perform al lpresident i
al
functionsunt iltheendoft het erm.
(vii
i)UDLScounci lmayatanyt imepassamot iont oimpeachanyEX- COM suppor tedby2/ 3maj or i
tyupont he
fulfi
ll
mentoft hef oll
owi ng:
(i
)Awr ittenpet iti
onspeci fyingt hewr ongcommi tt
edbyt hatEX-OM memberandsi gnedby1/ 3ofUDLSCounci l
is
present edt opat r
on14day spr i
ort ot hesi tti
ngatwhi chsuchamot ioni sintendedt obemov ed.
(i
i)Onr ecei ptoft hepet ition, thePat ronshal lfoundaspeci ali
mpar ti
al commi t
t eeofi nquir
ytopr obeont hei ssue.
(i
ii)TheCommi tteeshal lpr obeont hei ssueandsubmi tawr i
ttenrepor tofitsf i
ndi ngsandr ecommendat ionst othe
pat r
onwi thi
n7day s.
(i
v )Thepat ronshal l
inf ormt heUDLSEX- COM memberoft heall
egat i
onsandaf t ergivi
nghim anoppor tunitytobe
hear dbyt hecounci landuponpr esent ingal lf
act s,fi
ndi
ngsandr ecommendat ionsoft heCommi ttee.
(v)TheUDLSCshal lv otet odeci dehi sf ateadeci sionwhichshal lbereachedby2/ 3majori
ty.
(vi)Uponsuccessf ulimpeachmentt heEX- COM membershal lceaset ohol dof ficeandt hepr ovisionsoft hi
s
const i
tutionshal lapply .

(i
x)Uponsuccessf ul impeachmentt hepr esidentoranyEX- COM membersoi mpeachedshal llooseal lri
ght sand
privil
egesaccr uingasar esultofhi si mpeachment .
 
PARTI I
I
ASSI STANTSECRETARYGENERAL
ARTI CLE19
(1)Ther eshal lbetheAssi stantSecr etaryGener al whoshal lbet hePr i
ncipal AssistanttotheSecr et
aryGener alin
respectofal lmat tersconcer ni
ngt heUDLSandi npar ti
cularshall:
(i
)Assi sttheSecr et aryGener alindi schar geofdayt odayact i
vit
iesofUDLSwhet herheispresentornotandshal l
perform hisdut iesundert hedi r
ect ionandsuper v i
si onoft heSecr etaryGener al
,andsubj ecttot heotherpr ovi
sionsof
thisConst it
utionshal l beaccount abl et oUDLSC.
(i
i)UDLSkeepal lrecor dsofUDLSact iviti
es, prepar at i
onofagenda, let
ters, minutesandcor respondenceofUDLS.
(i
ii
)Per form alldutiesandf unctionsassi gnedt ohi m bySecr etaryGener al.
(i
v)Per form alldutiesandf unctionsoft heSecr et aryGener al
,whent heformeri soutofof fi
ce, campusori mpeached.
(2)TheAssi stantSecr et aryGener al shall beel ect edi nthesamewayandel ecti
on, astheSecr etaryGener alaft
er
beingv otedi nadi fferentt icketandshal lassumeof ficethesamedayast heSecr etar
yGener al upont akinganoat h
ofal l
egiance.
(3)TheAssi stantSecr et aryGener al shall holdof ficet hesameaspr ovidedf ortenur eofSecret aryGener al under
Articl
e17( 5),providedt hatt heremov aloft heAssi st antSecretaryGener al shallfoll
owpr ocedur esstipulat edunder
arti
cle18oft hisConst it
ut i
on.
(4)TheSecr etaryGener al andt heAssi stantSecr etar yGener alshallbet hePr incipalExecuti
vesofUDLSandshal l
be
responsi bl
e:-
(i
)Towor koutapr ogr ammef orUDLSEX- COM meet ingsandpr epar etheagendaf oreachmeet i
ng.
(i
i)Tor ecordmi nutesandmai ntainar ecor dofEX- COM meet i
ngs
(i
ii
)Tonot if
yandexpl ai nt hedeci sionsandf unct i
onsofEX- COM t oanyst udentorpubl i
cinsti
tut i
on,NGOorpr ivate
CBO’ sconcer nedwi thanysuchdeci sion
(i
v)Todi schargeanyot herdut iesandf unct ionsasshal lbedirectedf r
om t imet ot i
mebyt heUDLSEX- COM andt he
Counci l
.

PARTI
V:

12
UDLSTREASURER
ARTI CLE20
1.Ther eshal lbet heTr easur erofUDLSwhoshal lbeel ectedbyUDLSmember sfrom amongstt hemember sofUDLS
throughGener al elect ions.
2.TheTr easur ershal l ber esponsi blef oral lfinanci al mat tersandasset sofUDLS.
3.TheTr easur ershal l hav epower sanddut ies;-
(i
)Tomobi l
izef undi ngact iv
itiesofUDLS
(i
i)Tounder takef undr aisingact ivitiesashedeemsexpedi entaf terconsul ti
ngt heEX- COM
(i
ii)Topubl i
shf i
nanci al st at
ement soft hesoci etyaswel lastoaccountf oritsexpendi t
ureaf t
erconsul tancywi t
hEX-
COM.
(i
v )Tocol l
ectf undsf rom member s, donor sandsponsor s.
(v)Tokeepal lfinanci al recor dsandsuper viseal l fi
nanci al mat t
er soft hesoci ety.
(vi)Tor unt heUDLSAccountandpr epar eUDLSbudgetf oreachf inancial year.
(vii
)Todi schar geal lot herf unct ionsi ncident al t
oUDLSEX- COM.
4.TheTr easur ershal l ceaset ohol dof fi
cei fhe/ shei sr emov edf rom of f i
ceaspr ovidedforunderAr t
icl
e18oft hi
s
Const itution.
5.Thet enur eoft heTr easur ershal lbet heper i
odofoney earfrom t hedat ehe/ sheisswor n,unl esshe/shei s
appoi ntedasar esul toft heev ent sst ipul atedundersub- art
icle6bel ow.
6.Theof ficeoft heUDLSTr easur ershal lbev acantuponoccur renceofanyoft hef oll
owing;
(i
)Resi gnat ionf rom of fice
(i
i)Deat h
(i
ii)I
mpeachment
(i
v )Discont i
nuat i
onf rom st udi es
(v)Anyot herev entoroccur rencewhi chl eadshi sof ficebei ngvacant .
PARTV:
NYERERELAW JOURNALRESEARCHER
ARTI CLE21
1.Ther eshal lbe, andi ti sher ebyest abl ishedt hej our nal thatwi l
l becal ledNYERERELAW JOURNAL
2.Ther eshal lbet heNy erereLawJour nal Resear cherwhoshal lber esponsi blet oundertakeresear chinor derto
discov ernewf act sandaddi t
ional inf or mat iont obeputi nNy erereLawJour nal.
3.TheResear chershal lhav epower sanddut ies;-
(a)Tor esear chf ormar ket sofNy er er eLawJour nal .
(b)Tof ind, pr epar eandcol l
ect sar ti
cl est obepubl i
shedi nt heJour nal.
(c)Tor esear chf orpot ent i
alpeopl eandanyi nsti
t uti
ont hatcanpr ovideacademi c,monetaryandt echnical
assistancest ot hedev el opmentoft heJour nal aswel lascor respondenceswi thMedi aInstit
utions.
(d)Topr epar epr ogr ammes, cal endarandsy stemat icissuanceoft heJour nal
(e)Todesi gn, creat eandmoder ni zet hej our nal.
(f)Toper form anyot herf unct ionsi nci dent al tothej our nal andUDLSast hewhol e.
PARTVI :
NYERERELAW JOURNALEDI TOR
ARTI CLE22
1.Ther eshal lbeanEdi toroft heNy er ereLawJour nal whoshal l beappoi ntedbyandamongstst udentswhoar e
UDLSmember s.
2.TheEdi torshal lhav epoweranddut i
es; -
(a)Topubl i
shandbr oadcastt heNy er ereLawJour nal ,Newspaperoranyot herJour nalproducedbyUDLS.
(b)Tober esponsi blef oral lEdi tor ial er r
or sofNy erereLawJour nal .
(c)Toedi tall ar ti
clespr esent edf orpubl i
cat ioni nt hej our nal.
(d)Tomakef ollow- upoft henumberofJour nalspr oduced, soldandt obesol d.
(e)Tof indmar ketsf ort hej our nal .
(f)Tomakef ol l
ow- upf orannual feesoft heJour nal toTangany i
kaLi brarySer vicesandanyot herinstit
utions
responsi blef orpubl i
cat ionoft heJour nal;thisi nv olvedr egi st
rationanddeposi ti
onoft wocopi esatt heTangany i
ka
LibrarySer vices.

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(g)Todraftpr
oposalsandwr i
teupwit
hintenttoseekf
orsponsor
sanddonor
stofi
nancethej
ournal
oranyot
her
acti
vi
tyofUDLS.
(h)Tomakesur ethatall
thereport
sofhi
sact i
vi
ti
esarelodgedwi
tht
heSecr
etar
yGeneral
Offi
ce.
(i
)Toperform anyotherfunct
ionsi
nci
dent
al t
othejour
nalandUDLSast
hewhole.

ARTI CLE22A: VACANCYI NTHEOFFI CEOFTHEEDI TORANDRESEARCHER

1.TheOf ficeofNy erer eLawJour nal Edi torandResear chershal lbev acantandopenf orappoi ntmentofnewone,
upont heoccur renceoft hef ollowi ng;
(i
)Resi gnat ionf rom of fi
ce
(i
i)Deat h
(i
ii)Vot eofNoconf i
dencebyUDLSCounci l
(i
v )Discont inuat ionf rom st udi es
(v)Anyot herev entoroccur r
encet hatmayl eadt ot hei rof fi
cebei ngv acant .
2.Not wi thst andi ngwi thanypr ov isioni nt hisConst i
tut i
on, UDLSCounci l maypassaResol utionofav oteofNo.
conf i
denceont heNy erer eLawJour nal Edi tororResear cherupont heoccur r
enceoft hef ollowi ng;
(a)Non- dischar geoft heirdut i
es
(b)Viol ationofanypr ov isionoft hisConst it
ut i
on
(c)Failur et oaccountf ort heirdut ies
(d)Embezzl ementoff undsandmi suseofUDLSpr oper ty.
(e)Breachofoat handorcodeofet hics
3.Amot ionofv ot eofnoconf idenceshal lnotbeent er tainedunl ess;
(i
)Edi tor/Resear cherhasdoneanyoft hemi sconductst ipulatedunders. 22A( 2) .
(i
i)Awr ittenmemor andum, signedby2/ 3ofUDLSmember sisfi
ledt ot heUDLSSecr et aryGener al7day sbeforet he
nextsi tti
nguponwhi cht hemot ioni si ntroducedt obet abled.
(i
ii)TheSecr etaryGener al issat isfiedt hatt hepr ocedur esf orbr i
ngi ngsuchmemor andum i sef fecti
velyadheredt o.
4.Themot ionwi ll beent ertainedonl yif ,i
ti ssuppor t
edbymaj ori
ty .
5.Ifthemot ioni ssuppor t
edbymaj ority,theSecr etaryGener alshal llodget hesamet ot hePat ronwi thin2day sfrom
thedat et hemot ionwaspr esent edt ohi m andt heEdi tororResear cherr esponsi bleshal lber equi r
edt oresi
gn.
6.TheNy er er eLawJour nal Resear cherandEdi t
orshal lber esponsi bleandaccount ablet ot heUDLSCounci l
.
PARTVI I
EXECUTI VEOFFI CERSOFTHESOCI ETY.
ARTI CLE: 22B.
1.Ther eshal lbeandi tisher ebyest abl ishedt heof fi
ceoft heexecut iveof ficersoft hesoci etywhosef uncti
onswi llbe
asf oll
ows: -
(a)Topl anUDLSact iviti
esf ort hewhol ey earandpr esentt hesamet otheEX- COM
(b)Tocooper atewi t
hUDLSEX- COMSi ncar ryingoutdayt odayf unct ionoft hesoci etynamel y :
-
(i
)Managi ngi nter nal affairsoft hesoci ety
(i
i)Infor mi ngmember soft heev entt aki ngpl aceorar edeemedt ot akepl aceint hesoci et y.
(i
ii)Toi mpl ementUDLSpl ans.
(i
v )Tocar ryonwi thpoweroncet het enur eofl eader shasendedunt ilnewl yelect edl eader sar ef ound.
(v)Tohel pEX- COM i nci rcul atingl etter s,publ icat i
ons, storingdocument sandl iaisi
ngwi thof fices.
(c)Tomanagev ariousCommi tteesundert hesuper visionoft heEX- COM.
(d)Topubl icise, expandandsecur emember sincr easei nthesoci ety.
(e)Tohel pt heTr easur erinSecur i
ngandCol l
ect i
ngUDLSf unds
(f)Todoanyot herj obassi gnedbyEX- COM and/ orassi gnedt oEX- COM byt hisConst itution.
2.TheExecut i
v eOf f
icer sshal lbe
(a)ThePl anni ngOf f
icer .
(b)ThePubl icityandPubl icRel at i
onsOf fi
cer .
3.Theseshal lbet headmi nistrat iveof ficer soft hesoci ety,nomi nat edbyt hefirstmeet ingoft heEX- COM i n
Consul tat i
onwi tht heEl ect oral Commi tteet ohel pt hem i nper for
mi ngt hei rduties.
4.Theexecut i
v eof fi
cer sshal lbedi rect lyr esponsi blet oEX- COM meet ingsandshal lattendt heEX- COM meet ingas
member s.Not withst andi ngany thingt ot hecont rar y,Execut i
veof ficersshal lbeappr ov edbyt heCounci li
nitsfir
st

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sitt
ing.
5.Tenur eoft heexecut i
v e’sof f
icer sshal lbeoney earandamont handi ncasenoEX- COM i si npowert henunt ilsuch
ti
mewhennewel ect i
oni scal l
edandnewl eader shipi si npl aceorot her wiset heyshal l onlyceaset obeexecut ive
offi
cer saf tert hef irstEX- COM i sswor nandt heirsuccessor sappoi nt ed, howev ertheywi llbel i
abl et odi smissalby
UDLSEX- COM uponf ail
ur et oper formt heirdut iesorr eappoi ntmentwher ei tissat isfiedt hatt heyper formedwel l
theirdut y.
GENERALPROVI SI ONS
ARTI CLE22C: Vot eofNoConf idence, gender ,mi nist erialresponsi bility
,pr ivil
egesandi mmuni tyofEX- COMS.
1.Not wi t
hst andi ngt oanypr ov i
sionoft hisconst itution, Nomot i
onofv oteofnoconf idenceori mpeachmentonany
memberofUDLSEX- COM f orf ailuretodi schar get hei rfunct i
onsact ivit
y, shal lbeent er t
ainedwher et hesamewas
conditional precedentupont hef ulfil
l
mentofcer tainobl igati
onsbyamemberormember sofUDLS, orresul t
ingfrom
i
nadequat eco- oper ati
onpr ov idedbyt hemember s.
2.Wi thoutPr ejudi cet oanypr ovisionoft hisConst itutionr egar di
ngel ection, theNy er ereLawJour nal Editor,
Resear cherandst andi ngCommi tteeMember sshal lnotbev otedbyMember si naGener alElect i
ons, butt heywi l
l
applyf ort hesepost st ot heChi efr et
ur ningof ficewi t
ht heirrelevantqual ifi
cat ionsanduponscr eening, the
successf ulappl i
cantwi llbeart hepostappl i
edf or ,ont hebasi sofcompet ence.
3.Not wi t
hst andi ngany t
hi ngt othecont raryequal genderr epresentat ionshal lbeconsi der edineachUDLSpost ,
howev er,wher ewomendi dnotcomeup, thispr ov isionshal lceaset oappl yexceptf orappoi ntmentpost s.
4.Not wi t
hst andi ngany t
hi ngt othecont rary,itshal l bet hedut yofev eryindi v i
dual UDLSl eadert oaccountf orhis
dutiest omember sandbemader esponsi blef orhi sact swhi leinpowerandt omai nt ainr ecordsofhowhehas
dischar geshi sdut iespr ov i
dedf ori nthi sconst i
tut ion, ot herwisehemaybel iabl eforv oteofnoconf i
dencef orfail
ure
toper form hi sdut iesasani ndi v i
dual .
5.TheEX- COM maybyspeci alresol utiont ermi nat emember shipofanymemberf orf ail
ur etopayf eesornon
fulf
ill
mentofhi sobl i
gationf orsi xmont hsconsecut ivelyaf terissuinganot i
ceofi nt ent i
ont ot ermi natemember ship
tosuchamember .
6.Ther eshal lbef reedom ofopi nion, debat eandaudi encei ntheUDLSmeet ings, i
nt hef acultyboar dandwher ever
student sar er epr esent edbyUDLSandt hatf reedom shal l
notbebr eachedorquest i
onedi nanyt r
ibunal ,organor
personorel sewher eout sidet hemeet i
ng.
7.Subj ectt opt hisconst itutionandt hel awsoft hel andamemberofUDLSEX- COM orCounci lshal lnotbe
prosecut edorpr oceededagai nsti nanyt r
ibunal inr elationt oany thingsai dordoneorsubmi ttedt ot heUDLSmeet i
ng
bywayofpet ition, mot ionorot her wise.
8.Itist hedut yofal lleader st oreadt hor oughl yandunder standt hisconst itutioni ntensi velyandext ensiv el
y.

PARTVI I
UDLSPATRON
ARTI CLE22D:
(1)Thereshal lbeandi tisherebyest abli
shedt heof f
iceofthePat ronofUDLSwhowi llbetheDeanorappoi ntedby
theDeanoft heFacultyofLaw, andwhoshal l
beamemberofacademi cstaf
f.
(2)Subjecttothef unctionsassignedbyt heDeanf rom t i
met oti
meandUDLSact i
vi
ties,t
hePatronshal lbe
responsibl
ef orUDLSact i
v i
ti
esingener alandi npar t
icul
arshallrecei
vepr obl
emsf acingstudent
s, workt hem outand
representbeforethef acultymanagementand/ orfacult
yboardt hosewhi chneedssuchor gansdecisions.
(3)ThePat ronwi l
lcooper atefullwi
thUDLSl eadersandgi veanyact ivesuppor theorshedeemsf i
tforthe
bettermentofst udent.
(4)ThePat ronshallbei mpar t
ialandshal lserveunderhi sowncapaci tyasapat ronandnotasal ecturerwhen
dealingwithUDLSact iv
iti
es.
(5)ThePat ronshallbet hepr i
ncipalguardianandsuper vi
sorofal lUDLSact i
vi
tiesandamongot herthingsin
parti
cularwill
:-
(a)Adv i
ceUDLSEX- COM ont hedayt odayf uncti
onsofUDLSonhi sownmot ionorwhenr equestedt odosobyUDLS.
(b)Receiverepor t
sonal lUDLSact i
viti
esandi nparti
cularshall
helpt oli
nkUDLSt otheTanganyikalawsoci etyand

15
otherlawassoci ationsi nandout sidet hecount ry.
(c)Responsi bletoper form alldutiesassi gnedorv estedt ohim undertheConst itution
(d)Actasachi efguar dianofUDLSandhi sadv i
cemaybebi ndingonUDLS, providedt hatnothingshal l
preventthe
Patronf rom summoni ngEX- COM t ohav eameet i
ngwi thhim, toaccountfortheiract ivi
tiesoranythi
ngel sehe
deemsf itfort hebet termentoft hesoci ety.
(e)Ber esponsi blefordi scipl
inarymat tersandappeal sresulti
ngf r
om UDLS
(f)Perform anydut yincidental orconsequent ialtoUDLSact ivi
ti
es
(6)UDLSshal lsendr eportsofi tspl ans, i
mplement at i
on,correspondenceandpr obl em ofser i
ousnat uretohi m.
(7)Not withstandi nganypr ovi
sionoft hisConst i
tutionUDLSGener alMeetingorCounci lmaypassav oteofno
confidencei nt hePat ront otheDeanby2/ 3maj orityandr equesthisremov alandr epl acementuponshowi ng
reasonabl egr oundsori fthePat roni stheDeanhi msel fthent othefacul
tyboar d.
(8)ThePat ronmayr equestt hef acul tyaccount antt oauditorinspectthefinancial recor dsofthesoci etyorbooksof
accountandr epor tthesamet ohi mi fhehasanyr easont obel i
evethatt
her eisami suseoff undsoraf terrecei
ving
compl aintsfr om peopl e.
(9)ThePat ronshal lprov i
deusef ul informat i
ont othesoci etyandanyr el
evantmat erialneededt oenablemember s
benef i
tfrom andshal lst r
ivetomakesur ethatthesoci etyachieveitsgoalsbyusi ngal lmeanst omakesur ei t
survives.

CHAPTERSI X
FINANCI ALANDASSETSMANAGEMENT
PARTI
FINANCI ALMATTERS
ARTI CLE23: SOURCESOFFUNDS
1.UDLSf undsshal lbeobt ai nedf r
om:
(a)Annual subscr i
ptionf ees
(b)Volunt ar ycont ri
but ionsf r om act ivemember sofpr ospect i
vemember sandanyot herper sonincl udingbutnot
l
imi t
edt oor gani zat i
ons, cor por ati
ons, par t
ner ships, t
rustsejusdem gener is
(c)Anyact i
v i
tyorf unct i
ont hatshal lbedonesol el ybyUDLSori ncol laborationwi thanyper sonorper sons,being
l
egal ornat ural thatshal lyieldi ncome
(d)Financi al assi stances, gifts, grants, donat ionspl usthoset hatshal lbegi venf orspeci alpur poses
(e)Anyot hersour cet hatshal lbedeemedf itsoast oaccompl i
shUDLSobj ectivesandf unctionsassetf or
thinpartI
I
andI I
IofChapt eroneoft hisConst i
tution.
ARTI CLE24: APPLI CATI ONOFTHEUDLSFUNDSANDPROPERTI ES
(a)TheUDLSf undsandpr oper tieswhencesoev erder i
vedshal lbeappl iedsol elyt owar dspromot ingt heobjecti
ves
andf unct ionsofUDLSassetf orthinpar tI
IandI IIofChapt eroneoft hisConst i
tutionandnopor ti
ont hereofshall
be
paidort ransf er redei therdi rect l
yori ndi r
ectlyt oanymemberormember sofanyper sonexcepti npay mentof
l
egi t
imat eexpensesi ncur redonbehal fofUDLS.
(b)UDLSmaybyi t
st reasur yengageandmakesuchpay mentsasmaybenecessar yforther emuner ati
onoft he
i
nst r
ument ali
st sandconduct or sforanyev entor ganizedbyUDLS, solelyori ncol laboration,infurther anceofits
objecti
v es.
(c)UDLSmaybyspeci al r
esol utionmakef inanci alregulati
onstogui det hesoci etyonhowf undsshoul dbeused.
ARTI CLE25: MANAGEMENTOFUDLSFUNDS:
(a)TheTr easur ershal l keepaccur aterecor dsoft heincomeandexpendi t
ureoft hesoci ety
(b)Allfundsr ecei vedorpai dt ot het reasurershal lbedeposi tedimmedi atelyintoasui tablebankaccounti nthename
ofUDLS
(c)Thesi gnat or i
est ot heUDLSbankaccountshal lbetheUDLSpr esident,theUDLSgener alsecret aryandt heUDLS
treasurer.
(d)Twosi gnat uresshal lber equi redf oreachcheque, theUDLSgener alsecr etary’sandt heUDLSt reasur er
,should
anyonehol di
ngt heaf or ement i
onedaut horitybeawayt henthet hirdsignator ymaysi gn

16
(e)Notwit
hstandi
ngar t
icl
e25(b)above,thetr
easurerhastheauthor
ityofkeepingsmallamountofmoneyelsewher
e,
i
nsaf ecustody,f
orthepromptexpenditureofUDLS.
(f)Al
lpaymentsshallbedonebyr ecei
ptorevidencedinwrit
ingwherether ecei
ptcannotbeobtai
nedandany
fi
nancial
transact
ionshallberecor
dedinwr i
ti
ngandf i
ledinthef
ileforrecords.
(g)Anyuseofmoneybysoci etyl
eadermustbeaccount edtotheTreasurerthroughf
il
li
ngaspecialr
equestf
orm or
accounti
ngitsusetohim

ARTI CLE26: SPONSORSHI PTOTHESOCI ETY

Anysponsororsponsordeemednecessar yforUDLSshallbeofthet ype,ki
ndandr eput
ati
onasdeemedbyt he
executiv
ecommi tteei nconsultat i
onwiththeUDLSPatron.
ARTI CLE27: FEESNONREFUNDABLE
Nof eesshal lberefundabletoanymemberwhosemember shipterminatesforanyreason.However,
membersmay
byspecial resol
utionpetit
iont ot heDean/Pat r
oni
ncaseofsuspi cionofthemi suseoffundsorasset
softhesoci
ety
forthetreasurertoaccountont heincomeandexpenditureofthesoci ety
ARTI CLE28: FEESSHALLBEAPRE- REQUISITE
Feesshal lbeoneoft heprerequi si
teforbeingamemberofUDLSandshal l
bepai dasoneoftheobli
gat
ionsoft
he
member sexceptt hehonor arymember swhomayatt heirdiscr
etiondecidetopayornot .

ARTICLE29: FEESCRI TERI AFORCERTI FICATI ON.

Paymentofal lannual feesf orasl ongasamembercont inuestobeamembershal lbeoneoft hecrit
eri
athrough
whichthemembershal l att heendofhi sorhercompl eti
onoft her egister
edcourse/ programmei ntheFacultyofLaw
soast omakehi m orherel igi
blef orgetti
ngt heUDLSact iv
emember shipcer
ti
ficate
PARTI I
ASSETSOFTHESOCI ETY
ARTICLE30: Mov ableandi mmov ableproper ti
es.
(1)UDLSmayhav emov abl eandori mmov ableassetsthatmaybeobt ai
nedfr
om t imet otime.
(2)Gif
ts,prizes,grants, ejusdem gener i
c,ot herthanthosei nmonet aryf or
m,givent ot hesocietyshallbetakencar e
ofbythet reasurerandbet akenf orsafecust odyi ntheplaceasmaybedeemedf itbyt heexecutivecommi ttee
taki
ngintoconsi derationt henat urequality,quantity
,durabil
it
yandv alueoftheitem ori temsconcer ned.
(3)CopiesofUDLSConst i
t uti
onshal lbedeposi t
edwi t
ht heUniv er
sityofDaresSal aam DirectorofStudentServices,
Univer
sityofDaresSal aam Facul tyofLawDeanandUDLSPat ron.
(4)Anyot herperson, memberornotamember ,mayhav eacopyofUDLSConst i
tution.

CHAPTER7
MISCELLENEOUSPROVI SIONS
ARTICLE31:RESIGNATIONS
1.Anypersonholdi
nganyoffi
ceestabl
i
shedbyt hisConsti
tut
ionmayr
esignbygi
vingnot
icei
nwrit
ingandsi
gnedby
him,i
naccordancewit
hthefollowi
ngprocedure:
-
(a)I
fsuchpersonwasappointedornominatedbytheElect
oralCommi
ttee,t
hensuchnot
iceofr
esi
gnati
onshal
lbe

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submit
tedtotheChairmanofUDLS.
(b)I
fsuchpersonwasel ect
edbyv ot
einaGeneralel
ect
ion,t
henthenot
iceofel
ecti
onshal
lbesubmi
tt
edt
othe
Secr
etaryGeneral
,andifiti
stheSecret
aryGener
alhi
mselforthepr
esi
dent,
thentothePat
ron.

2.Apersonwhohasgivennoti
ceofresi
gnat
ionpursuanttotheprovi
sionsofsub-
art
icl
e(1)ofthi
sart
icl
eshall
be
deemedtohaveresi
gnedfr
om thedaythenoti
ceofresignat
ionisreceiv
edbythepersonorbodyofpersons
concer
nedandtheEX-COM andthepatr
onisnoti
fi
ed.

9.Whereapersonresi
gns,t
henther
elev
antprovi
sionsofthi
sConst
it
uti
onrel
ati
ngtoel
ect
ion,appoi
ntmentor
repl
acementorref
il
li
ngshal
lappl
ysaveonl
ythatwhent hewhol
eEX-COM r
esignst
heGeneral
electi
onshal
lbecal
l
ed
i
n21day s.

ARTICLE32: RULESOFI NTERPRETATI ON,REPUGNANCYCLAUSEANDSOCI ETY’

SPOLICIES.
(1)Forthepurposeofinter
pretingthi
sConstit
uti
onthenormalrul
esofstat
utor
yint
erpr
etati
onappl
icabl
etothe
consti
tuti
onshallappl
y.Providedthatanyint
erpr
etat
ionshal
lnotl
eadfrom der
ogati
onofUDLSobjecti
ves,
student
By-l
awsandanyl awest abl
ishingtheUniver
sit
yofDaresSalaam.

(2)ThisConst i
tuti
onshal lnotcont rav enet heprovisi
onsofSt udentsBy -Law( 1992)asamendedf rom t imetotime,
rul
esofnat uraljust
iceandt heActest ablishingUniver
sityofDaresSal aam.
(3)Forthepur poseofst r
engt heni
ngsoci al welf
arewithinthesociety
, UDLSwi l
lpar
tici
patef
ulli
nf uner almatt
ersof
i
tsmember sandser i
ousi l
lnessf acinganyofhermember sandforthepur poseoff ulf
il
li
ngt
hisdut y;
t hereshal
lbea
funeralandill
nesspol icywhi chwi l
lbeasaschedul etot hisconsti
tut
ion.
(4)TheSoci etymaymakeanypol i
cyr elatingtofesti
vals,weddingceremoni esorany thi
ngel
sef orthepur poseof
ful
fil
l
ingitsdut i
eswhi chshal lbepr esent edt omember sf orapprovaloropinionandwhi chmaybeat tachedasa
scheduletot hi
sconst itut
iondependi ngoni tsweight

ARTI CLE33: RECOGNI TIONANDCOOPERATI ONWI THOTHERORGANI ZATI ONS

(1)UDLSr ecogni z esthepr esenceofot heror ganizat i
onandsoci etieswi thi
nt heUni versityandout sidet heUni v
ersi
ty,
therefor e, UDLSai mst opar ticipat eandcooper atef ull
ywi tht heseor ganizationsf orthebet t
ermentofi t
smember s.
(2)UDLSr ecogni z esandappr eciat ethepr esenceofot herst udentsl eader sinthef acultyofl aw, i
ncl udingbutnot
l
imitedt oFacul t
yDARUSOChai r
manandSecr etaryaswel lasUSRCmember sasst udent srepresent at i
vetothe
Univer sityOr gansandst udent suni on( DARUSO) ,ther efore, thesel eader smaybei nv i
tedt opar ti
cipat einUDLS
meet ings, asmember sofUDLSt ooandt heirdeci sion,opi nionoradv icearenotbi ndingonUDLS.
(3)UDLSunder standst hat,leader sment ionedundersubar ticle(2)oft hi
sar ti
cle,theirrolefunct i
oni st otakeup
problemsf r
om f acul t
yl eveltoDARUSOf ordel iberationandsol ut
ion, whileproblemsatt hefacultyl evel wi
llbedealt
withsol el ybyUDLSasapr of essi onal andsoci al organi zation.
(4)TheGener almeet ingmaypet itiont oamendt heConst itution.
(5)UDLSmayest abli
shexecut i
veagenci es, enactorf or mul atesmal lregulati
onsandpr ocedur esthr ought hecouncil
forbet terper formanceofi tsact iv i
ties.Andt heser egulat i
onsandpr ocedur emaybeamendedf r
om t i
met ot i
mei n
accor dancewi t
ht hisConst i
tut i
on.
(6)TheEl ector alorscr eeningcommi tteemaymaker egulat i
onsont hepr ocedur eofconduct ingelect ion,declari
ng
resultsandAppeal .
(7)UDLSmayest abli
shagenci es, branchesorf orm par tnersi nanyl awcol l
egeaf f
ili
atedt othef acul tyoflawUDSM
orest abl i
shedunderi tsauspi cesf ort hepur poseofbet terper f
ormanceofi tsact i
viti
esundert heconst it
uti
on..
ARTI CLE34: LEADERSHI PCODEOFETHI CS
(1)Ther eshal lbeacodeofEt hicsf orleader sofUDLSwhi chshal lbeamendedbyt hecounci l f
rom t imet otimeas
cir
cumst ancechangeswhi chshal lbeasaschedul eint hisConst itution.
(2)All disci pli
nar ymat t
er sofmember sandl eader sshal lbedeal twi thaPat ront hroughEt hi
cs
Commi ttee/ Secr etari
at
(3)Anymat ternotexpr esslycov eredbyt hisConst i
tutionbutconcer ningUDLSmemberwhet hersoci aloracademi c
shallbeconst ruedaccor dinglyast oent itl
eUDLSt odeal withi tasi ncidentaltomi scel l
aneouspr ov i
sions.

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ARTICLE35:
INTERPRETATION
(1)I
nthi
sConsti
tut
ionunl
esst
heCont
extr
equi
resot
her
wise:
-

UDLS-Meanst heUni versityofDaresSal aam LawSoci ety

UDLSC-Meanst heUni v ersityofDaresSal aam LawSoci ety
represent ativeCounci l.
TheCounci l-Meanst heCounci loft heUDLS
TheCommi ttee-Meanst heSt andi ngCommi tt
eesofUDLSandanyot herCommi tteesest ablishedundert hi s
Const ituti
on.
President-Meanst hePr esidentoft heUni ver sityofDaresSal aam LawSoci ety
UDSM -Meanst heUni versityofDaresSal aam
FoL-Meanst heFacul tyofLawUDSM
EX-COM -MeansExecut i
veCommi tteeofUDLS
ChiefRet urning-Meanst heMai nSeni orOf ficerwhoi sresponsi blef orarranginganel ecti
onandannounci ngt he
results.
Patron-Meansamemberofacademi cst affi nt heFoLassi gnedt osuper v
iseandpr ov i
desuppor tt heUDLSasan
organi zation.
Gener al Election-Meansanel ect ionofaPr esi dentandot hermember sofEX- COM ofUDLS
Oat h-Shal lhav et hemeani ngor dinar ilyaspr ovidedt oi tandi ncl udesanyf or mal decl ar
ationper mittedbyl awt obe
usedi nst eadofoat ht obel oy altoUDLS
AGM -MeansAnnual Gener al Meet ing
NLJ-MeansNy er ereLawJour nal
Leader-I ncludesal l Member sofEX- COM, USRCmember s,andCl assRepr esentat i
v esandCommi tteememberal so
Chai r
manandSecr etaryoft heFacul typl ust heirdel egation.
ClassRep-MeansCl assRepr esent atives
USRC-MeansUni versityofDaresSal aam Repr esent ativeCounci l.
Dean-MeansDeanoft heFacul tyofLaw
DSS-Meanst heDi rectorofSt udent sSer v i
ces
By-Law-Meansbyl awsoft heUni ver sityofDaresSal aam.
Execut ivesofUDLS-Meanst hePr esi dent ,Secr et aryGener al,Assi stantSecr etaryGener al,Tr
easur er, Edit
orand
Resear cher.
Honor ar yMember -Meansat empor ar ymember
DARUSO-MeansDaresSal aam Uni ver sitySt udent sOr gani zat ion.
Student-Meansar eper sonadmi ttedt ot heUni versityofDaresSal aam Facul tyofLaw.
Member-meansamemberoft heUni ver sityofDar -es-salaam LawSoci etywhohaspai dsubscr i
ptionf eessoast o
beent itledt oquest ion, voteandbenef itf rom member shipr ight sandpr i
vil
egesoft hesoci et
y .
ARTI CLE36: SHORTTI TLE, ENTRYI NTOFORCE, REPEAL&REPLACEMENT.
(1)Thi sConst itutionmaybeci tedast heConst it
utionoft heUni v ersityofDaresSal aam LawSoci etyher einr efer
red
toasUDLSConst i
tuti
on.
(2)Thi sConst itutionshal lcomei ntof or ceaf teri thasbeenendor sedbymember sandsubmi tt
edt ot heDeanf or
assentandr at i
fiedbyt heFacul tyBoar d.Wi thoutpr ejudicet ot hef oregoingpr ovisionsaf tertheDean’ sassentt hi
s
const i
t uti
onshal l bedeemedt obei nf or ce.
(3)Thi sConst itutionr epeal sandr epl acest hef ormerConst itutionofUDLSenact edi n1962, but,not hingdoneor
cont i
nui ngt obedoneundert her epeal edConst ituti
onshal lbedeemedasv oidbyv irt
ueoft her epeal ofthesai d
Const ituti
on.
(4)Thi sconst it
ut ionshal lbindal l member sofUDLS, staffandt hePat ronwhoshal l beboundt or espectt hispeopl e’
s
voiceandanyr epeal andr eplacementshal l bedonebyabsol ut emaj ori
tyofal lUDLSmember ssubj ecttoar ticl
e36( 2)
.

LEADERSHI
PCODEOFETHI
CS

19
FIRSTSCHEDULE
(MadeunderAr t
icle34)
Thef ol l
owi ngshal lbet hePr i
nci plesi nr espectofconductofUDLSl eader snamel y.
RULE
1.Inr elati
ont oet hical standar ds, that , l
eader sshal lwhi leinof ficeactwi thhonest y,compassi on, sobr i
etycont i
nence
andt emper anceanduphol dt hehi ghestpossi bleet hical standar dssot hatst udent ’
sconfidenceandt hesei nt he
i
ntegr ityandi mpar tial i
tyi sconser v edandenhanced.
2.Leader sshal l
,i
nf ulfilli
ngt hei rof fici
al duti
esandr esponsi bil
iti
esmakedeci sionsi naccor dancewi t
ht he
Const ituti
onandt hest udentBy -Lawsi nt hesoci etyi nterestandwi thr egar dt ot hemer it
sofeachcase.
3.Leader sshal l
soar ranget hei raf fai r
saswi llprev entr eal,pot ent i
al orappar entconf li
ctsofi nterestf rom ar i
si ng,but
i
fsuchconf li
ctdoesar isebet weent hem, society’si nterestwi l
lpr ev ail.
4.Inr elati
ont ogif tsandbenef its, thatl eadershal lnotsol i
citoracceptt ransf ersofeconomi cbenef i
tsot hert han
i
ncident algifts,cust omar yhospi talityorot herbenef itsofnomi nal v alue, unl esst het r
ansferispur suantt oan
enforcementofar ightofal eader .
5.Inr elati
ont opr ef erent ialtr eat ment s, thatUDLSl eadershal lnotst epoutoft hei roff
ici
al r
ol est oassi stprivat e
entiti
esorper sonsi ndeal ingwi thsoci et ywher et hiswoul dr esul tinpr eferent ial tr
eatmentt oanyper sonpr ejudi ci
al
tothesoci et y.
6.Inr elati
ont oinf or mat i
on, thatUDLSl eader sshal lnotknowi ngl yt akeadv ant ageoforbenef i
tf r
om i nformat ion
whichi sobt ainedi nt hecour seoft heirof fi
cialdut yandt hati snotgener allyav ail
abletothepubl i
c.
7.Inr elati
ont osoci ety ’
spr oper tythatUDLSl eader sshal lnotdi r
ect l
yori ndi rect lyuseofal l
owt heuseofsoci et y
proper tyofanyki ndf ort hepur posesofaccor dingeconomi cbenef itt ot hel eader .
8.Inr elati
ont opost -leader shi pst at us, thatleadershal lnotact ,aftert heyl eav eUDLSOf fi
cei nsuchmannerast o
prejudicet hesoci et yort heser vicet or i
di cul
eort akei mpr operadv ant ageoft hei rprevi
ousof fices, thisincludes
takingper sonal adv ant ageofi nf ormat ionorcommuni cat i
onobt ai nedofUDLS.
9.Inr elati
ont oof ficial communi cat ionwi ththef acul tyorot herdepar tmentasUDLSl eader, uponl eav ingof fi
ce, shall
ceasef orthwi th.
10.Al eadershal lnotdi scloseanyof ficial i
nformat iont oanunaut hor izedper sonorexer tinganyi mpr operi nfluence
i
nt heappoi ntmentpr omot ion, elect ion, discipli
ningorr emov alofanyUDLSl eader .
11.Anyst udentmayl odgei nwr iti
ngacompl aintf orabr eachoft hiscodeofanyl eadertothePat ronort hePr esident
.
12.Al lcompl aintsandoral legat i
onsshal lbedeal twi t
hbyt heEt hicsCommi tteeorSecr etariatest ablishedbyt he
Patronwhi chshal l beanExt ra- Commi tteeofUDLSr esponsi blef ordi sci pli
nar yi ssueonadhocbasi s.Not
withstandi ngany thi ng, theCommi tteeshal lhav epowert o:-
(a)Recei v
ecompl ai ntandi nqui r e

(b)Giv
ewar ni
ngorpr oposet oUDLSCf ordemotion,impeachment,suspension,dismi
ssaloradv i
cetheleaderto
resi
gnfrom off
ice.
13.Thecomposi ti
onoft heCommi ttee/Secretar
iatwil
lbedeterminedbyt hePatroninconsul
t ationwithEX-COM,
provi
dedthat,t
heallegedleadershall notbeenti
tled
toconsult
ati
on.Andwi t
houtprej
udicet othi
scodeandanyot herprovi
sionoft heConsti
tut
ion, theChiefEdit
orwill
be
theSecret
arytotheEt hi
csCommi ttee.
14.Member shi
pshal lnotexceedsev en(7)peopleandt hePatronshallconvenetheCommi tteemeet i
ngs.Andany
personwhoshal ll
odgef al
secomplai ntshallbedealtaccordi
nglyandbel i
abletoappearbefor et heCommi t
tee.

15.Attheheari
ngofanyall
egat
ionbytheCommi t
tee,Part
iesconcernedshall
beent
it
ledtobehear
dandrul
esof
naturalj
ust
icebeappli
edmutat
ismutandis.Pr
ov i
dedthat,anyaggri
evedpersonmayappealwi
thi
n7daystothe
facul
tyDean,fr
om thedat
ethedeci
sionwaspassed.
16.Inthi
scode,unl
essthecont
extotherwiserequir
es:-

LeaderMeansareper
sonholdi
nganyoft
heoff
icescoor
dinat
edbyUDLS,
incl
udi
ng(
butnotli
mit
edto),
classreps,
DARUSOr epr
esent
ati
ves
Elect
edbyUDLSmember s,
EX-COM member
s,aswellasCommitt
eememberswhet
heradhocorper
manent .

20
CodeMeanst hecodeofet hicsofl awsoci etyleadersest abli
shedbyt his
Const ituti
on.
Thiscodeshal lbehandedorexchangedt oget herorsepar at
eint hehandi ngov erceremonybet weenUDLSl eader
s
newl yel ectedandout goingl eader sandshal lbeheldonoat horconf ir
mat i
on.
SECONDSCHEDULE
THEUDLSEX- COM DI SCIPLI NARYBOARD.
(MadeunderAr ticl
e34( 3))
1.Di scipli
naryboar dshal lconsi stof :
-
i
.ThePr esidentoft heSoci etyorhi srepresent ati
ve
i
i.Cl assr epresent at
ives, onef rom eachcl ass
i
ii.Twoappoi ntedseni orandr espect ablest udent sfr
om t hir
dorf ourt
hy ear
i
v .UDLSEX- COM pr ov idedt hatt heallegedoraccusedl eadershal l
notbeamemberoft heboard.
2.TheChai rmanoft heboar dshal lbeoneoft heappoi ntedseni orandr espectablestudentsfrom amongt he
student swhoi snotal eaderandconsi deredwi sebymany .Hischairmanshi pshal lbeapprovedandr ecognizedby
theboar dandheshal l beinof ficeonadhocbasi swher ethereisadi sput etobesol ved.
3.TheSecr etaryGener alshal lser veasaSecr etarytotheboar dandwher eheist heoneal l
egedthenhi sdeputyor
anyot herper sonast heci r
cumst ancewi l
l determine.Heshal lalsokeept hemi nutesofeachmeet ingsoftheboar d
whi chshal lbeconf i
rmedbyt heboar dandsi gnedbyt heChai r
manoft hemeet ingi nthenextmeet i
ng.

4.Thequor um oft heboar dmeet ingshal lbeChai rman, SecretaryGener al andone-halfofthetotalnumberoft he

remai ningmember soft heboardandwher et her emai ni ngnumberi si ndiv i
sibl
ebyt wo, t
henextwhol enumber
exceedi ngonehal f
.
5.Theboar dshal lhaveapowert osuspendal eaderf oundgui lt
yf rom di schar gi
nghi sdutiesandcommuni cat ethe
samet ot hecounci l
,theDeanandt hepubl icatl ar georchooseanyot hersanct i
onitdeemsf it
.Andwher et heleader
i
sf oundgui lt
yheshal l beli
abletopayt hequor um oft hemeet ing
6.Int heev entofanequal it
yofv otes, thechai r
manoft hemeet ingshal lhav eacast i
ngv oteinadditiont ohis
deliberativevote.
7.Member soft heboar dshallbedecl aredort heboar dbef ormedbyt hePr esi
dentoft heSocietyincol l
abor ati
on
withhi sExecut iveCommi tt
eemember si nt hef irstthreeweeksaf tert akingpoweroranyot hertimeaf tercomi ngi nt
o
forceoft hi
sconst i
tution.
8.Af terbeingest abli
shedt heboar dshal l meetoncet of ormul atet her ulesofpr ocedur eandot herthingsinci dental
to,includingbutnotl imi t
edtoitsmeet i
ngs.Andt hefunct i
onsoft heboar dshallbetodeal wi
thdiscipli
naryi ssues,
conf l
ictofinterest s,t
oadv i
seoncer taint hi ngsr el at
ingt oproperconduct s,givi
ngwar ningandr epri
mandsaswel las
receivingcompl aintsf rom anyEx-com memberofUDLSmember s.
9.Anymemberhasar ighttopetit
iont ot hechai rmanofcer t
ainl eadermi sconductorirresponsibil
i
tyandev er y
Execut ivecommi tt
eemembershal l beboundt or espectt heboar d’sdeci sion.
10.Theboar dmayActnot wit
hstandi nganyv acancyi nt hemember shipandnoactorpr oceedingsoft heboar dshall
bei nvalidbyr easononl yofsomedef ecti nt heappoi ntmentofaper sonwhopur portstobeamember .Without
prejudicet oanypr ovisionofthisconst itutiont heChai rmanoft heboar dmayactormov etheboar dsuomot tuor
delegat ehisdut ies.

ThisConstit
uti
onhasbeenadopt edbytheConst
it
uentMeeti
ngont
his22nddayofOct
ober
,2005
Bymet hodsprescri
bedast oit
slegit
imacyandadopti
on.
SignedIASSENT
AugustusFungoI br
ahim Juma
Fungo,A.E.DR.I.
H.JUMA
Consti
tuentCommi tt
eeSecr et
aryDEAN/ PATRONUDLS,2005

Rati
fi
edbyt heFacul
tyboar
dthi
s31stdayofOct
ober
,2005
I
brahim Juma

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heFacul
tyBoar
d
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edbyUNI
VERSI
TYOFDAR-
ES-
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ETY@ 
2:20AM

UNI
VERSI
TYOFDAR-
ES-
SALAAM
WELCOMETOTHEUNI VERSITYOFDAR- ES-SALAAM LAW SOCIETYHOMEPAGE
Thesoci
etyisknownbyitsacronym as"udl
s".
Itwasest
abli
shedin1962bythefi
rstbunch
ofst
udentsofthefor
meruniversi
tyofEastAfri
ca.
TheHeadquart
ersofthesoci
etyarein
thef
acul
tyoflaw,Uni
ver
sit
yofDar -
es-sal
aam i
nTanzania.

 TheFacul
tyofLawi
stheol
destUni
ver
sit
ylev
elt
rai
ningi
nst
it
uti
oni
nEastAf
ri
ca.I
twas
establi
shedin1961t ocaterf orTangany ika,Kenya,UgandaandZanz i
bar.Byv i
rt
ueofit
s
establi
shinginstr
ument,theFacul t
yofLawwasaf fi
li
atedtotheUni versi
tyofLondon
awardingdegr eesofthatUniv ersi
tythroughext er
nal pr
ogrammes.Thi si
npr i
ncipl
e,meant
thattheFacultywast ofol
lowt helawcur ri
culum oftheUniversityofLondon.Howev er,
the
factthattheFacultywasest ablishedont heev eofindependence, anoppor t
unitywas
createdforinnovati
onandi ntroductionintothesy l
labusofthel ocalcasemat eri
alswhi
ch
wassensi ti
vetotheaspirati
onsoft henewnat i
onsofEastAf rica.

Oni
tsi
ncept
ionandf
oral
mostt
hreeandahal
fdecadest
her
eaf
ter
,theFacul
tyofLawhas
beenof
fer
ingat
hree-
yearLL.
B.degr
eepr
ogr
ammeaswascommont
oal
lCommonweal
th
Uni
ver
sit
ies.
Thef
acul
ty'
smi
ssi
ononi
tsi
ncept
ionwasdedi
cat
edt
oal
argeext
entbyt
heneedt
opr
ovi
de
t
henewnat
ionsoft
heEastAf
ri
cawi
thi
ndi
genousski
l
ledl
awy
ersi
ntheshor
testpossi
ble
t
imef
orgov
ernmentandpubl
i
cser
vice.
Itwasbyv
irt
ueoft
heabov
emi
ssi
ont
hatt
he
Uni
ver
sit
yofDar
-es-
sal
aam l
awsoci
etywasest
abl
i
shedi
nor
dert
otof
urt
herst
udent
s
or
ient
ati
oni
nlegal
mat
ter
s.
 Thesoci
etyi
sdedi
cat
edt
oremai
naf
orum ofexcel
l
enceandal
eadi
ngi
nst
it
uti
oni
n
pr
opel
l
ingt
rai
ningofhi
ghl
yski
l
ledsoci
ety
,consci
ousl
awy
ersandadv
ancedf
ront
ier
sof
knowl
edget
hroughr
esear
ch,
andpr
ovi
si
onofl
egal
ser
vicesi
nfur
ther
anceofj
ust
iceand
goodgov
ernancei
nachangi
ngwor
ld

AI
MSANDOBJECTI
VES.
(1)ObjectivesofUDLSshal lbe:-
(a)Promot i
onandmai ntenanceofacademi candsoci almatt
ersofLawst udents.
(b)Tobui ldcapaci tyf
orlawst udentsofassimil
ati
onoff act
s,quickthi
nkingcapaci t
yandeventual
lyconfi
denceto
communi catebyspeech.
(c)Tobui ldsoli
dar i
tyoflawst udentsandcarri
erdevelopment.
(d)Todev el
opr esearchandt alent
sofwr i
ti
nganddi sseminati
onsofknowl edgethroughNyerereLawJour nal
and
otherLit
er atur
es.
(e)Toaddknowl edgetost udentsandpubli
catl ar
get hr
oughpubl i
clecturers,seminar
s,MootCour ts,
publi
c
DiscussionandSy mposia.
(f)Topromot eandmai ntai
nfrater
nalrel
ati
onsbetweenl awstudents,theirLecturer
s,non-
academi cstaf
fand
studentsofl awf rom otherInsti
tut
ionswit
hinandwi thoutTanzania.

22
 (g)Tohelpbui
ldandimpr
ovethestandardofconductandl
ear
ningoflegal
prof
essi
onalandfaci
l
itat
eacquisi
ti
onof
knowledgebyvar
iousmeans.
(h)Todoallot
herthi
ngswhichar
eincident
alorconduci
vet
otheattai
nmentofthefor
egoingobj
ectsoranyofthem.

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