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1. Questions carry 20 Marks
2. Write both your Names and Registration Numbers on the cover page.
3. Font and Font Size: Times New Roman 12
4. 1.5 spacing; maximum pages 5 (excluding preliminary pages).
Questions
3. Legal research and legal writing are two sides of the same coin. Discuss.
4. “The customary laws of this country now have the same status in our
courts as any other law, subject to the Constitution and any statutory
law that may provide to the contrary.” Nyalali, C.J., in Maagwi Kimito v
Gibeno Werema [1985] TLR 132.
Discuss the above statement.
5. Discuss the sine quo non conditions for the applicability of received law
as one of the sources of law in Tanzania.
10. Discuss the differences, if any, between courts of law and tribunals as
institutions for resolving disputes in our contemporary societies.