Cross-examination as Part of Fair Trial in Tanzania: A Critical Analysis of the Case of Goodluck Kyando v Republic

Alexander Martin Saba

doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2016-2-195

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- 137–138 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 137–138
- 139–208 Abhandlungen • Articles • Articles 139–208
  - 139–161 L’Etat camerounais à la croisée des chemins de l’Etat de droit et de l’Etat de police (A propos de la loi du 23 décembre 2014 portant répression des actes de terrorisme) Stève Thiery Bilounga Stève Thiery Bilounga 139–161
  - 162–172 Why not have a Go with an East African Limited Company? What Company Law can contribute to the Integration Process in East Africa Jan-Erik Schirmer Jan-Erik Schirmer 162–172
  - 173–194 Towards a Narrow Bridge: A Critical Overview of the Operating Environment for Civil Society Organisations in Uganda Edrine Wanyama Edrine Wanyama 173–194
  - 195–208 Cross-examination as Part of Fair Trial in Tanzania: A Critical Analysis of the Case of Goodluck Kyando v Republic Alexander Martin Saba Alexander Martin Saba 195–208
- 209–237 Besprechungsaufsatz • Review Article • Critique 209–237
  - Présentation du Traité de droit international public du professeur Auguste Mampuya : Regards croisés sur le régionalisme africain Balingene Kahombo Balingene Kahombo
- 238–248 Berichte • Reports • Rapports 238–248
  - 238–244 Report of the Fourth Regional Conference of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation on the Requirements for an Independent and Effective Judiciary in Central and Eastern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya, 1 to 4 September 2016) Magdalena Sylister Magdalena Sylister 238–244
  - 245–248 Mitteilungen aus der Gesellschaft für afrikanisches Recht (2016) Harald Sippel Harald Sippel 245–248
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RiA Recht in Afrika | Law in Africa | Droit en Afrique , page 195 - 208

Cross-examination as Part of Fair Trial in Tanzania: A Critical Analysis of the Case of Goodluck Kyando v Republic

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Alexander Martin Saba

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2016-2-195
- ISSN: 1435-0963
- ISSN online: 2363-6270
Abstract

The concept of fair trial and the right to cross-examine by an accused person are fundamental in the broad spectrum of administration of justice in any jurisdiction. Both may well be said to form part of the concept of rule of law. The right to a fair trial is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 and in other laws just like the right to cross-examination of witnesses. The importance of affording parties a fair trial has been echoed by the international community in different international legal instruments. It is upon the courts, therefore to conduct trials fairly. One of the critical areas to ensuring fair trial is with respect to the manner the right of cross-examination is provided to the accused and exercised by the same. While admitting that the right to a fair trial takes on board the whole trial process from the beginning to the end, this article concentrates on the right to cross-examination. It is submitted here that the right to a fair trial is sometimes vitiated during the process of cross-examination when a party to a case (an accused or defendant as the case may be) exercises the right without being at least informed of the essence of doing the same. In such a situation it is as tantamount as the right has never been given to the accused. In short, as a matter of practice, the right to cross-examination is given haphazardly to, not only to children who are accused but also to unrepresented adult persons.
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