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VOL. 5, ISSUE 4 (2023)
A criminal compensation in Zanzibar: An alarming issue
Authors
Nazrat Suleiman Saleh, Sikujua Omar Hamdan
Abstract
The adequacy on the applicability of criminal compensation in Zanzibar receives
a big challenge. It has been found that, the compensation is provided by the
Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977, which is applicable in
Zanzibar, the Constitution of Zanzibar of 1984, the Penal Act and the Criminal
Procedure Act, however the applicability of it
being impracticable. The study examine that the laws are applied through the
courts using civil or criminal cases on the compensation are not adequate.
There are several shortcomings in the law including absence of specific law on
criminal compensation, giving courts wider discretion on criminal compensation,
allowing payment of criminal compensation in case of conviction only and
silence of law on requirement of payment of compensation on several offences. It
seems therefore, the enactment of specific piece of legislation on criminal compensations
needed so as to reduce among other issues a judicial discretion in the criminal
compensation and victims of crimes to be fully involved in the process of their
cases.
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Pages:115-117
How to cite this article:
Nazrat Suleiman Saleh, Sikujua Omar Hamdan "A criminal compensation in Zanzibar: An alarming issue". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 5, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 115-117
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