Objectives & Functions
FUNCTIONS - The School has the following functions, namely to:
- offer, conduct, manage and impart practical legal training programmes as may be prescribed by the Council.
- promote and provide opportunities and facilities for the study of and for the training in legal practice and allied subjects.
- conduct examinations and grant awards of the Governing Board in practical legal training and allied subjects;
- sponsor, arrange and provide facilities for conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings and consultations on matters relating to legal practice and allied subjects;
- arrange for the publication and general dissemination of materials produced in connection with the work and activities of the Governing Board.
- conduct legal research in priority areas as determined by the Governing Board;
- apply research findings for the betterment of practical legal training, literature and for continued enrichment of the curriculum an teaching.
- provide consultancy services in legal matters to the Government, public and private organizations, individuals and other clients within and outside Tanzania;
- arrange for publication and dissemination of legal practice literature generated from the activities of the School as may be determined by the Governing Board;
- sponsor and provide facilities for short courses and seminars according to internal and public demand.
- establish relationship or association with other colleges, and institutions both nationally and internationally and
- do such acts and things and enter into contracts and transactions as are, in the opinion of the Governing Board, expedient or necessary for efficient and proper performance of the functions of the School.
"Practical legal training means a training programme managed by school aimed at impating to a candidate practical legal skills, knowledge, ethics and etiquette"
Ndugu Ngoshwe naomba nitofautiane na wewe kwenye quote niliyoiweka hapo juu hasa maelezo in red:Labda kama ipo vinginevyo, Hakuna kifungu chochote kwenye Sheria ya LST wala Sheria ya Mawakili (Advocates Act) sura ya 341 kinachotoa mamlaka kwa LST kutoa mafunzo ya Diploma ya Sheria au kuwapitisha wanafunzi wa wanaohitimu kwenye mafunzo ya vitendo chuoni hapo kuwa mawakili.
Ndugu Ngoshwe naomba nitofautiane na wewe kwenye quote niliyoiweka hapo juu hasa maelezo in red:
1. Kulingana na Kifungu cha 12 (2) cha The Law School of Tanzania Act, 2007, No. 18 of 2007 mwanafunzi akimaliza anatakiwa apate PGDLP (Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) ambacho kinasomeka kama ifuatavyo: "A Student who completes the programme referred to under subsection (1) shall be awarded Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice."
2. Kifungu cha 12 (3) kinazungumzia juu ya u-Advocate: "The Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice issued by the School shall, upon clearance by the Chief Justice, qualify and entitle the holder to practice as an advocate of the High Court and courts subordinate thereto or employment in the public service."
3. Sheria ya Mawakili (Advocates Act, Cap. 341, R.E.2002) haijaifuta wala kufutwa na Sheria ya LST, kwa hiyo kila sheria ina-operate kivyake. Sasa sioni kwa nini wahitimu wa LST wasipewe PGDLP pamoja na Uwakili kama Sheria iliyoanzisha LST inavyotaka.
Aidha, kwa nukuu ya kifungu kidogo cha (3), ni kwamba kuwa wakili ni lazima CJ aridhie hicho PGDP iliyotolewa na LST. Hata hivyo, labda kama ipo vinginevyo, sijaona ndani ya sheria ya LST utaratibu wowote wa kumwezesha mhitimu wa LST kuwasilisha amobi yake kwa CJ ili aweza kupatiwa uwakili kama ilivyo sasa kwa sheria ya Mawakili ambapo unafanya "Petition" kwa Council for Legal Education(CLE).
Haka kajukwaa ketu ka Sheria naona kana wachangiaji wachache sana, especially kwenye thread hii, ingekuwa mambo ya mahusiano (mapenzi in paricular), siasa, udaku, etc, post zingefika mia kidogo! Labda kwa kuwa jambo lenyewe haliwahusu watu wengi au?
Ndugu Ngoshwe naomba nitofautiane na wewe kwenye quote niliyoiweka hapo juu hasa maelezo in red:
1. Kulingana na Kifungu cha 12 (2) cha The Law School of Tanzania Act, 2007, No. 18 of 2007 ."
Ni kweli kwamba ni lazima CJ aridhie, na kuhusu utaratibu mimi nafikiri utaratibu uliopo hauna tofauti na ule wa CLE kwa sababu kuna written and oral exams ambazo zinafanana na ule utaratibu wa petition! Whatever the case, hata kama utaratibu hautakuwa exactly the same, at least wakubwa wa LST wangesema something kuliko nothing! Alternatively, LST Act, 2007 irekebishwe kama hawaipendi kuliko kwenda kinyume nayo kama wanavyofanya sasa!
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The Law School of Tanzania is a public training institution established by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 5 of 2007). This Act was passed in February 2007 and became operational on 2nd May 2007. As stipulated by section 5 of the Act, the School is mandated to:
- offer, conduct, manage and impart practical legal training programmes as may be prescribed by the Council of Legal Education;
- promote and provide opportunities and facilities for the study of and for the training in legal practice and allied subjects;
- conduct examinations and grant awards of the Governing Board in practical legal training and allied subjects;
- sponsor, arrange and provide facilities for conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings and consultations on matters relating to legal practice and allied subjects;
- arrange for the publication and general dissemination of materials produced in connection with the work and activities of the Governing Board;
- conduct legal research in priority areas as determined by the Governing Board;
- apply research findings for the betterment of practical legal training, literature and for continued enrichment of the curriculum and teaching;
- provide consultancy services in legal matters to the Government, public and private organisations, individuals and other clients within and outside Tanzania;
- arrange for publication and dissemination of legal practice literature generated from the activities of the School as may be determined by the Governing Board;
- sponsor and provide facilities for short courses and seminars according to internal and public demand; establish relationship or association with other colleges and institutions both nationally and internationally; and
- do such acts and things and enter into contracts and transactions as are, in the opinion of the Governing Board, expedient or necessary for efficient and proper performance of the functions of the School.