ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS IN TANZANIA
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS IN TANZANIA Definition of Administrative Tribunals; There is no universally accepted definition of the term Administrative Tribunals or simply 'tribunal' as per professor Jain. However, jurists, academicians, and administrators (politicians) have made several attempts to explain the same. Here are some definitions of different authors; Thakker (Takwani, 1998): Are bodies established to decide various quasi-judicial issues in place of ordinary courts. Supreme Court of India, 1954 Are adjudicative bodies constituted, manned and operated by the executive. L.B. Curzon, Dictionary of Law, 6th Ed., 2002 (Pearson/Longman): Are bodies outside the hierarchy of the courts with administrative or judicial functions. Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Ed., 2001: A body established to settle certain types of dispute. E.W. Susan, Law Dictionary, 2006 (Webster's New World Law Dictionary): An officer or other judicial body with the authority to pr...