SCHOOL OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SoLJu),
The School of Law and Justice (SoLJu), which is the then Faculty of Law of the
former Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College – (TUDARCo), now known as Dar es Salaam Tumaini University (DarTU), was established in 2020. Since its inception, the school has “produced” several graduates properly trained undergraduate and
postgraduate students in law with capabilities of addressing and handling legal
issues and challenges in our country. Not a few of the graduates from the school
hold at present positions in the public sector, the Judiciary of the United Republic of Tanzania (URT), in particular, and also in private sector institutions.
Academic units of the School
The SoLJu has two teaching departments. They are the:
a) Department of Public International Law; and
b) Department of Private Law.
The two departments are under a Head of Department whose immediate supervisor
is the Dean of the school who is assisted by an Associate Dean, and coordinators.
Noteworthy, the school Board is the highest decision organ in the school.
Outreach Programme.
The School hosts a Legal Aid Clinic which was launched in July 2023. The main objectives of the clinic is to deliver legal assistance and education to needy persons, basically who cannot afford to access the conventional market-based channels, and also offer to students an opportunity to get practical experience in providing legal aid and assistance on real factual cases under the guidance of supervising lecturers and practicing advocates.
The Clinic provides legal support to indigent persons in both criminal andcivil cases.
Staffing position.
The school has an adequate number of fulltime and part timer Lecturers capable of providing excellent legal education to students. They are highly experienced, qualified and armed with contemporary and innovative teaching and learning methods to enhance student’s learning experience. Generally, most staff either occupy or have occupied legal positions in the Judiciary of the United Republic of Tanzania (URT) ranging from magistrates, high court judges and justices of the Court of Appeal, State Attorneys, and the parliament of the URT. Not least some head public and private institutions as CEOs, while others in the academia or are private practitioners in the legal profession and business world.
The students therefore benefit from both qualification and experience of the Lecturers.