WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ACCESS THE COURT OF LAW IN TANZANIA
A
person to be eligible to access the court is the situation where a person who
is aggrieved with unlawful acts against him can bring the matter before the
court of law. So not every person is entitled to access the court, the one who
has interest in the case can access the court.
The
person, who has locus standi, is the one who is eligible to access the court.
Locus standi is the right to bring an action, to be heard in the court, or to address
the court on a matter before it. In order to sue to have a court to declare the
law unconstitutional, there must be a valid reason for whoever is suing to be there.
That is locus standi.[1]This
person can be legal person or natural person. Official capacity, for the
matters in which the government is the aggrieved party, the Attorney General is
the person who is eligible to access the court on behalf of the government Therefore
the person with locus standi or interest in the case is eligible to access the court.
.
The law[2]
provides that, every person has the right, in accordance with the procedure
The
circumstances in which one can access the court are as follows;
Any
person who her rights has been violated, the law provides that if a person
discover that his or her rights has been violated he has the right to bring an
action to the court of law for hearing.[3]
Any
person who her rights are likely to be violated, Also if a person sees that his
or her rights is likely to be violated in the future can institute the suit
before the court f law to prevent a person from violating his or her right.[4]
Also
in the situation that the person’s right is being violated a person can access
the court in order to prevent that person from violating his or her rights.
Therefore
a person who can be legal person or natural person is eligible to access the
court only if he has locus stand or interest to the matter, that is to say he
do so to protect the rights and laws.
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