COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course can be categorized in to six main areas. The first part, discusses a historical background of land law. This part tries to discuss critically legal issues and challenges in all those phases. In the course of studying this, students will be able to discuss various legislations such as Land. The second part provides a general discussion on the mode of land tenure: The discussion which digests various issues such as Co-ownership and Co-occupancy, Joint tenancy, Tenancy in common etc. The third part deals with easements, the fourth part discusses on various issues concerning with the contracts on land matters, while the fifth part provide a discussion on Lease and the six part provide a critical discussion on Mortgages.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the course, students will be able:
- To critically analyses and evaluate legal issues and challenges concerning land matters in different historical phases in Tanzania.
- To broaden the knowledge of the students on different aspects concerning land matters.
- To facilitate the learners to understand different issues concerning land law.
- To be in a position of comparing different legal issues concerning land matters pertaining Tanzania and in other countries in the world.
- To be in a position of handling and resolving land matters.
- To acquire a knowledge of drafting contracts and other instruments for the disposition of land.
COURSE CONTENT
- Introduction
to land law
- system of land tenures (granted and customary
tenures)
- Condominiums, mortgages, Conveyance, vendor
and purchaser, deeds of sale, leases
- land registration
- Trusts
- Revocation of rights of occupancy and land
acquisition issues
- System of land disputes settlements,
- Limitation
to actions for recovery, easements.
COMPULSORY READING MATERIALS
- Fimbo,G.M (1992). Essays in Land Law. Tanzania, Dar es Salaam University Press,.
- Gondwe, Z.S, (1990). Female Intestate Inheritance in Tanzania
- James, R.W (1971). Land Tenure and Policy in Tanzania, East African Literature Bureau, Nairobi,
OPTIONAL READING MATERIALS
- African Literature Bureau, Nairobi, 1973.
- MEGARRY’s Manual of the Law of Real Property, Sixth Edition ,Stevens & Sons,London,1982.