Rule of Law vs Rulers of Law

Edited by Hamudi Majamba and Issa G. Shivji. A biographical and jurisprudential volume on Justice Barnabas Albert Samatta, who retired from the Bench in July 2007 after a distinguished legal career spanning forty-one years, the last seven as Chief Justice of Tanzania. The book reproduces some of his leading judgements and highlights his beliefs and observations as embedded in his decisions and speeches, celebrating him as an ethical lawyer whose integrity cannot be questioned. Samatta’s decisions touched on key areas of rule of law and the constitution, access to justice, ethics, integrity and professionalism (where he frequently quoted Nyerere), and environmental law. He summarised his life-long conviction by urging that everyone give justice a chance to prevail. Issa G. Shivji is one of Africa’s leading experts on law and development issues, an advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and Zanzibar.