Colonial Justice and Decolonization in the High Court of Tanzania, 1920-1971

Abstract

The Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies series is a collection of studies on empires in world history and on the societies and cultures which emerged from colonialism. It includes both transnational, comparative and connective studies, and studies which address where particular regions or nations participate in global phenomena. While in the past the series focused on the British Empire and Commonwealth, in its current incarnation there is no imperial system, period of human history or part of the world which lies outside of its compass. While we particularly welcome the first monographs of young researchers, we also seek major studies by more senior scholars, and welcome collections of essays with a strong thematic focus. The series includes work on politics, economics, culture, literature, science, art, medicine, and war. Our aim is to collect the most exciting new scholarship on world history with an imperial theme.More information about this series at

Towards Effective Court- Annexed Mediation on Commercial Disputes in Zanzibar

“…Like other residents of East Africa, the people of Zanzibar lived in a communal society with traditional dispute settlement based on reconciliation under the council of elder (Stockreiter, 2010). However, after the British occupation, the British established dispute settlement through the court process and extended many laws, which were applicable in India to be applicable in Zanzibar through the successive Orders in Council made under the Foreign Jurisdiction Act (Feingold, 2018), For instance, the Civil Procedure Code of India of 1882 was extended to Zanzibar in 1884 through the Order in Council as the Civil Procedure Decree (Allen & et al, 2013). This law remains an important law in the administration of civil proceedings in Zanzibar.…”