These are advisory body of the Council and the Chapter Executive Committees at national and chapter level respectively. These are the standing committees of the Society and they are working and helping hand of the Council and the Chapters’ Executive Committee in implementation of Council and Chapters’ roles at national and chapter level respectively.
There are two categories of the Committees: National Committees established by the Council at national level and chapter committees established by Chapter executive Committees.
The Council has been empowered by the law (TLS Act Cap 307 as amended) to establish Committees with the aim of advising the Council on various matters of the Society. The national Committees report to the Council on quarterly basis.
The Chapter Executive Committee has a mandate, which is derived from the Tanganyika Law Society (Chapters and Chapter Zones) Regulations to establish chapter committees with the aim of advising their respective chapter executive committee on matters relating to respective chapter’s affairs. Chapter committees report to the Chapter Executive Committee and to the relevant national committee on quarterly basis.
Currently, the Society has 16 National Committees namely:
1. Public, Regional and International Affairs;
2. Research, Publication and Editorial Board;
3. Junior Lawyers Professional Development;
4. Constitutional Reforms;
5. Continuing Legal Education (CLE);
6. Legal Affairs, Gender and Access to Justice
7. Ethics;
8. Members Welfare, Advocates Remuneration and Awards;
9. Advocates and Lawyers with Disabilities;
10. Finance, Risk and Audit;
11. Electoral;
12. Electoral Appeals Committee
13. Drafting Committee
14. Investment and Resource Mobilisation
15. Monitoring and Evaluation;
16. Sports, Leisure, and Social Events
PUBLIC, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS AND EDITORIAL BOARD
JUNIOR LAWYERS PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LEGAL AFFAIRS, GENDER AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE
MEMBERS’ WELFARE, ADVOCATE REMUNERATION AND AWARDS
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE)
DRAFTING COMMITTEE
ETHICS
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
ADVOCATES AND LAWYERS WITH DISABILITIES
FINANCE, RISK AND AUDIT
ELECTORAL
INVESTMENT AND RESOURCE MOBILASATION
ELECTORAL APPEALS COMMITTEE
SPORTS, LEISURE, AND SOCIAL EVENTS
CHRISTINA MDEMU (CHAIRPERSON)
EDNA KAMALEKI
BARNABAS KANIKI
ANNAMARIE MAVENJINA NKELAME
ALI JAMAL
AMINI M. MSHANA
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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