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TGCL Tanzanian-German Centre for
Eastern African Legal Studies
at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law
in cooperation with the University of Bayreuth
TGCL bulletin 2019
bulletin 2019
Tanzanian-German Centre for
Eastern African Legal Studies (TGCL)
at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law
in cooperation with the University of Bayreuth
Credits Editorial
TGCL bulletin 2019 Dear Reader,
This issue of the TGCL
bulletin is the first to be
Publisher
Tanzanian-German Centre for introduced by a tandem
Eastern African Legal Studies (TGCL) of editors-in-chief, Ulrike
at the University of Dar es Salaam Wanitzek, the TGCL Pro-
School of Law in cooperation with ject Leader, and Cecilia
the University of Bayreuth Ngaiza, a TGCL alumna of
www.tgcl.uni-bayreuth.de
the 2017/2018 LLM cohort.
CONTACT We hope that you will enjoy
TGCL this product of our joint efforts in cooperation with our colleagues on the
University of Dar es Salaam Editorial Board and our esteemed authors.
School of Law This issue covers the past academic year 2018/2019, which was unique in
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that the TGCL moved from its customary mode of funding into the transi-
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optimistic about the future because the strategy team already in place is
TGCL working tirelessly to ensure the sustainability of the Centre.
University of Bayreuth The TGCL Tenth Anniversary Alumni Conference was the most important
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highlight of this academic year. TGCL alumni from all six EAC countries
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converged under one roof to celebrate the achievements of the TGCL
carolin.herzog@uni-bayreuth.de
over the past decade of its operation and to reflect on the future of the
Editorial Board Centre. During the conference, the TGCL Series Volume 5 was launched,
Naomi Gichuki which is devoted to a study of Regional Integration Law and East African
Carolin Herzog Community Law. The publication of TGCL Research Series Volume 6 by
Antidius Kaitu one of our alumni is announced in this bulletin. We are proud that the
Hamudi I. Majamba
TGCL alumni are doing well in their careers in furtherance of the objec-
Benedict T. Mapunda
Miriam Kalee Mbole tives of the Centre.
Cecilia Ngaiza (co-editor-in-chief) We would like to express our gratitude to the DAAD, which has offered
Goodluck Temu the TGCL transitional funding for a period of five years to ensure that the
Ulrike Wanitzek (co-editor-in-chief) Centre can continue running while it seeks other sources of funding. We
would also like to thank the TGCL staff, alumni and other stakeholders
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and friends of the Centre who have worked hard to help us maintain its
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excellent standards, and we hope that they will continue to support the
Layout TGCL in the future.
Yannick Tylle
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Cecilia Ngaiza Prof. Ulrike Wanitzek
© 2019 TGCL
TGCL Alumna TGCL Project Leader
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TGCL Conferences
Alumni Conference to Celebrate The Participants
of the TGCL Tenth
Ten Years of TGCL Anniversary Alumni
Conference at Ramada
Resort, Dar es Salaam.
The Alumni of the Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies converged at a lively
conference on the 26 and 27 September 2018 to celebrate ten years of the Centre’s existence. The
conference, held at Ramada Resort, Dar es Salaam, brought together over 100 alumni from the six
East African Community countries. The theme of the conference was “TGCL Alumni Perspectives
on the Challenges and Opportunities of Regional Integration in East Africa”.
The conference was moderated by TGCL Alumni who serves as the TGCL Programme Adviser).
Dr George Bakari and Naomi Gichuki. The open- His Excellency Dr Wächter commended the
ing involved welcoming speeches by Prof. Ha- partnership between Tanzania and Germany
mudi Majamba (Dean, University of Dar es Sa- that exists through the TGCL and expressed the
laam School of Law), Prof. Ulrike Wanitzek (the German Embassy’s commitment to keep sup-
TGCL Project Leader, University of Bayreuth) porting the TGCL.
and Dr Lillian Mongella (TGCL Alumni Associa- Prof. Kimambo expressed the University of Dar
tion President). The conference was graced by Salaam’s appreciation to the Federal Republic of
the presence of Dr Detlef Wächter (the German Germany for the ten years of generous support
Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania), to the TGCL and affirmed the University’s pledge
Prof. Cuthbert Kimambo (Deputy Vice-Chancel- to ensure the Centre´s sustainability.
lor – Research and Knowledge Exchange – of the The conference also witnessed the festive launch
University of Dar es Salaam), Dr Steven Bwana of TGCL Research Series 5 by H. E. Dr Wächter.
(retired Justice of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania The book addresses Harmonisation of Laws in
and the long-serving TGCL Students’ Adviser), the East African Community, Nairobi: LawAfrica,
and Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong (of Thomp- 2018 (for details of the book, see TGCL bul-
son Rivers University, British Columbia, Canada, letin 2018, p. 23). The book was the result of
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TGCL Conferences
papers presented at a research workshop held Dean, University of Rwanda School of Law) and
at the Giraffe Hotel, Dar es Salaam, in 2015 and Dr Anatole Nahayo (Officer, East African Legisla-
is comprised of chapters authored by different tive Assembly, Arusha). The discussions in this
experts from East Africa and Europe, including panel were moderated by Prof. Bernd Kannowski
TGCL alumni. (from the University of Bayreuth). Another panel
TGCL Alumni
Dr Adam Mambi
(left) and Dr Kalekwa
Kasanga (right)
presenting their papers
on regional integration
challenges at national
institutions.
The conference proceeded with presentations focused on Prospects of Stable Integration in the
and panel discussions. Dr Johannes Döveling EAC. The panellists were all TGCL alumni, namely
(TGCL Deputy Project Leader) presented a paper Tom Ngeri (Kenya), Rebecca Atwiine (Uganda)
on the history and funding of the TGCL, Dr Ben- and Patrick-Didier Nukuri (Burundi). The panel
edict T. Mapunda (TGCL Coordinator) and Carolin was moderated by Dr Juliana Masabo (Associate
Herzog (TGCL Manager) spoke on the manage- Dean of the University of Dar es Salaam School of
ment of the centre, and Prof. Majamba described Law). Prof. Tomasz Milej (from Kenyatta Univer-
the University of Dar es Salaam’s involvement sity School of Law, Nairobi) and Laura Viviane de
with the TGCL. The future of the African Cen- Leeuw (a legal trainee at the University of Dar es
tres of Excellence was discussed by Dr Helmut Salaam) concluded the day’s panel discussions.
Blumbach (Director, DAAD Regional Office, Nai- Day one of the conference ended on a high note
robi). The panel discussion was moderated by with a speech delivered by Prof. Stefan Leible,
Dr Sosteness Materu (Head of the Public Law the President of the University of Bayreuth. In
Department of the University of Dar es Salaam his remarks, Prof. Leible described the TGCL as
School of Law). TGCL Alumni also participated a success story in the internationalisation of the
in a panel discussion on the topic TGCL Past Ex- University of Bayreuth and called for continued
periences and Visions for the Future, which was cooperation in future research projects. He com-
based on thoughts and reflections put forth by mended the strong network existing among the
Dr Steven Bwana and Prof. Richard Frimpong Op- TGCL alumni and thanked all the organisers for
pong. The discussion was moderated by Naomi preparing the conference successfully. The day
Gichuki. was wrapped up with the conference dinner.
Another alumni panel discussion focused on The second day featured a joint conference with
Regional Integration: Challenges at National In- the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation
stitutions. The panellists were Dr Adam Mambi and its Alumni Association under the title: Chal-
(Judge of the High Court of Tanzania), Dr Kale- lenges and Opportunities of Regional Integration
kwa Kasanga (Officer at the Law Reform Com- in East Africa. Prof. Kimambo and Prof. Leible
mission of Tanzania), Dr Denis Bikesha (Acting warmly welcomed the participants. On behalf of
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TGCL Conferences
Dr Detlef Wächter
launching TGCL
Research Series
5, applauded by
Prof. Cuthbert
Kimambo,
Prof. Hamudi
Majamba,
Prof. Richard
Frimpong Oppong and
Dr Johannes Döveling
(from left to right).
the AvH Foundation, Dr Josphat Matasyoh gave ated the overall summary discussion of all panels.
an overview of research funding opportunities The programme proceeded with the TGCL alum-
in Germany. Dr Blumbach and Prof. Wanitzek ni meeting in the afternoon, when the alumni
presented papers on German-East African col- discussed the prospects of the TGCL Alumni
laboration for capacity building in research. Association. The meeting was ably led by the
Dr Tulia Ackson (Deputy Speaker of the Tan- President of the Association, Dr Lillian Mongella.
zanian National Assembly) introduced a good After that, the alumni conducted general elec-
governance perspective into the conference in tions where the following new top leaders of the
her keynote speech on Good Governance: A Key Association were elected, as well as the alumni´s
to Regional Integration in East Africa. Discus- country representatives:
sions on this aspect took place in the succeeding
panels. Panel I captured the theme: Perspectives Position Name
on Law and Governance in East Africa. It was President Naomi Gichuki
chaired by Dr Masabo and Prof. Wanitzek. The Secretary General Dr Denis Bikesha
papers presented dealt with renewable energy Country Representative Burundi Patrick Didier Nukuri
governance, international investment law, corpo- Country Representative Kenya Rhoda Rutto
rate social responsibility and good governance in Country Representative Rwanda Jolly Ntungire
the East African Community. Panel II dealt with
Country Representative South Sudan Santa Jima Justin Ali
Energy Resources in East Africa – Challenges
Country Representative Tanzania Magdalena Sylister
and Opportunities. Panel III covered Changing
Country Representative Uganda Emmanuel Elau
Family Forms and Social Security in Africa; while
Panel IV dwelt on Challenges of Environmentally The conference was a great success and it is
Sustainable Development in East Africa. These our hope that the spirit of TGCL will continue to
panels were chaired by Prof. Erdmute Alber, grow and positively influence leadership, gov-
Dr Frank Hilbrig and Prof Cyrus Samimi, respec- ernance and academic excellence in the East Af-
tively, all from the University of Bayreuth. Prof. rican Community. (Naomi Gichuki, Carolin Herzog,
Anne Nangulu (Moi University, Eldoret) moder- Antidius Kaitu, Goodluck Temu, Ulrike Wanitzek)
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TGCL Study Programme
Sustainable Professional Skills Seminar
For the past ten years, Hon. Justice Dr Steven Bwana (rtd), the TGCL Students’ Adviser, did not only
advise the TGCL students individually, but also held regular seminars with them to further shape
their careers, personalities and social life. The following is a report on the seminar held during the
2017/2018 academic year.
preparation, knowing the nature of the audience
one wants to reach, use of effective media and
proper choice and use of language.
Rose Akulia Banja discussed the meaning of
Teamwork versus Team Player. She explained
the composition and performance of a team,
and the roles of a team player within a team.
Christopher Ezra Anyony Ayieko’s topic was the
Impact of Technology on the Legal Profession.
One of the advantages of technology was shown
to be simplification of the filing and records-
keeping systems in courts and law firms, for
instance through what is known as e-filing sys-
tems.
Stanislaus Okello Ongwee looked into Service
Before/Above Self. He insisted that in order to be
2017/2018 LLM and
The Seminar was divided into 16 topics, each a good example in society, service should come
PhD students visiting
Dr Steven Bwana and
student being given an opportunity to prepare first before self. The discussion ended with a call
his wife (front, centre) and present one topic. for every participant to serve the community in
at their residence The first presentation on Time Management various ways so as to advocate the principles of
in Masaki, Dar es
and Organisational Skills by Norah Jael Kijala servant leadership.
Salaam.
Wakiaga focused on essential elements relat- Violla Nabawanda looked at the topic Lawyer,
ing to professional life (legal practice), such as Family and Society from a Psychological Per-
apportioning time between work and social life. spective. The discussion was extended to soci-
Alphonce Omondi Owuocha presented a paper ety’s perception of lawyers as problem solvers,
on Leadership and Management Skills. During the balancing of lawyers’ responsibilities in fam-
the discussion, three attributes of an effective ily, society and profession, and the owing of a
leader were pointed out. These were awareness duty of care not only to their clients but also to
of one’s role and position, ability to deliver ap- themselves.
propriate results, and commitment to the roles Hamisi Jangawe Msuya spoke about the Pro-
one is supposed to perform so as not to lose fessional and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, for
sight of the targeted goal. instance observance of the principle of lawyer-
In her presentation on Communication Skills, client confidentiality. Exceptions to such prin-
Cecilia Edward Ngaiza covered important as- ciples were discussed, for example where an
pects of effective communication like good advocate is required to breach the principle of
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TGCL Study Programme Acknowledging a Decade of Advice by Dr Bwana to TGCL Students TGCL thanks Hon. Justice Dr Steven Bwana (rtd) for ten years of dedicated service to the TGCL and its students (2009-2019). His role as an adviser has helped all of us tremendously. The picture shows Dr Bwana (front, fifth from left) surrounded by grate- ful TGCL alumni of ten years during the TGCL Alumni Conference in Dar es Salaam in September 2018. lawyer-client confidentiality when authorised by tional Court Rulings as case studies. In the class the client or ordered by the court so as to meet discussion, the principle of separation of powers public interest. as one of the means to ensure independence Under the topic of Assigning Priorities in Life of the judiciary was given an important weight. presented by Isakwisa Lameck Mwamukonda, Symphorien Jean Jacques Nzabonimana dis- the practicability of priorities was discussed cussed the United Nations International Criminal with regard to setting goals which are specific, Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) versus the Gacaca urgent, realistic, measurable and achievable on Courts: Administration of Justice in the East time. African States – Lessons Learnt. He said the Lilian Magabiro Masalu dealt with Strengthening major lesson learnt is that, apart from interna- EAC Law. She pointed out the challenge that tional initiatives taken, like the establishment of most of the EAC Partner States are dualist, and the ICTR by the United Nations, individual state therefore EAC law lacks direct applicability. She parties can devise means to heal and reunite argued that this situation affects the practicabil- their divided societies, as has been the case ity of EAC law within the region. with the establishment of the Gacaca Courts in Under the title Promoting and Defending De- Rwanda following the genocide crisis. mocracy and Constitutionality in East Africa: The On the topic Gas and Oil Discoveries in EAC Role and Place of the Judiciary, Arnaud Ntahom- States: A Blessing or Curse?, Korenilo Ajang Duot pagaze discussed Kenya and Burundi Constitu- gave the example of the Turkana oil resources 2019 7
TGCL Study Programme
in Kenya, which were discovered in 2012 by a question of how South Sudan’s multiplicity of
United Kingdom based company, and have since memberships in various regional blocs would
been operated by foreign companies. Negative affect its economy.
impacts both on the affected local communi- In his presentation on Zanzibar within the East
ties and the companies’ local employees were African Community, Joseph Raphael Wawa
weighed against positive effects on the econo- pointed out that some current EAC areas of
my and infrastructure of the country. debate are non-union matters in the United
The Common Market: A Reality within the EAC? Republic of Tanzania. As far as Zanzibar is con-
was a question addressed by Boaz John Mabula. cerned, they are exclusively under the author-
He argued that, while EAC Partner States have ity of the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government,
managed to abolish some of the restrictions to which sometimes, in his view, tends to be pro-
the freedoms guaranteed in the Common Market tectionist in its laws. The class therefore made a
Protocol, there are still other restrictions to be recommendation on harmonisation of Zanzibar´s
worked on, for example the non-tariff barriers, so protectionist laws to a more liberal approach to
as to attain a well-functioning common market accommodate the EAC objectives and strate-
in the region. gies. However, it was pointed out that the loca-
Felix Otieno Odhiambo discussed the topic of tion of the EAC Kiswahili Commission in Zanzibar
Joining the EAC: What Should Be Done by South might help to enhance Zanzibar´s participation
Sudan? A Lawyer’s Perspective. He raised the in EAC integration. (Cecilia Ngaiza)
TGCL Staff Members at International
Women´s Day
As in previous years, in 2018 Tanzania joined
hands with other countries worldwide to cel-
ebrate International Women’s Day which falls on
8 March each year. It is a custom that this day is
commemorated by women from governmental
and non-governmental sectors with different ac-
tivities such as rallies, symposiums, conferences,
debates and exhibitions, with themes addressing
a multitude of women-related issues. The theme
TGCL staff members
Mamdoe Mgaya, Mary in Tanzania in 2018 was “Towards an Industrial
Mgaya, Maria Paulo Economy: Strengthening Gender Equality and
and Violeth Machinda Rural Women Empowerment.”
(from left to right)
At the institutional level, the University of Dar es
in their outfits for
International Salaam in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy
Women’s Day. held a panel discussion titled “Leave No Woman
Behind” at the Nkrumah Hall on 7 March 2018.
Four TGCL women staff members, Mary Mgaya, sions addressed several cross-cutting issues
Violeth Machinda, Mamdoe Mgaya and Maria relating to women in the political and socio-
Paulo Ngallya, attended this event. The discus- economic sectors. (Mary Mgaya)
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TGCL Alumni
Updates on TGCL Alumni
TGCL Alumni Meetings in Kenya and Uganda
Members of the Kenya and Uganda Chapters of
the TGCL Alumni Association met Prof. Rich-
ard Frimpong Oppong, the TGCL Programme
Adviser, in Nairobi and in Kampala, respectively.
Prof. Oppong and
TGCL alumni Milka
Prof. Oppong visited Nairobi in July 2019 in order
Wahu Kuria and
to attend an international conference. He and Dr Omondi Robert
some Kenyan TGCL alumni took this opportu- Owino (from left to
nity to meet and discuss the future of the TGCL, right) in Nairobi.
especially the question in which ways the TGCL
Alumni Association and its country chapters can
contribute to TGCL’s sustainability. During his
subsequent meeting in Kampala with members Prof. Oppong (front,
of the Uganda Chapter, a major topic of the dis- centre) with TGCL
cussions was the role and relevance of alumni alumni Rebecca
Atwiine, Emmanuel
associations both for their individual members
Elau and Edrine
and for the institution at which the alumni had Wanyama (from left to
received their degrees. right) in Kampala.
TGCL Alumni Achievements
TGCL alumni have continued to secure new academic and administrative positions, as well as chang-
ing the face of legal practice in local and international arenas. Below are some details regarding
their recent achievements.
Dr Lillian Mongella was appointed Judge of the In academia, five TGCL alumni have secured aca-
High Court of Tanzania in January 2019. Before demic posts at top public universities in Tanzania
this appointment, she served as Dean of the Fac- after their graduation. At the University of Dar es
ulty of Law, Ruaha Catholic University, in Iringa. Salaam School of Law, Dr Hamza Ismail Abdul-
With the spirit of enhancing regional integra- rahman was appointed Lecturer in 2019, while
tion in East Africa, Alphonce Omondi Owuocha, Boaz John Mabula, Lilian Masalu and Cecilia
a TGCL alumnus who is active in private legal Ngaiza were appointed Assistant Lecturers. In
practice, successfully pleaded a case before the the same year, Hamisi Msuya was appointed
High Court of Kenya (W. Korir, J.) and secured Assistant Lecturer at the University of Dodoma
a judgment on 29 July 2019 which promotes School of Law and Business.
cross-border legal practice on grounds of free Internationally, Arnaud Ntahompagaze secured a
movement of services as provided for under job with the United Nations High Commissioner
the EAC Common Market Protocol; see Naomi for Human Rights (UNHCR) as an Associate Child
Achieng Okello v. The Council of Legal Education Protection Officer in July 2019, with station of
& 3 Others, Petition No. 69 of 2018, High Court work in Djibouti. (Cecilia Ngaiza)
of Kenya at Nairobi (Unreported).
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The TGCL Autumn
University participants 2018 TGCL Autumn University
in Berlin, in front
of the dome of the A ten-day Autumn University was held in Germany for 14 LLM and two PhD students of the TGCL
Reichstag building. 2017/2018 academic year, plus one TGCL alumnus. The programme, organised by Carolin Herzog,
TGCL Manager, together with TGCL student assistants, included classroom lectures and outdoor
visits to various legal and historical institutions in Bayreuth, Nuremberg and Berlin.
Bayreuth European Union law. The students were taken
The students arrived in Bayreuth on 4 September through German legal history, organic law, and
2018 and checked in to Arvena Kongress Hotel the functioning of legal institutions in Germany
which hosted the group throughout their stay (the Parliament, the Judiciary, and the Execu-
in Bayreuth. The students were then invited to tive), as well as the origin and functioning of the
a welcoming dinner at Herzogkeller restaurant European Union. This enabled the students to
hosted by the TGCL Staff in Germany where understand the hierarchy of norms in Germany
they were introduced to the traditional German while making comparisons with the practice in
cuisine. their respective home countries with regard to
On the next day, the students were given an of- the legal relationship between individual coun-
ficial welcoming session to the University of Bay- tries and the East African Community. Further,
reuth by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Business the lectures provided the students with basic
and Economics and the Head of the Institute of information concerning the legal and historical
African Studies. The hosts briefly elaborated the institutions that were later visited in Bayreuth,
activities of their respective offices and their rela- Nuremberg and Berlin.
tionship with the TGCL. This was followed by four A guided tour through the University of Bayreuth
days of classroom lectures by Johannes Döve- familiarised the group with the university envi-
ling, who covered topics relating to German and ronment, as well as the activities taking place
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there. This included an invitation to a get-togeth- ror”. In the documentation centre, the students
er and light dinner with the Catholic Students were given a visual and audio tour, with detailed
Congregation in the University. explanations of the rise of the former Nazi party,
A visit was made to the Landgericht (Regional led by Adolf Hitler, and its policies in Germany.
Court) where the participants were received by
the court’s Vice President, Michael Eckstein, and
Judge Dr Yves Döll. They learnt about the his-
tory and the overall activities handled by such
courts, and the German judicial hierarchy and
procedures. Through the questions and answers
session, students could compare the judicial
practice in Germany with that in their East Af-
rican home countries. This was a comparable
experience to that which the students had dur-
ing the study excursion to Rwanda’s capital city
Kigali earlier in the same year, where the same
group visited the Supreme Court of Rwanda and
were hosted by the Chief Justice.
A guided tour of the city of Bayreuth followed.
The student group
It included a visit to the museum of the famous The tour clearly revealed how the existing demo- at the Landgericht
composer Richard Wagner, and to the palace of cratic government was replaced by the Nazi to- Bayreuth, with
the famous Princess of Bayreuth, Wilhelmine, talitarian government. The students were shown Michael Eckstein
(centre) and Carolin
who built one of the biggest and famous opera how Nuremberg was the central location for the
Herzog (right).
houses in Bayreuth. At the Bayreuth city church, enactment of the 1935 anti-semitic “Nuremberg
the students learnt about the role played by the laws” (which led eventually to the holocaust,
church not only in maintaining spiritual stability the extermination of Jews and other identified
among the community members, but also in groups). The centre also displays how the Nazi
overseeing the city’s security. government initiated a war of aggression against
The stay in Bayreuth was finalised by the stu-
dents’ get-together and dinner with university
professors, representatives of various places
visited in Bayreuth, German TGCL staff and the
East African PhD students in Bayreuth. It was
a significant event as the participants were af-
forded another opportunity to extend and wind
up the discussions they had had in previous
encounters during the week.
Nuremberg
TGCL students Rose
The Autumn University took the students to Akulia Banja (left) and
Nuremberg. Here, they visited the former Nazi Cecilia Ngaiza (right)
in Nuremberg (in
Party Rally Grounds where the Nazis used to
the background: the
exhibit their power to the rest of the world with unfinished Nazi Party
the thematic objective of “fascination and ter- Conference Hall).
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Berlin
On 10 September 2018, the Autumn University
students proceeded to Berlin where several his-
torical sites and legal institutions were visited.
Historical sites like the Brandenburg Gate and
the Berlin Wall plus Check-point Charlie, which
separated East and West Germany from 1961
to 1989, were visited. The tour also took the
students through the Berlin city centre where
various economic and financial centres, the
Jews Holocaust Memorial Grounds, the State
House and several embassy buildings could be
observed.
An official visit was made to the German Federal
Parliament (Bundestag) where the students were
hosted by Dr Silke Launert, a member of the
In Berlin, the students
neighbouring countries, culminating in the Sec- Parliament. Various issues with regard to the
visited the historical
site of the Berlin Wall, ond World War (WW II). The museum also de- functioning of the Parliament (including its com-
with a remnant of it (in picts the aftermath of WW II in Germany, by itself position, the law-making process, and separa-
the centre, left). (the unfinished Nazi Party Conference Hall), and tion of powers) were discussed. Similarities and
by the facts contained in it; one of these facts differences between the German Parliament and
is the occupation of Germany by the victorious the Rwandese Parliament, which was visited by
allied powers (the United States, Great Britain, the students in the previous study excursion to
France and the Soviet Union). The tour was ex- Rwanda, could be observed. One of the major
tended to the Nuremberg Trials Court, where differences concerned the proportion of female
trial of the former Nazi party leaders who com- representatives in the Parliament and how they
mitted crimes against humanity, crimes against obtain parliamentary seats. In this respect, it was
peace and war crimes was conducted by the observed that the proportion of female repre-
allied powers in the famous “room 600”. The sentatives in the Rwandese Parliament is higher
students were able to compare their visit to the than in the German Parliament. It was clear to
historic Nuremberg Nazi Party Documentation the students that the Rwandese Constitution cat-
Centre and Rally Grounds with their visit to the egorically supports a high number of women
Campaign against Genocide Museum and the representatives in Parliament, unlike the situation
Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali, Rwan- in Germany, where women have to be elected
da. Both museums and documentation centres directly by their constituencies or proposed by
show the historical facts (in visual and audio their political parties. The dome of the Reichstag
media) concerning the most notorious crimes was also visited to view the internal structure of
against humanity committed in Europe and Af- the Bundestag.
rica in the 20th century. Also, the Nuremberg Another official visit was made to the Transpar-
Trials Court matches the International Criminal ency International Deutschland Office, which is
Tribunal for Rwanda established by the United one of the leading global civil society organisa-
Nations in Arusha, Tanzania to prosecute the tions in the fight against corruption. The activities
perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi of this organisation were briefly summarised and
in Rwanda in 1994. an insightful discussion was held regarding the
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fight against corruption in Africa. It was learnt
that Transparency International complements
the work done by domestic initiatives to fight
against corruption, like the Office of the Om-
budsman in Kigali, Rwanda, and the Prevention
and Combating of Corruption Bureau in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania, which had also been visited
by the students.
The German Federal Ministry of Justice was
also paid a visit. An interesting presentation was
made on the role played by the Ministry in inte-
grating the hierarchy of norms in Germany, i.e.
European Union law and German law, as well as
overseeing the general legal affairs of the State.
In addition, the students had an opportunity to
A short break after
visit the Federal Ministry for Economic Coopera- of visit with the same purpose was made to a successful visit to
tion and Development, where a discussion was the German Embassy in Kigali during the earlier the German Federal
held concerning the specific projects conducted study excursion to Rwanda. Foreign Office in
Berlin.
by this office in East Africa, particularly within the The students’ stay in Berlin and in Germany
East African Community. The discussion touched was finally completed by a farewell dinner at
on issues concerning the initiatives taken by this Sophieneck. The TGCL staff officially bade fare-
office to ensure the practice of democracy and well to the students participating in the 2018
rule of law while enhancing economic co-op- Autumn University, who were now to return to
eration between Germany and the East African Dar es Salaaam, Tanzania, for the completion
countries. After this, the students, TGCL staff of their study programme (specifically the LLM
and a DAAD representative were hosted by the students).
German Federal Foreign Office, with a short
presentation and discussion on the operation
Conclusion
of the Centres of Excellence in Africa (including The 2018 TGCL Autumn University provided an
the TGCL). The advantages and prospects of insightful experience for the participating stu-
such centres were keenly discussed. Promises dents. A great variety of facts about Europe,
were made to strengthen the existing ties be- specifically German and European Union law,
tween this Ministry and the established Centres history, culture and development were learned
of Excellence. and practically appreciated. Similarities and
Last but not least, a courtesy visit was paid to points of divergence in respect of legal and his-
the Tanzanian Embassy in Berlin to briefly learn torical institutions, especially the functioning of
about the activities conducted in Germany by the judiciary, parliament and executive bodies,
the embassy of one of the East African countries, could be observed with reference to the earlier
and to update the Embassy on the durable Tan- study excursion attended by the same students
zanian-German relationship via the TGCL. The in one of the East African capital cities, Kigali in
visiting group was hosted by Tanzania’s Am- Rwanda. It was indeed an important experience
bassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, for the students on their way to becoming future
Honourable Dr Abdallah Possi. The same kind East African leaders. (Cecilia Ngaiza)
2019 13TGCL Study Programme
TGCL Seminar on Human Rights
A winding-up seminar on human rights was organised for the 2017/2018 TGCL students which took
place at the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law – Mikocheni Campus – on 24 September
2018. The seminar was facilitated by two scholars, one from the University of Bayreuth School of
Law, Business and Economics (Prof. Bernd Kannowski) and the other from the University of Dar es
Salaam School of Law (Dr Sosteness Materu).
development of human rights in African and
European regions, as well as regional human
rights protection in Europe and Africa. Dr Soste-
ness Materu spoke on the topic Responding to
Gross Human Rights Violations through Criminal
Prosecution: What Role Can Regional Integration
Play in Addressing International Crimes in Africa?
This presentation involved identification of gross
human rights violations that have taken place in
the EAC region, the duty of states to prosecute
gross human rights violations, the relationship
between international criminal law and human
rights law, trends concerning human rights viola-
Dr Sosteness Materu
speaking during the Prof. Kannowski made a presentation on the tions in Africa, and the role of regional groupings
seminar. topic Regional Human Rights Protection for Group in addressing gross human rights violations in
Rights in Europe and Africa: A Historical Perspec- Africa, specifically the East African Community´s
tive. The presentation covered the historical perspective. (Cecilia Ngaiza)
English in Law: TGCL’s Language Classes
For the past five years, short English language only were important language skills acquired,
courses have been offered to students from but insights into each other’s cultures and norms
countries whose language of instruction in high- were also gained. Cultural bridges were crossed,
er learning institutions is not English, namely with language skills making the transition to a
Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan, to strength- new culture smoother. Long discussions on the
en their competence in English before starting different legal systems in the students’ mother
their LLM studies. The language courses include countries helped to familiarise the students with
practice in English grammar, writing, listening legal terminology in English. The course opened
comprehension and speaking. The participants the students’ eyes to other possibilities and ap-
are encouraged to review their research propos- proaches within the framework of the law. Al-
als during the course, in order to improve the though I had no knowledge of law and all its
same language-wise, with the new language jargon before starting to teach the course, I can
tools acquired. During the two-week intensive now proudly participate in the debates. This has
course in 2018, which took place before the start been an amazing experience and I know I have
of the 2018/2019 LLM programme, friendships a lawyer on speed dial throughout East Africa.
were built and lasting bonds were created. Not (Edith Bwana)
14 TGCL bulletinDAAD Network Meetings
Critical Enablers for Africa’s Transformation
The 9th Network Meeting of Centres of African Excellence was an anniversary celebration and sympo-
sium marking ten years of Centres of African Excellence as critical enablers for Africa’s transformation.
The meeting was organised by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and took place in
Berlin, Germany, from 9 to 13 October 2018. The meeting was attended by representatives of the
Centres of African Excellence on the one hand, and alumni of these centres on the other.
The meeting was dedicated to discussions on
how the centres and their alumni have man-
aged to be critical enablers of transformation in
Africa. The sessions focused on the contribution
of the Centres of African Excellence towards
realising the aspirations of Agenda 2063 of the
African Union Commission and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations.
The keynote speech delivered by H. E. Neledi
Mandisa Pandor, the Minister of Higher Educa-
tion in South Africa, put the conference theme
into the context of higher education. In various
panels, Agenda 2063 and SDG were discussed
more specifically, including topics such as job
creation and employability in sub-Saharan Af-
rica, exchange of findings between Centres of
African Excellence, political practice, digitalisa-
Dr Abdallah
tion, regional integration, land use, food security organisations and modalities that would enable
Possi, Tanzanian
and roots of migration. alumni to communicate within a wide network. Ambassador to the
Alumni from various Centres of African Excel- The representatives of the Centres of African Ex- Federal Republic
lence were encouraged to establish their own cellence deliberated on internal issues, reflecting of Germany (third
from the right), with
alumni organisation. It was noted that while on the results of the symposium and discussing
Antidius Kaitu, Petro
some centres have already established their indi- the prospects of the centres. It was resolved that Protas, Nickson
vidual alumni organisations, others are still in the a policy paper be developed detailing proposals Filbert, Dr Daniel
process of doing so. Participants discussed the to be considered. Shayo, Dr Adam
Mambi and Dr Lillian
importance of creating a constitution for such (Antidius Kaitu and Petro Protas)
Mongella, at the
DAAD Network
Meeting in Berlin.
Student Statistics for Eleven Years of TGCL
As of October 2018, out of a total of 158 students admitted to the TGCL between 2008
and 2018,
131 were admitted to the LLM programme and 27 to the PhD programme;
71 were female and 87 were male;
72 were from Tanzania, 31 from Kenya, 23 from Uganda, 12 from Rwanda, 11 from
Burundi, and 9 from South Sudan;
122 have graduated (113 LLM and 9 PhD students).
2019 15DAAD Network Meetings
Sustainable Development in Africa
The Role of Science and Education
The second Alumni Conference of the DAAD Centres of African Excellence took place under this
title at Volta Hotel in Akosombo, Ghana, from 6 to 9 November 2018, hosted by the Ghanaian-
German Centre for Development Studies. It was a follow-up conference, after the first of its kind
had taken place in Cape Town in the previous year (see TGCL bulletin 2018, p. 21).
tives of the following recently founded centres
which are yet to generate alumni:
Kenyan-German Centre for Mining, Environ-
mental Engineering and Resource Manage-
ment, and
East and South African-German Centre for
Research Methodologies and Management).
TGCL was represented by Dr Daniel Shayo and
Prof. Ulrike Wanitzek.
The presentations and discussions covered a
wide range of sub-topics, including, but not lim-
ited to, resources management and governance,
law and sustainable development, financial in-
clusion and sustainable development, research
and sustainable development, logistics and
Dr Daniel Shayo,
The conference brought together DAAD alumni economic development, agriculture and rural
Dr Omondi Robert
Owino, Prof. Ulrike from the following centres: development, science, knowledge production
Wanitzek, Rebecca Congolese-German Centre for Microfinance and education, quality of education, role of indig-
Atwiine, Lumumba Ghanaian-German Centre for Development enous knowledge in school curriculum, teaching
Fleming Omondi,
Studies and learning in a multi-cultural environment, and
Patrick Didier Nukuri
and Theophile Namibian-German Centre for Logistics the role of science and education in sustainable
Ntamakiriro (from South African-German Centre for Develop- development.
left to right) at ment Research Keynote speeches were given by Prof. Friederike
the conference in
South African-German Centre for Transna- Diaby-Pentzlin, a professor of law at the Univer-
Akosombo, Ghana.
tional Criminal Justice sity of Wismar in Germany, who spoke on Law,
Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Research and Sustainable Development; and
Legal Studies (TGCL) Dr Wilhelmina Quaye, the director of the Sci-
The TGCL was represented by five alumni: Re- ence and Technology Policy Research Institute
becca Atwiine, Theophile Ntamakiriro, Patrick- (STEPRI), Council for Scientific and Industrial
Didier Nukuri, Lumumba Fleming Omondi, and Research (CSIR), Accra, on Sustainable Devel-
Dr Omondi Robert Owino. opment: Role of Science and Education.
Other attendants were management representa- The TGCL Alumni made the following presenta-
tives of the above-named centres, managerial tions:
staff members from the DAAD, and representa- Rebecca Atwiine: Implementation of the East
16 TGCL bulletinDAAD Network Meetings // Summer Schools
African Community Common Market Pro- On the fringe of the alumni conference, the at-
tocol: The Case of the Insurance Industry in tending co-ordinators of the centres were able to
Uganda discuss matters pertaining to the management
Theophile Ntamakiriro: Development in Af- and coordination of their respective centres.
rica: The Role of Science and Education Among the issues discussed were the different
Patrick Didier Nukuri: Burundi: Which Con- strategies adopted by the Centres of Excellence
stitution Applies? to cope with reduced funds. It was noted in this
Lumumba Fleming Omondi: Natural Re- context that the DAAD has an interest in sustain-
source Governance: An Audit of the Global able development and natural resources studies.
and Regional Mechanisms for Governing the This opens up an avenue for research project
Resource Curse in Africa funding which could be successfully applied
Omondi Robert Owino: Promoting Sustain- for by the TGCL.
ability in Africa through Renewable Energy The workshop was a great success.
Education: A Legal Perspective. (Daniel Shayo)
A Summer Semester at
Humboldt Universität
zu Berlin
As part of sustaining good relationships between
the University of Dar es Salaam and universi-
ties in Germany, two of the TGCL alumni, Cecilia
Ngaiza and Boaz Mabula, participated in regular Boaz John Mabula
Summer Semester courses at the Faculty of Law, (left) and Cecilia
Ngaiza (right) in front
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, from 7 June to
of the Law Faculty of
30 August 2019. Within the framework of this Er- Humboldt Universität
asmus programme, the two alumni represented zu Berlin.
the University of Dar es Salaam School of Law in
the pool of other international students. A mul- TGCL. The academic outcome of this summer
titude of opportunities for academic exchange semester in Berlin is an article titled “Prosecution
was offered in lectures on International Crimi- of International Crimes in Tanzania: The State of
nal Justice, Law and Development, and Cur- the Law”, which was developed in collaboration
rent Challenges of International Law. This fur- with Nickson Filbert, one of the South African-
ther expanded the participating TGCL alumni’s German Centre of Excellence’s alumni and now
knowledge of comparative law obtained from a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, Humboldt
the regional integration law course offered by the University. (Cecilia Ngaiza)
2019 17African Excellence Network
AFRICAN EXCELLENCE NETWORK (AEN)
First AEN Alumni Meeting in Poor advocacy on equal opportunities to
pursue formal education between male and
Capetown, South Africa female children
Discussions on the formation of an alumni asso- The immediate priorities of the new network
ciation for the African Centres of Excellence be- were identified as follows:
gan during the first African Centres of Excellence Creation of a website and branding
alumni conference in Cape Town in November Research collaboration
2017 (see TGCL bulletin 2018, p. 21). Attend- Subsequently, a resolution was made to set up
ees recognised the importance of strengthen- an Interim Committee which would develop
ing links between alumni and the Centres of these ideas further, focusing on operational is-
Excellence at various levels. Several possible sues.
areas of co-operation were suggested, including
the sharing of technical expertise, networking,
Second AEN Alumni Meeting in
capacity development and resource mobilisa- Akosombo, Ghana
tion. There was general agreement that centres’ The second alumni conference of the DAAD
alumni need to work together on projects, and African Centres of Excellence in Akosombo in
give back to the community! The proposal was November 2018 showed that the priority goal of
that, as the alumni work to develop their careers, research cooperation had been taken seriously
they should play a part in solving the challenges by the new network. The conference was hosted
facing the African continent. Some of these chal- by the Alumni of the Ghanaian-German Centre
lenges are: for Development Studies, which forms part of
Diminishing public funding for education in the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic
Africa Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana
Lack of adequate capacities in research and at Legon. The conference theme “Sustainable
teaching Development in Africa: The Role of Science
Lack of mentoring opportunities for young and Education” was chosen as a bridge for the
graduates diverse disciplines of the participating alumni.
18 TGCL bulletinAfrican Excellence Network
for a four-day workshop from 18 to 21 February
2019 upon the invitation of Dr Wolfram Laube
with the support of the DAAD. The meeting was
attended by Antoinette Cecilia Tsiboe-Darko,
Abisha Damba, Charlton Chesterman Tsodzo,
Eria Serwajja, Helvi Ndilimeke Petrus, Hervé Pat-
rick Mbouombouo Mfossa, Janet Chepchirchir
Ronoh, Nelly Gacheri Kamunde, Omondi Robert
Owino and Winnie Chepng’etich Sambu.
Tumefika! (the AEN
The agenda of the meeting included a recap of slogan in Kiswahili,
AEN activities at the second Alumni conference implying ‘we have
in Akosombo, presentations on the state and made it’) – stressed by
Theophile Ntamakiriro
activities of the centres’ alumni associations, and
(left) and Rebecca
on challenges experienced. The ten-member Atwiine (right) in
team then split up into working groups to discuss Akosombo, Ghana.
developments on the AEN draft strategy.
Presentations were made by a total of 42 alumni The AEN draft constitution was extensively dis-
from academic and non-academic backgrounds, cussed and preliminarily adopted at the work-
highlighting the presenters’ contributions to sus- shop, pending formal adoption by the annual
tainable development in Africa through their ex- general meeting of the network. A key milestone
pertise, research and practical work. at the meeting was the election of office bear-
The alumni conference offered a unique platform ers in line with the draft constitution. Charlton
for members to discuss ideas on how they could Chesterman Tsodzo was elected the Chairper-
harness resources and energy for the estab- son, Antoinette Cecilia Tsiboe-Darko the Vice
lishment and growth of a distinguished African Chairperson, Winnie Chepng’etich Sambu the
Excellence Network. The alumni were updated Secretary General, and Eria Serwajja the Treas-
on the following progress made over the course urer of the network.
of a one-year period: In line with the draft constitution, delegates
1. Registration of the Alumni Association; the proposed members of its Advisory Board, to
network is officially registered in South Afri- wit, Dr Wolfram Laube, Dr Dorothee Weyler, Dr
ca as a non-profit company, under the name Gabriele Baecker, and Prof. Mulugeta Dinbabo.
African Excellence Network (AEN) Prof Felix Asante, Prof Benyam Mezmur and Prof
2. Development of a draft constitution Julian May were to be approached to confirm
3. Drafting of a strategic plan their selection as potential members of the Ad-
There were discussions on the formation, visory Board.
strengthening, strategy and way forward for the Further discussions focused on the develop-
network. Centre representatives were elected ment of the network’s website and the finali-
and a steering committee was formed. sation of the AEN draft strategy. The need to
retool the AEN strategy document into long-term
Third AEN Alumni Meeting in and short-term objectives was highlighted. A
Bonn, Germany significant amount of time was allotted to dis-
The African Excellence Network steering com- cussion of resource mobilisation and funding
mittee and centre representatives met at the of the network.
Centre for Development Research (ZEF) in Bonn (Rebecca Atwiine & Omondi Robert Owino)
2019 19TGCL Students
2018 LLM Students & Dissertations
Emmanuel M. Acidri (Uganda) Ange Dorine Irakoze (Burundi )
A Critical Analysis of EAC Co- The Protection of Investment in
operation in Agriculture and Its the East African Community: A
Impact on the Right to Adequate Critical Analysis of Burundi’s In-
Food in Uganda vestment Law
Supervisor: Dr L. Mussa Supervisor: Dr D. A. Shayo
Aduda Linah Anyango (Ke nya) Michael John (Tanzania)
Right of Establishment of Self- Legal and Practical Challenges to
Employed East African Citizens the Ratification of Trade Agree-
in Kenya: Legal and Practical ments in EAC: The Case of EAC-
Challenges EU EPA
Supervisor: Prof. L. Shaidi Supervisor: Dr S. F. Materu
Specioza Avako (Uganda) Praisegod M. Joseph (Tanzania)
Promoting Universal Health Cov- Harmonizing East African Com-
erage through Health Insurance: munity Energy Laws on Trade
An Examination of the Laws and and Investment: Case Study of
Policies in Uganda Tanzania
Supervisor: Dr J. Masabo Supervisor: Prof. H. I. Majamba
Kevin Bakulumpagi (Uganda) Marc Karanganwa (Rw anda)
Biodiversity Offsetting as a Tool Legal Implications on Investment
for Environmental Conservation: Regime in Implementation of EAC
The Need for a Legal Framework Laws and Policies: Case Study of
in Uganda Rwanda
Supervisor: Dr T. Mwenegoha Supervisor: Dr G. Kiwory
Frankline Bett (Ke nya) Kuai Wuoi Matiop (South Sudan )
A Case for Convergence of Cross Legal Challenges on Access to
Border Insolvency Legal Frame- Justice in South Sudan: Lessons
works in East Africa: Experiences from Kenya and Tanzania
from Kenya and Tanzania
Supervisor: Prof. A. M. Mapunda Supervisor: Dr J. Jesse
20 TGCL bulletinTGCL Students
Miriam Kalee Mbole (Ke nya) Rebecca Rabach (Tanzania)
Protecting Transboundary Cultural Impacts of Disparities in Land Re-
Knowledge and Expressions: Re- gimes of EAC Member States to
modeling Kenya’s Traditional Knowl- the Implementation of the Com-
edge and Cultural Expressions Act mon Market Protocol Goals
in Line with East African Integration
Supervisor: Dr A. Mwiburi Supervisor: Dr B. Kanyabuhinya
Augustine Ochieng (Uganda)
The Role of Harmonization of
Trademark Laws in the Protec-
tion of Consumer Rights within
the East African Community
Supervisor: Prof. N. N. Nditi
TGCL Students Who Graduated in 2018/2019
Name Origin Year/Programme
Hamza Ismail Abdulrahman Tanzania PhD
Evelyn Happy Katono Uganda PhD
Christopher Ezra Anyony Ayieko Kenya 2017/2018 LLM
Korenilo Ajang Duot South Sudan 2017/2018 LLM
Louis Akohouendo Gitinywa Rwanda 2016/2017 LLM
Gloria Kembabazi Uganda 2016/2017 LLM
Boaz John Mabula Tanzania 2017/2018 LLM
Lilian Magabiro Masalu Tanzania 2017/2018 LLM
Catherine Mihayo Tanzania 2014/2015 LLM
Hamisi Jangawe Msuya Tanzania 2017/2018 LLM
Violla Nabawanda Uganda 2017/2018 LLM
Rose Akulia Banja Natalino South Sudan 2017/2018 LLM
Cecilia Edward Ngaiza Tanzania 2017/2018 LLM
Arnaud Ntahomagaze Burundi 2017/2018 LLM
Symphorien Jean Jacques Nzabonimana Rwanda 2017/2018 LLM
Stanislaus Ongwee Okello Uganda 2017/2018 LLM
Alphonce Omondi Owuocha Kenya 2017/2018 LLM
Norah Jael Kijala Wakiaga Kenya 2017/2018 LLM
Joseph Raphael Wawa Tanzania 2017/2018 LLM
2019 21TGCL Study Programme
The 2018/2019
LLM students at the
Mikocheni Campus.
The TGCL Study Programme
for the Year 2018/2019
The academic year 2018/2019 commenced on Dr James Jesse) and Human Rights Law (by
1 November 2018 with the information that each Dr James Jesse).
of the two semesters of our study programme Besides undertaking the coursework above,
covers two core units and two optional courses we benefited tremendously from the additional
to make a total of eight courses. Moreover, stu- TGCL sessions on “Transferable Academic Skills”,
dents were to write dissertations on Regional in which Prof. Bart Rwezaura sharpened and
Integration and East African Community Law. In polished our research and writing skills which
the first semester, students attended a Graduate we needed while researching and writing our
Research Seminar (by Prof. Hamudi I. Majamba dissertations. We also benefited from the weekly
and Dr Sosteness Materu) and courses on the “Transferable Professional Skills” sessions with
Law of Economic Integration (by Professor Khoti the TGCL Students’ Adviser, Retired Justice Dr
C. Kamanga and Dr Baraka Kanyabuhinya), La- Steven Bwana. These sessions equipped us with
bour Migration Law (by Dr Juliana Masabo) and a clear understanding of important life skills,
Immigration Law (by Dr Juliana Masabo and such as team work, time management and ef-
Antidius Kaitu). The second semester comprised fective communication, amongst others.
courses on East African Community Law (by We wish to register our appreciation to the TGCL
Prof. Khoti C. Kamanga and Petro Protas) and and its staff for the successful academic year
Refugee Law (by Prof. Khoti C. Kamanga and we have had. It has been not only an amazing
Dr Benedict T. Mapunda). The remaining two chance to scale academic heights, but also an
optional course units were to be selected from opportunity to prepare ourselves professionally
Citizenship Law (by Dr Juliana Masabo and Petro for great roles in leadership and social life for
Protas); Procedure before Public International the overall benefit and prosperity of East Africa.
Judicial Bodies (by Dr Sosteness Materu and (Miriam Kalee Mbole)
22 TGCL bulletinSummer School
2019 Summer School in Freiburg
Between 2 and 28 September 2019, three TGCL students, namely Ange Dorine Irakoze, Praise-
god Millen Joseph and Aduda Linah Anyango, attended a summer school in Germany organised
by the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute of the University of Freiburg in cooperation with the German
Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
TGCL students Aduda
Linah Anyango,
Praisegod Millen
Joseph and Ange
Dorine Irakoze (front
row standing, sixth
to eighth from the
left) among the
international summer
school class in
Freiburg, Germany.
The summer school had 27 participants from ten functioning of these two institutions. Another
African countries, i.e. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, excursion was made to Berlin, with visits to the
Burundi, Malawi, Namibia, South Sudan, South DAAD Berlin Office, the German Federal Foreign
Africa, Chad and Ethiopia. The programme in- Office, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Transpar-
cluded classroom and outdoor socio-academic ency International, the Parliament of the Federal
components. In the classroom, the basic tenets Republic of Germany (Bundestag), the Berlin
of governance and rule of law were taught and Wall Museum, the Memorial to the Murdered
discussed. This included the concepts of de- Jews of Europe, and the Hohenschönhausen
mocracy, transition of governments and govern- Memorial.
ance indices of selected African and European All students were awarded certificates of partici-
countries. Further, soft skills, methods of con- pation at the end of the programme. The three
ducting research, moderation and facilitation participating TGCL students agree that the pro-
were also taught. gramme was of enormous benefit to them, and
The School also involved a study excursion to they are grateful to the DAAD for this oppor-
Strasburg in France, where the European Court tunity, and to the TGCL for its support and its
of Human Rights and the European Parliament initiatives to enable them to attend the summer
were visited, and lectures were heard on the school. (Aduda Linah Anyango)
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