E-Judiciary:A Step Towards Transforming Tanzanian Legal Systems

Abstract

This article is a result of a desk review of literature which was conducted against the backdrop of the global perspective of e-judiciary. The article shows how e-judiciary can lead to modernisation of Tanzanian Legal Systems. In so doing, the article appraises the current situation of ICT adoption and the prerequisite steps in establishing e-judiciary and automation of all courts in Tanzania. The article depicts the potential challenges to e-judiciary and implies how such challenges can be addressed if the judiciary were to benefit from e-judiciary. The article argues that the e-judiciary will not only facilitate lawyers and litigants in justice seeking, but will also ease the workload of clerical staff. It also argues that although some courts have to some extent been using ICT, one needs to know that the use of ICT is not a panacea. Rather, it is just a start of a long journey towards an e-judiciary system.