Mr. Martin Patrice Massawe

Position/Status

Assistant Lecturer

Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania

Contacts

Phone: +255 717 078 378, +255754 276 400

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Qualifications

LLM – Maritime Law (Oslo University)

LLB (University of Dar es Salaam)

Membership of Professional Bodies

Tanganyika Law Society

East Africa Law Society

Profile

Mr. Martin Massawe currently is the Associate Dean and Head of the Department of Civil and Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law, Mzumbe University. As a Lecturer at Mzumbe University, his main duties are among others, Lecturing, Conducting Seminars, doing researches and Consultancy in the areas of, but not limited to, Human Rights, Local Government Laws, Business Law (Corporate Law and Governance), Commercial Laws (Insurance, Banking, Sale of Goods and Negotiable Instruments), Law of Contract, Tax Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, Civil Procedure, Law of Evidence, Administrative Law, etc. Between May 2015 and April 2016, Mr. Massawe was involved as a Researcher in a “study of drivers of violence against children and positive change in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar”. The Study was commissioned by UNICEF to Mzumbe University and University of Huddersfield. He has also conducted other consultancy activities including Drafting of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment’s (E-Waste) Regulations commissioned by the Vice President’s Office (2013-2014) and Training on Legislative Drafting Skills for State Attorneys and Legal Officers organized by Legal Sector Reform Programme-Zanzibar (2014).

Publications

Martin Massawe & Laurent Agola: Economic Immigrants and Dislike of Foreigners: Enroute to Tanzania: International Journal of Education Research and Reviews, Vol.2, March, 2013, available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org @ international Scholars Journals

Massawe M.P, Ombella J.S, (2012): Basics of Commercial Law in Tanzania: A Universities’ Tailored Handbook: Karljamer Print Technology, Dar Es Salaam

Martin Massawe & Laurent Agola: Economic Immigrants and Dislike of Foreigners: Enroute to Tanzania: In Vijay Ghormade (2011): Transition of Law and Justice in Tanzania, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany

Massawe, Martin: ‘’An Analysis of the Efficacy of Laws Combating the Problem of Deliberate Discharge of Oil in the High Seas: A Comparison between Norway and Tanzania’’: In Vijay Ghormade (2011): Transition of Law and Justice in Tanzania, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, pg 63-116

Martin Massawe & Mwajuma Kadilu: ‘’Problem of Determining the Existence of ‘Agreement’ in the Modern Era of Liberalized Economy: An Analysis of Subjective and Objective Approaches in the Determination of Agreement’’: In Vijay Ghormade (2011): Transition of Law and Justice in Tanzania, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, pg 203-212

John S. Ombella & Martin Massawe (2011): Elementary Company Law in Tanzania: A Students’ Hand Book, Karljamer Print Technology, Dar Es Salaam

Ombella J.S, Massawe M.P (2011) et al: Model questions and answers: Commercial Law in Tanzania; A students’ guide