Law of marriage Case Laws
THE TANZANIAN LAW OF MARRIAGE ACT
The term marriage refers to an agreement by which a man and a woman enter into a relationship with each other and which creates and imposes mutual rights and duties (N.V. Lowe & G. Douglas. Bromley's Family Law 9th ).
Marriage is the voluntary union for life of one man to one woman to the exclusion of all others (S.M. Cretney, et al Principals of Family Law)
In Hyde v. Hyde (1866 LRIP & D 130, 133), it was stated that marriage is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of the others.
In Ahmmed Said Kidevu v. Sharifa Shamte (1989 TLR 148) Maina , J. Observed that marriage is the voluntary union of a man and a woman and it is contracted with the consent of the parties.
The provision of s.9 of the Law of Marriage Act, Act No.5 of 1971(Cap, 29 R.E.2002) defines the term marriage as the voluntary union of a man and a woman intending to last for their joint lives.
Generally marriage can be defined as a contract between a man and a woman that contracted with their free consent with the intention of living together for the whole of their lives.
The Law of Marriage in Tanzania is originated from the colonialists. In Tanzania by then Tanganyika, the British introduced the Tanganyika Order in Council (T.OC.) of 1920 that introduced the application of Customary Laws and the enactment of the Judicature and Application of Laws Act (JALA) (Cap, 358 R.E.2002) by then The Judicature and Application of Laws Ordinance (JALO).This provided for the application of Islamic and customary laws in marriage matters in the country.
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