An Appraisal of the Legal and Institutional Framework for Asset Recovery in Tanzania

Abstract

This article examines the legal and institutional framework
that governs asset recovery in the country. It is through this
framework that criminal justice is administered in relation
to asset recovery. It undertakes an in-depth analysis of the
laws and institutional framework that deal with asset
recovery. The main focus is identifying the roles of key
institutions in the processes and mechanisms aimed at
enabling recovery of proceeds and instrumentalities of
crime under the existing law. In the course of the discussion,
legal provisions that provide the procedures through which
asset recovery should be undertaken are appraised. The
article reveals that there are challenges in the legal and
institutional framework that governs asset recovery in the
country thereby affecting its performance.
Recommendations are made in order to remedy the
situation.

Keywords: proceeds of crime, legal and institutional framework, asset recovery,
Tanzania.