'Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty' in document 'Tanzania - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART III
BASIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES

The Right to Life

15. (2) For the purposes of preserving individual freedom and the right to live as a free person, no person shall be arrested, imprisoned, confined, detained, deported or otherwise be deprived of his freedom save only

(a) under circumstances and in accordance with procedures prescribed by law ; or
(b) in the execution of a judgment, order or a sentence given or passed by the court following a decision in a legal proceeding or a conviction for a criminal offence.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute