ARTICLE 22: ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Economic, social and cultural rights are rights that have been characterised as the second generation rights. The Economic, Social and cultural rights have been incorporated in the Bill of Rights. As the Government has adopted various measures in order to ensure that, these rights are being respected. With regard to economic rights, Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tanzania do provide for the right to work. Similarly Article 23 provides for the right to work without being discriminated and the right to get just remuneration according to the work done. The courts have in several occasions reminded the Government on her obligation to implement these provisions. In civil Appeal no 45 of 1998, between the Attorney General and N.I.N Munuo Nguni (unreported) the Court of Appeal of Tanzania held that the Section 4 (2) of the Legal Aid (Criminal Proceedings) Act, Cap 21 RE 2002 was unconstitutional because it provided for remuneration which was not just to the plaintiff. The respondent/s in this matter instituted a suit against the Government challenging the decision of the Judge in charge of Arusha High court registry to suspend him from practice because he· had refused dock briefs. Payment for each dock brief was five hundred shillings. However section 4 (2) provided that: remuneration payable shall not be less than one hundred and twenty shillings and nor more than five hundred shillings. The court held that the amount stipulated by this provision was in contravention of the Constitution. Similarly the government has formulated various policies dealing with economic and social issues. Among the policies, formulated a are the National Vision 2025, the NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR GROWTH AND REDUCTION OF POVERTY referred to as the NSGRP, which is geared towards promoting economic grov-.rth and reduction of income poverty and also closely linked to improved quality of life and social well being. These are based on the bedrock which is good governance and accountability. The 37

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