Issa G. Shivji is a Professor of Law at the University of Dar es Salaam and a leading academic who has written extensively in the areas of labour law, jurisprudence, constitutionalism and land law. Professor Shivji was the Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters (1991-92) and is one of the founders and Executive Director of the Land Rights Research and Resources Institute (HAKIARDHI).
Issa Shivji.G ni Profesa wa sheria katika Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam na mhadhiri mahiri ailyetoa machapicho mengi juu ya sheria za kazi, falsfa ya sheria, masuala ya katiba na sheria za ardhi. Issa Shivji alikuwa mwenyekiti wa Tume ya Rais ya kuchunguza maswala ya ardhi (1991 -92) pia ni mmoja wa wakurugenzi na mwanachama wa HAKIARDHI. Pia ni Wakili wa Mahakama Kuu ya Tanzania na Mahakama Kuu ya Zanzibar.