Analysis of The Right of a Fair Hearing in Courts of Judicature

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DE CLARA TION ............................................................................................................................. ii

APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. .iii

DEDICATION .............................................................................................................................. .iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................... v

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................................. I

1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ I

1.1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 2

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................................................... 3

1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS .................................................................................................. 3

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................... 4

1.4 HYPOTI-IESIS ...................................................................................................................... 4

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................................... 5

1.6 JUSTIFICATIONS OF THE STUDY ................................................................................. 5

1.7 SYNOPSIS ........................................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER TWO: ............................................................................................................................ 7

LITERATURE REVIEW AND METHODOLOGY ...................................................................... 7

2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................... 7

2.1.2 Right to appear before an independent and impartial court of law ...................................... 8

2. I .3. The right to trial within a reasonable time ............................................................................. 9

2.1.4. The right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty ..................................................... ! 0

2.1.5 Right to information of nature of the charge ..................................................................... !!

2.1.6 The right to have adequate time and facilities to prepare a defense ..................................... 12

2.1. 7 Right not be convicted except when the offence is defined and its punishment.. ................ 12

2.1.8 Right against double jeopardy .............................................................................................. 13

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2.1. 9 Right to assistance of an interpreter. .................................................................................... 13

2.2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................ 13

2.2.1 Research design .................................................................................................................... 14

2.2.4 Limitation of the study ......................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................... 15

THE INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND DOMESTIC LEGAL FRAME WORK THAT

lJPHOLDS THE RIGHT TO A FAIR HEARING ....................................................................... 15

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 15

3.1. I Right to presumption of i1mocence. In article 6(2) of the European convention on human 15

3.1.2 The right against double jeopardy ........................................................................................ 16

3 .1.3 Right to be informed of the charges in a language one understands .................................... I 6

3.2.0 CASE LAW .......................................................................................................................... I6

3.3 THE HIERACHY OF COURTS OF JUDICATURE IN UGANDA, THEIR JURISDICTION

AND POWERS: ............................................................................................................................ 2I

CHAPTERFOUR .......................................................................................................................... 24

SUMMARY. RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION ...................................................... 24

RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................. 25

LIST OF STATUTES ................................................................................................................. 28

REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................ 29