ABSTRACT The research aimed at investigating the extent of Land conflicts in Uganda, an examination on the policy and legal framework. It aimed at the exploration of the legal and institutional framework governing the land laws and how human rights are enforced and followed during land evictions in Uganda. It also expounds on the conflicts between the provisions of the Land Amendment Act and tenure system, the gaps between the exploitation of land tenure systems ...
ABSTRACT This research examined Ugandas maritime administration. Water transport is not a problem limited to Uganda. It is a wide spread problem in most communities both developed and developing world and as such it has attracted international attention by developing conventions aimed at smoothening operational safety and navigation on water resources. Uganda has ratified some of the instruments and conventions to signify her compliance with the obligations by developing comprehensive l...
ABSTRACT Sexual and reproductive health are among the most sensitive and controversial issues in international human rights law, but they are also among the most important. Reproductive health cannot be separated from the right to life. When reproductive health rights are violated, lives are lost. Women, youths and the children, mostly bare the brunt of ill reproductive health. In Kenya for instance many women still lose their lives due to reproductive health complications. The still births, ...
TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL BY SUPERVISOR ................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT .......................................
ABSTRACT Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment. The Constitution prohibits such practices; however, security forces continue to use tmiure and physical violence during intenogation and to punish both pre-trial detainees and convicted prisoners.· Although authorities periodically issue directives against the use of to1iure by police, the problem persists and remains a serious problem. The Government has not provided information on the number of cases of torture that occur y...
ABSTRACT The study examined the principle of legality and the prosecution of international crimes in domestic courts. The study was guided by the following objectives;- to find out whether the principle of legality is really a challenge to prosecuting acts that have already been recognized as crimes under customary international law, to find out whether states are "wasting time" in "legal gymnastics" and needlessly adhering to strict positivism, at the cost of accountability and justice for v...
ABSTRACTSeparation of powers is the doctrine and practice of dividing powers of Government amongdifferent branches to guard against abuse of authority. Among the objectives that resultedinto the-Tfromulgation of the 1995 constitution were the need to recognize and demarcatedivision of responsibility among the state organs of Executive, the Legislature and thejudicially and create viable checks and balances between them.Therefore, the research exan1ines the provisions regarding separation of p...
ABSTRACT This study "Domestic Violence and Gender Relations in Contemporary Uganda', was canied out in FIDA (U) Kampala District, with specific aims of examining the circumstances which give rise to domestic violence and gender relations through assessing the legalities considered, establishing loopholes in the laws protection against domestic violence to identify circumstances under which the law can be revised and suggesting possible interventions which can be relied upon in the revision of...
ABSTRACT This Dissertation analyzed the role of the judiciary in protection and promotion of rights of indigent prisoners in Uganda/ It was guided by the specific objectives which included r finding out whether Uganda's legal regime protects the rights of indigent prisoners/ depicting the role of the judiciary in the protection of indigent prisoner rights and exploring the legal rights of detained persons under international legal regime. The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets ...
ABSTRACT Diplomatic immunity from civil and criminal proceedings established itself as a fundamental of customary diplomatic law. It traced its origin from the Greeks and Romans. The purpose of this research is that it thought to analyze the principle of diplomatic immunity in relation to the crimes committed by diplomats and suggested possible recommendations for improvements in the area of diplomatic immunity. The research method that was employed in the research report was the standard des...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL ., iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivLIST OF ACRONYMS VLIST OF STATUTE CONSTITUTION AND DOMESTIC LEGISLATIONS viCHAPFER ONE 41.0 Introduction — 4.1 deflnitions1.2 The brief historical perspective ofthe prison system in Uganda 6I .3 Objectives of study 61.4 Statement ofthe problem 61.5 Scope ofthe study 7I .6 General objective 7I .6.1 Specific objectives 71.62 Research questions 7I .7 methodology 8I .7.1 Research design 81.7.2 Study area 81 .8 literature ...
ABSTRACT Emerging out of the same dynamics of war and violence that led to the recognition of international human rights, post -conflict or transitional justice is one of the most important developments in the efforts to advance peace as well realize human rights and dignity in the twentieth century. As more and more countries undergo the trauma of civil war or revolutions against repressive regimes, together with the international community they must confront the problems of transforming th...
ABSTRACT The research project analyses the efficacy of the ban on smoking in public places in Uganda as well as institutional efficacy in the same context. In response to the threat of public smoking on public health in Uganda which has been continuous, enactment of different laws to attempt to ensure that there is compliance with such laws. Thus there are several institutions that have been established in the attempt to ensure that the law is properly and effectively implemented. However de...
ABSTRACT The research was focused on women and their 1ight to property; an examination of the law and policy in Uganda. The study was be can·ied out with the hope that it enlightens and advance the understanding of women's property rights in Uganda as provided for in the laws. The study iss as a result of observation of the apparent injustice against women in particular the denial of women to own property emerging as a result of exploitation of the loopholes in the statutory laws in place th...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL SHEET IDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.2 Backgrounds to the problems 11.4 Issues arising from the statement of the problem 41.5 Hypothesis 51.6 Theoretical framework 51.7 Scope and the limitation of the study 51.8 Justification of the study 61.9 Literature review 61.10 Objectives and purpose of the study 61.11 Research Methodology 61.12 Chapter Breakdown 7Chapter one: Introduction 7Chapter two: International ...