Abstract The Great Lakes Region which constitutes of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi is a region that has been invariable embroiled in wars and conflicts spanning decades. Broadly, a number of factors are responsible for this state of affairs ranging from social, cultural, economic and political factors. More specifically however, divergence in political thought and opinion, ethnicity, imperialistic tendencies, the struggle for wealth and natural ...
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ABSTRACT ... the child, due to the needs of his physical and mental development requires particular care with regard to health, physical, mental, moral and social development, and requires legal protection in conditions of freedom, dignity and security. Preamble to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the ChildParagraph 6 This quotation above shows clearly that children's rights deserve the same level of attention in the human rights discourse like the rights of every other...
Abstract This study was carried out in order to assess the effectiveness and problems associated with the use of customary dispute resolution mechanisms among the Dinka Bor of South Sudan. It was carried out in the three counties of Bor, Twic East and Duk that make up what is called Greater Bor area in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Data was collected using interviews and questionnaires with a sample of sixty adult respondents. Secondary sources of obtaining information about customary law of th...
ABSTRACT The above research was carried out on a cross-section of the East Africa region with an intention of examining the prevalence, causes, effect and factors impeding the fight against money laundering. The research attempts to trace the genesis of money laundering and its progress to date, showing the shifts of circumstances that have occured overtime making money laundering more multifaceted and mystifying to the layman. The research critically examines the various stages of money lau...
ABSTRACT The study's mam objective was to critically analyze access to justice m relation to sexual violence law in Uganda and the specific objectives were to; I. To analyze the existing Jaws in relation to defi Jement in Uganda. 2. To lind out legal and policy frame work on Access to justice and sexual violence on minors and persons with disabilities. The study was done in Uganda in the districts of Kampala and Kitgum in Notihern Uganda and the respondents were sampled li·om police, parent...
Abstract Public International Law may be defined as the body of mles which are legally binding on States in their intercourse with each other. .. that govern the relations of States. But, States are not the only subjects of international law. International organizations and to some extent also individuals may be subjects .... 1 One of and perhaps the most impmtant functions of the United Nations is to maintain intemational peace and secm·it/ among the Nations of the world. As such, this duty...
Abstract More than half of the world's refugees are children. In some refugee situations, children constitute as much as 65% of the displaced population. 1 Each day another 5000 children become refugees; one in every 230 person in the world is a child who has been forced to flee his or her own home. 2 Children under 18 years of age constitute 56% of all refugees in Africa. 3 The preamble of the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) recognizes that all minors are entitled to special care ...
ABSTRACT The confirmation of commercially explorable oil deposits in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda has attracted a lot of attention, nationally and even internationally. This is not only because of the socio-economic impact oil production may have on Uganda but there is a lot of attention on whether Uganda will follow what seems to have become a trend in resource rich African countries. This trend is clear in ~ountries like Nigeria, Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. Despite the fa...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is about the challenges the Office of the Inspectorate of Government faces in the fight against corruption in Uganda between 1986 to present. The main objective being to ascertain the roles of the office of the Inspectorate of Government and the challenges it faces in the execution of its duties. The study is paramount in this era where corruption has become a social evil proving so hard to be fought. The study pinpoints those challenges faced so that proper work p...
STRACT Banking is one of the crucial industries in nurturing economic growth or development of a country that is why it is important to regulate the activities of banks by the central bank of a country. In Uganda the Central Bank of Uganda is charged with responsibilities of regulating the banking industry. The central bank regulates other banks by requiring them to have an operating license, maintaining minimum capital requirements, liquid assets, prohibits banks from engaging in some busine...
This thesis entitled "A critical analysis of consumer protection laws in Uganda". It's majorly to focus on consumer protection laws in Uganda which include; The Uganda communication Act of 2013(as amended), the Contract Act 2010, Sale of Goods Act Cap 82, and Uganda National Bureau of Standards Act Cap 327,the National Dmg Policy and Authority Act Cap 206, Foods and Dmgs Act Cap 278 the Hire purchase Act of 2009,Agricultural seeds and plant Apt Cap 28,the Bank of Uganda Act Cap51 and among ot...
The study focused on the ways of controlling sexually transmitted diseases and the protection of the rights of the people living with sexually transmitted diseases in Uganda. Sexually transmitted diseases are worldwide health problem affecting both the young ones and the old irrespective of their status. Some of the sexually transmitted diseases like I-IlV / AIDS have got no cure, yet the people living with sexually transmitted diseases are surviving on the availability of antiretroviral drug...
This study sought to find out the issues affecting the Women's right which includes: gender based domestic violence, discrimination, polygamy, FGM and right to own property. The research also resorts to investigate the possible solution to those issues. The selection and identification of groups of people was based on random selection of the four communities (Bomachoge, Boitangare, Bokinami and Bonyangande) to represent the entire population ofGucha County. The results of the study show that ...
A priority of health care policymakers in Uganda is to ensure that the vulnerable groups of people (particularly women of child birth, the poor, elderly, and children) have access to high quality health services. Policymakers try to ensure that access in terms of distance (or time taken) to a health facility and cost are affordable to these groups and therefore not a deterrent to health service utilization. Consequently, a sizeable proportion of public resources may go to construction of addi...