ABSTRACT Wetlands occur at all latitudes and are said to cover about 13% of the earth's surface. Wetlands serve different purposes to humanity's existence and most importantly the conservation of biodiversity. Wetlands also inter alia play a role in the regulation of hydrology, water purification and flood control, and coastal wetlands can help to alleviate the impacts of storm surges. This study analyzes the adequacy of laws and policies the for sustainable utilization, management and...
ABSTRACT The study was aimed at establishing the independence of the judiciary and its effectiveness in the dispensation of justice. During the research, the following objectives were to be studied: to analyze the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers. The variables were tested using both primary data from the field and secondary data from physical books and internet and other literature. The study was both significant to the researcher, judi...
ABSTRACT The 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary elections were marred with voter disenfranchisement, vote rigging, violence and bribery. The outcome precipitated court battles for both presidential and parliamentary elections. This study was conducted to assess the electoral processes and the future of democracy in Uganda. This included: analyzing the legal, policy, institutional and electoral processes of 2006. The findings of the study indicate that the 2006 elections had several irregula...
Abstract This study examines the legal framework for hire purchase in Uganda, the nature and benefits of hire purchase and compares with mortgages, credit and conditional sales, leasing, sale of goods and outright sales. In hire purchase. the hirer is given immediate possession of goods upon payment of the deposit, but has an option to purchase them. Subsequent payment is made in installments, which is a credit facility to the hirer. However, the hirer gets mere possession and not property i...
TABlE Of CONTENTS DECLARATION .......................................................................................................... i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................ ii DEDICATION ........................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .......................................................................................................... i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... iv...
ABSTRACT This research examines the winding up process of accompany in Uganda. In that process many principles including the principle of corporate personality and its consequences to a winding up company, the types of liquidation, the nature of liquidation, the scope of winding up , the court jurisdiction that handles winding lP petition, the doctrine of inability to pay debts. It further analyses the consequences of winding up of a company, the Income Tax implications on an insolvent ...
ABSTRACT This research is based on Juvenile Delinquency and an analysis of the law on juvenile criminals in Naguru Remand Home. The research establishes the causes of juvenile delinquency along with its legal effects, the progra1mnes or activities at the remand home, the challenges faced in rehabilitating juvenile delinquents and in addition to how the problems can be addressed. This is because juvenile delinquency posses a unique threat and responsibility to society to address and prevent b...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................... i APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................
ABSTRACT This research is aimed at establishing the right of women to own property in Africa in general taking the practice in Bomba town as an example. History, culture, traditions and customs in Africa seem to demonstrate that African women do not enjoy any right to own property. However, modernization and legislation have intervened since the 19111 century to change the situation in favor of women. The problem is whether those changes intended to protect women as introduced by Internation...
ABTRACT This research paper entails the dispensation of justice and its effectiveness in the South Sudan criminal justice system from the early days of lib.eration struggle by South Sudanese to the post independence of the Republic of South Sudan and examines the challenges facing dispensation of criminal justice system; making it another point in the South Sudan historical development of criminal causation and the laws creating the criminal justice system in South Sudan. Both primary and se...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION .............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL.: ................................................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS: DECLARATION ......................................................................................................... i DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS: ......................................................................................... iv CHAPTER ONE ....
ABSTRACT This research project analyses the role played by non-state actors in sustainable development with dose reference to the use of natural products and energy in Uganda. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process used to predict the environmental consequences of proposed projects, activities or actions of development. EIA should be conducted before the commencement of a project to study the possible impact that a proposed project or activity may have on the environment and ...
ABSTRACT The study, ~n analysis on the protection of women against sexual abuse under the Domestic Violence act of Uganda 2010, on the era of HIV/AIDS", was carried out to determine Act 3/201 0' s efficiency on offering the women, as one of the marginalized and most vulnerable group a tangible solution to the problem, particularly in Makindye division. Owing to historical, cultural/traditional, religious, legal among other factors responsible for the unequal power relations within the family,...