ABSTRACT The study is an exploratory design which sought to justify the use of force under international law by examining; the law prohibiting the use of force in international law; the permissible use of force under international law and assessing the justification by the state on the right to use force in self defence, in Congo. The study relied on qualitative research through a book review to interpret information through a comparative analysis of the information related to the specif...
ABSTRACT ~‘Examination of legal regime for environmental regulation in oil industry in Unity State, South Sudan” examines national legislations and policy framework, regional and international conventions regulating oil industry in the Republic of South Sudan. Specifically, the study explores, evaluates, identifies and compares different legislations regulating and protecting the environment against hazards associated with oil industry in the world youngest nation. Essentially, this study...
ABSTRACT Post-conflict northern Uganda has witnessed an increase in disputes over land. This has, to a great extent, been as a result of the anned conflict and its aftennath. Beyond that, other chaotic factors embedded in various social, legal, economic, and political aspects of this society have influenced the nature, gravity, and dynamics of these disputes and the way in which Traditional Institutions and the Local Council Courts have attempted to resolve them. Using examples from field re...
ABSTRACT This research looks at an examination of their international and regional human rights instruments in relation to child trafficking. This research draws up the nature and history of child trafficking and the laws put in place to combat child trafficking internationally, regionally and domestically in Uganda. This research also brings out the various challenges faced in combating child trafficking with in the country. Various recommendations are also made to ensure that the governmen...
TABLE OF CONTENT Title ............................................................... . Declaration ..................................................... . 11 Approval. ....................................................... . Ill Dedication ..................................................... . iv Acknowledgement ............................................ . V Abbreviation .................................................. . VI List of Statutes ...............................................
ABSTRACT General comment 19 of the international covenant on civil and political rights asks states to recognise and protect all families but leaves how to do this to state discretion. It is silfflit on whether all families must be protected equally in all circumstances. Often, states make n01mative distinction between the unmarried cohabitants and married spouses such that cohabitants are norn1ally not given the quality of rights and protections guaranteed to maJTied spouses. Whereas some r...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ..................................................................................................................................... i APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION .............................. , ........................................................................................................ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............
ABSTRACT In this study "legal constraints on women's land rights in Uganda", a case study of Soroti Municipality was carried out in Soroti Municipality which is in Uganda, with general and specific objectives of assessing the applicability of the existing customs and cultural practices in our society which bar women from owning and inheriting land in the country. The study considered findings that indicated that the existing customs and cultural practices are contradicting the constitution of...
ABSTRACT As an institution set up in May 1995 and became operational in December 1995, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has been since then an over seer in the protection of the environment through sectors like the civil society, local governments, district levels and in the private sector in Uganda because it has the mandate to do so as provided by the constitution ' "fthe republic of Uganda. Therefore, this research project is basically carried out to establish the ~xac...
ABSTRACT This study undertook to identify the policy, legal and institutional framework in regard to land securitization in Kenya. The main objective of the study is to determine the policy framework with a view to test the efficacy of the same in so far as it affects the use of land as security for lending in Kenya, to identify institutional challenges that affects the use of land as security for lending, identify the legal impediments that hinders he efficacy of land securitization, e...
ABSTRACT Intestate succession is defined as a means by which the estate of a person who died intestate (without a will) are shared among the beneficiaries. Since time immemorial, the affairs of the family in the African setup including but not limited to succession are determined by customs and traditions. In Uganda there is no exception to that and therefore intestate succession has been, is still and will probably be govemed by customs despite the legal framework that govems it. This ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...................................................•.......................................... ii DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ iii SUPERVISOR'S DECLARATION ................................................................................. iv LIST OF AC...
ABSTRACT This research was undertaken to examine the impact of the law and the policy on child labour with the ultimate aim of designing solutions to the child labour phenomenon. This research was conducted in Kibera area, Kenya. This research was aimed at creating awareness of the existence of child labour to the government, parents and the entire country. It was also meant to caution policy makers and legislators for them to come up with the appropriate mechanisms and strategies for purpos...
ABSTRACT Although extensive international and regional theoretical literature has developed over the years which have shaped commendable treatments of juveniles in most states, the situation of juvenile justice system in Southern Sudan has not only been battling the violations of human rights as a result of the prolonged civil war but also had to face the inadequacies of legal framework that was brutally uprooted. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in Kenya has ushered in a gl...
ABSTRACT Uuarantorship is a green area of study in Uganda with very little information and familiarity among the academia. This has been caused by the insufficiency of the legal regime. unscrupulous desire by the creditors. to keep off the guarantors from precisely making informed decisions. The fact that guarantees are becoming popular with the expanding banking sector. therefore the research undertakes to discover solutions to the existing problems in the operation oi" the guarantorship. T...