ABSTRACT This research was focused on the Women Reproductive Rights: An Examination of The Emerging Legal Practices in Uganda. This was examined through different method of tools in relations to An Examination of The Emerging Legal Practices in Uganda, presented a description and explanation of procedures used in conducting the study, particularly in sampling and data collection. Qualitative method was used to collect from sample population earmarked for the study. The study discovered that t...
ABSTRACT The judiciary in Kenya has been progressively viewed as subservient to the executive, an upholder ofstate power and a poor protector of cit,~ens’ rights. The rejection of the judicialy as an independent and impartial arbiter of disputes was a major contributor to the post-election violence experienced in December 2007 which resulted in anarchy and massive loss of ilves and property, therefore, this thesis contends that there is a contextually symbiotic llnk between separation of po...
ABSTRACT Uganda ilberalized the downstream petroleum sector fri 1994. It was belleved that by opening up the sector and letting the L’idustry manage and sustain itself the benefits of a regulated industry with open market operations and competition would translate into low prices and benefits the people. Price determination Is far from being determined by market forces. This fittle success has been overshadowed by failure to realize a competitive market that would have resulted into low dom...
ABSTRACT Today, microfinance is accepted as a necessary instrument for reducing poverty in Pwanda. As long as, the appropriate instruments are well used in a suitable legal framework, microfinance can help in strengthening the poor~ capacities~ to create jobs and to generate revenues on a sustainable basis. A National Microfinance Policy has been devised and adopted specifically for controlllng frauds and exploitative tendencies. This defines the orientations of microfinance and allows MFI5 t...
ABSTRACT This chssertation analyses the laws related to the internal displacement problem during armed conflicts. The thesis analyses the problem of IDPs in the Rwandan genocide since the problem of internally displaced persons is crucial for building peace, The laws related to IDPs during armed conflicts are not only important for creating incentives for them to return home, but also for generating the means to re-establish their lives elsewhere, i.e., to resettle and reintegrate. The method...
ABSTRACT The research analyses the national legal framework for trafficking in women and children in South Sudan. After the independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan ratified number of international Anti Trafficking and Human Rights Treaties, as well as regulating its own legislation to combat crimes in general and trafficking in particular. But it has not ratified some international treaties concerning with the suppression of human trafficking for example the 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Sup...
ABSTRACT Death penalty is a recognized punishment for a number of crimes in South Sudan Criminal Justice System. European Union under the umbrella of International Community, calls for moratorium or abolition of death penalty by the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, without due consideration of law making process in South Sudan and views of South Sudanese people. The main objective of the study is to determine the implications of abolition of death penalty in the criminal justic...
ABSTRACT Foreign Direct Investment as a means of economic growth has been welcomed by most East African nations including Burundi. Considerable liberalization of the prevalent investment regulations has been undertaken to facilitate the smooth flow of FDI. A welcoming investment climate depends of the quality of national laws, foreign investment laws, policies and the international investment legal framework which very are important in attracting FDI to a large number of countries, Burundi i...
ABSTRACT The benefits of Foreiqn Direct fri vestment for economic development have been well established in the exk~ting literature. Foreign investors need land to conduct their business when they move to in vest in a certah7 locailty. Yet llttle, if any, land in Uganda is vacant, idle and undaimecL As a result, many companies experience difficulties securing land for their operations. The researcher therefore set out to examine the laws governing lano, particularly in respect of access to la...
ABSTRACT The principle of banking secrecy under the Penal Code protection is not specifically stipulated and assured by the Burundian law, the purpose of this study was to critically examine the Law governing Bank Secrecy in Burundi. Specific objectives were to: identify the law and policy of the bank secrecy; analyze the applicability of the laws related to bank secrecy; and analyse the challenges related to bank secrecy in Burundi and also from other jurisdictions. The study used doctrinal ...
ABSTRACT Humanity has suffered greatly from pain and the ravages of armed conflicts that have claimed the fives of millions of people and because of this, different international Tribunals were found to prosecute the criminals of the most serious crimes to stamp impunity. The latest mechanism of international criminal justice is the ICC. The research answers the questions of whether the ICC provides criminal justice to mankina~, what challenges the ICC faces, what are the weaknesses of the ...
ABSTRACT The anti-money laundering law is recognized internationally as an important law in combating money laundering especially in banks. To detect money laundering in Uganda, the Anti-Money Laundering Act was enacted in 2013 to guide banks on what measures to implement. However, the AMLA counter measures have put a significant regulatory and compliance burden on the financial institutions and banks. These measures have not only increased the costs, risks, dilemmas incurred by the banks b...
Abstract This dissertation examines the question of Land Use in Uganda and analyses the legal and policy framework. It explores the nature of Land Utilisation; the need to regulate its use, the most suitable option land is put to use and most importantly the, the key aspects of land use; that is, land ownership (tenure) and accessibility. However, its focus stays on the legal and policy framework. Uganda has no sufficient laws governing the general issues of land use, though efforts have be...
ABSTRACT Despite restrictive abortion legislation and all the efforts made by both the government and RHU in promoting family planning as a iii st step ~n r~du~ing unwanted pregnancies and the resulting abortions and mateiii~il n~nrtt~1it~, many ~ornen contirnie to seek and obtain unsafe abortions. Apart from causing death and other health complications, abortion has many undesired consequences to individual and the economy. Need was therefore seen to investigate a correlation, if any, betwee...
ABSTRACT The research is about the roles of NGOs in the promotion and protection of women's rights, the causes of women's rights violations, effects of violations of the women's rights, the state of laws concerning rights of women and the roles and procedures played by the NGOs towards the promotion and protection of women's rights in Gulu, particularly in Holy Rosary Parish, Laroo Division. The idea of Human Rights is proclaimed long time ago and the same were incmporated in the African Char...