ABSTRACT This study unde11ook to investigate the role of Human Rights non-governmental organizations in the enforcement of the law against domestic violence. The specific objective of this study is to examine the practice of domestic violence, how the practice is conducted, what is the reaction of the relevant authorities towards the practice and if so what are the various steps that have been taken. According to the findings, most women are victims of domestic violence. Therefore most women...
Abstract This Study Basically Introduces The Rights Of The Accused On The Grant Of Bail. Bail Is A Constitutional Right Provided Under Article 23(6)(A) Of The Constitution Of The Republic. The Researcher Arrived At Findings Through Desk Researching Which Included Reading Already Available Information About The Topic, Internet, Text Books, And Any Other Literature Available. The Study Was Narrowed To Bail Rights, Procedures And Formalities In Uganda With Specific Reference To Local And Interna...
ABSTRACT ‘With all the uprising happening in the world, it is important for states to understand what exactly happens before they choose to go to war with another state. When the world divided itself into superpowers, developing, and underdeveloped countries, some states assumed the role of masters and others of serfs. Under international law, the right of self-defense gives every state a right to respond to an armed attack that has already taken place. Whether it also includes a right to u...
Abstract The study was carried out in order to assess the effectiveness of juvenile delinquency under the Laws of Uganda using Naguru Remand home as case study in Kampala district. The study objectively sought to identify the different ways how juvenile offenders are handled in relation to the law in Uganda and to establish the possible measures that can be put in place to curb juvenile delinquency in Uganda. Data was collected using interviews and questionnaires accompanied by secondary sou...
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...