Tagged: Rule of Law in Uganda

No witness enters the witness box with a certificate which guarantees his credibility. Every witness should be cross-examined upon the veracity or reliability of his evidence.[1] A credible witness is one whose testimony appears...

Decision independence refers to the ability of a decision maker to avoid and resist external influences and temptations (greed, threats, fear, ambition, corruption, conflict of interest, wokeness, political correctness) such that the eventual decision...

The Substantiality Test in Election Petitions in Uganda is unsound and illogical because it requires a subjective quantification of conduct or actions or omissions whose effect is impossible to quantify. For example, how should...

The reverse burden of proof applies where a party to proceedings such a defendant or accused person who does not ordinarily bear the burden of proof is required to prove certain facts after the...

The law provides that an Appeal from the Court of Appeals shall lie to the Supreme Court. Nowhere does it state that the Supreme Court must hear the appeal on its merits. The Supreme...

In Ayiko Mawa Solomon v Lekuru Annet Ayiko [2017] UGHCFD 1; court defined alimony as spousal support or compensation earned by the economically disadvantaged spouse (normally the wife) through marital investments and as a...

Pre trial detention occurs at the police station before a suspect is arraigned in court and in prison or detention centers after being remanded by court. Article 23 of the Constitution of Uganda limits...

Contempt of court occurs where a person seeks to interfere with or subvert the court process by failing to follow orders issued by court or abusing the court process. It was defined by Justice...

Every Ugandan including you and the intern doctors have a right to work under Article 40 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 and the right to work under a safe working...

The relationship between the registered owners of land in Uganda and those with equitable interests in the land is fragile and characterized with suspicion and animosity. It is a ticking time bomb that is...