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Access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises: a case for creating an enabling legal environment for venture capital financing in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Venture Capital funds have the considerable potential of meeting the unique financing needs of SMES in Uganda since they have the capacity to invest relatively high risk capital and also work closely with the businesses ... -
Access to justice for women with disabilities in Kampala during the COVID-19 pandemic; a learning experience for future crises
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Access to justice is a right available to women with disabilities in Article 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The novel Covid-19 pandemic which hit the world by storm in 2019 ... -
AI as a game changer for health care: analyzing artificial intelligence’s role in the procurement and distribution of essential drugs in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-07)In order to solve the issue of drug stock-outs in the nation, this thesis examines the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the procurement and distribution of essential drugs by National Medical Stores. The thesis ... -
Analysis of health rights of females with physical disabilities in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, child birth, and the postpartum period. Moreover, in most cases, it encompasses the health care dimensions of the family planning, preconception, parental and postnatal ... -
An analysis of the efficiency of Uganda's legal regime for consumer protection through regulation of marketing on the cyber space
(Makerere University, 2023-07)The work considers the efficacy of Uganda's legal regime to respond to the modern issues and challenges that face modern day consumers who participate in online transactions. The research investigates, in particular, the ... -
An analysis of the impact of consideration of geo-political interests vis-a-vie objective legal considerations for military intervention by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, on the implementation of the responsibility to protect
(Makerere University, 2021-12)This paper makes an in-depth analysis of the UN Security Council’s role in the Responsibility to Protect. The paper highlights the accepted legal considerations for Military intervention under the third pillar of the ... -
An analysis of the impact of the computer misuse act, 2011 on the freedom of expression in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)On Tuesday 28th December 2021 renowned novelist and government critic Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was gruesomely arrested and detained. Later in a statement by police, it was revealed that Kakwenza was being held on charges ... -
An analysis of the legal and regulatory framework for corporate governance in secondary schools in Uganda.
(2019-07)Corporate governance in education institutions focuses on the process under which they are organized and managed and how the administrators meet their responsibilities. Secondary schools play an important role and therefore ... -
An analysis of the observance of the law of armed conflict by non-state actors in relation to international law: a case of the republic of South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2023-06)The African continent remains besieged by many armed conflicts. Since 1970, Africa has seen more than thirty wars, which have resulted in more than half of all war-related deaths worldwide and have produced about 9.5 million ... -
An analysis on the effect of the gender divide and gender inequality on women’s progression in employment in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-08)The research paper is centered around gender inequality and the gender divide in formal employment in the public sphere. There is to be an analysis of the private- public divide in reference to the social division of labour ... -
An appraisal of the effects of the WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement on Regional Trade Agreements(RTAs): A case of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTFA)
(Makerere University, 2021-10-25)Regional Trading Agreements have since time immemorial played a critical role in granting adequate negotiation avenues to countries undertaking measures in the global multilateral trading system. These Agreements equally ... -
An appraisal of the jurisprudence of the industrial court of Uganda on unlawful termination
(Makerere University, 2021-12-19)This study is an examination of the efficacy of the Industrial Court in protecting the rights of employees during termination of the contract between employees and employers. The Industrial Court of Uganda started being ... -
An appraisal of the law on national content in Uganda's oil and gas industry: a case of upstream and midstream statutory law and national content regulations
(Makerere University, 2022-10)National content law in the oil and gas sector emphasizes the integration of Ugandans by highlighting forms of national participation. The law allows state participation through employment of Ugandans transfer of technology ... -
Artificial intelligence and the right to privacy in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)The topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been prominent since 1950s. The development of computers capable of mimicking human capabilities was once considered very improbable yet today it is seen taking over in our ... -
Assessing the impact of universal health care in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)The majority of the African countries including Uganda relied on SAP (Structural Adjustment Programs) that were provided by the World Bank and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) to change the state’s role in social ... -
Assessing the liability for artificial intelligence systems under the modern tort regime in Uganda: the case of negligence and defamation
(Makerere University, 2023-06)The law of tort aims to provide redress through civil proceedings to persons who have been wronged. This redress is either through an award of compensation in the form of damages or through other means such as an injunction. ... -
Assessing the role of labour officers in addressing labour disputes in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)Labour law is a body of legislative laws, administrative rulings and precedents which address the legal rights, obligations of working people and their organizations.1 There are two categories of labour laws which are ... -
Assessing the role of the constitution in the development of feminist jurisprudence in Uganda: 1995- present
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Feminist jurisprudence is the study of the construction and workings of the law, with particular inquiry into the role of the law in perpetuating patriarchal power. It is an approach to the making, interpretation or ... -
Assessment of local council courts in the administration of justice In Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09-09)Local council courts in Uganda can be regarded as the grass root level of the justice system in Uganda based on a village module. On the clustering that every village must have an administrative unit known as the local ... -
Assessment of the negative impact of economic development on the environment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Just like environmental changes can have effects on economic development in a country, economic development is seen to pose the highest threats and to carry along the most causes of environmental destruction. The greatest ...