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Digitisation of land records: a means or an end to fraud in Uganda’s land sector?
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
In 2013, Uganda embarked on the adoption of a digital system to register and record land related information, with a primary aim, among others, to eradicate fraud in the Lands sector.9 This was done with support from a ...
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 ...
Regardless of frontiers" interrogating the legitimacy of defamation laws in Uganda today
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
This dissertation is aimed at interrogating the legitimacy of defamation laws in Uganda, particularly within the context of the right to freedom of expression. The paper critically examines the law, policy, and practice ...
Engendering the empowerment of women through inheritance rights: an analysis of the succession (Amendment) Act, 2022
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
This study examines the Succession (Amendment) Act, 2022, with the main purpose to examine engendering of empowerment of women through inheritance rights. Using a feminist lens, the study reveals that the Succession ...
Challenging the jurisdictional consent-requirement of the International Court of Justice
(Makerere University, 2022-09-06)
The sustainability of peaceful international relations is founded on the efficacy of international
dispute resolution mechanisms. There is a myriad of actions which facilitate the resolution of
conflict among states ...
Intellectual property in culture: a concept worth the chase or a dream to forget
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Metaphorically and literally, culture is garment we adorn ourselves with. Whether literally to make a fashion statement, honor the dress code at a traditional ceremony, perhaps wear that traditional dress to assimilate ...
Substance over form: a critical analysis of tax dispute resolutions in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09-05)
Purpose of the Study:
The study aims at ascertaining the ways by which The Courts of Law and the Tax Appeals
Tribunal apply the Doctrine of Substance Over Form in Tax Dispute Resolutions.
Objectives of the Study: ...
The prevention and prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in Uganda. a case study of the detention centers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Torture is defined under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, (UNCAT) as ‘any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is ...
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 ...
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 ...