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The federo question: a legal exploration from 1986 to date
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
The research paper is made up of five distinct chapters. Chapter one constitutes an introduction and background explaining the whole concept of the study, the Buganda question in Uganda and also gives a background of Buganda ...
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 ...
Towards more equitable reparations: an appraisal of reparations on developing countries under state responsibility in international law
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Under State Responsibility in International Law, one of the consequences states that violate their international obligations face is paying reparations to the states that have been injured by the responsible state’s actions. ...
Striking a balance: the free speech versus hate speech debate a comprehensive and comparative analysis of international and domestic law
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
Within contemporary public debate (internationally and in Uganda), there is a difference of opinion between the understanding of the fundamentality, constitutionality and the scope of the right to freedom of speech and ...
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 ...
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 ...