This study 'Effectiveness of the Law in Protection of Internally Displaced Persons' was carried out in Kenya with specific aims of; establishing the circumstances that lead to formation of IDPs in camps; effectiveness of the law protecting IDPs; the legal challenges faced in protecting of IDPs and possible interventions to improve on… Continue Reading
On 30th December 2007, following the announcement of the presidential election results in Kenya; violence broke out in several places across the country amidst claims that the electoral commission of Kenya (ECK) had rigged the presidential election. Sporadic eruptions continued for many weeks, bringing death and destmction to thousands… Continue Reading
Sovereignty have core meaning is supremacy of the state territories alongside others or without interference with other states, which is, supreme authority within a tetTitory, though the meanings given have varied across history. It is a modem notion of political authority. Historical variants can be understood along three dimensions, the holder… Continue Reading
The researcher will be interested in investigating the labour discrimination in Uganda while focusing on police force as the area of interest. This was because of the emerging issues concerning labour and labour rights which are sensitive in the Uganda employment sector and one of the critical but often ignored concepts is that concerned with… Continue Reading
Summary of the Report and Policy Recommendations The United Nations Human Rights Committee has emphasized that the right to a fair trial (which includes the right to an independent and impartial tribunal) applies in full to military courts as it does to the ordinary civilian courts. Based mainly on Uganda's military justice legal framework. this… Continue Reading
This chapter entails the background to the area of the study, statement of the problem, research objective scope of the study, research questions significance of the study and chapterization, methodology, research design and the literature review. The above mentioned areas are of significance in this study since the chapter is the very… Continue Reading
The study focused on the ways of controlling sexually transmitted diseases and the protection of the rights of the people living with sexually transmitted diseases in Uganda. Sexually transmitted diseases are worldwide health problem affecting both the young ones and the old irrespective of their status. Some of the sexually transmitted diseases… Continue Reading
The confirmation of commercially explorable oil deposits in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda has attracted a lot of attention, nationally and even internationally. This is not only because of the socio-economic impact oil production may have on Uganda but there is a lot of attention on whether Uganda will follow what seems to have… Continue Reading
t is said that a look at the laws of the country is looking at the people of the country :hemselves1 the law thus reflects the aspirations, fears and even the strength of the ieople. The Kenyan Legal System is entrenched with the spirit of shunning from what :auses discomfort to the people and embraces what brings pleasure to them2 by… Continue Reading
Money laundering is a global phenomenon. Globalization and technology have resulted in an increase in international commerce, capital flows and the movement of goods and services across borders. Such factors have also increased opportunities to launder money and reintegratethe proceeds of crimes into the legitimate economy, in response to such… Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS Ill IV v vi vii 1.1 Background of the Study I 1.2 Statement of the Problem 9 1.3 Significance of the Study I 0 1.4 Objectives I 0 1.4.1 General Objectives I 0 1.4.2 Specific Objectives II 1.5 Res~arch Questions II 1.6 Scope of the Study II 1.6.1 Geographical scope II 1.6.2 Content scope I I 1.6.3 Time scope II CHAPTER TWO 2.1… Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATIONS ........................................................................................................................... i APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................... ii ' ACRONYMS… Continue Reading
S This research has been made during the time when the Judiciary has been interfered by other organs of the government. The !995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda under Article 128 provides the issue of judicial independence and security of tenure, the latter being among the safeguards of the independence of the judiciary. This… Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ................................................................................................. .ii Approval. ................................................................................................... .iii Dedication… Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... i DECLARATION ...................................................................................................... iii APPROVAL… Continue Reading
The study established the legal effectiveness of the electronic tax (e-tax) employed by the (URA) in collecting taxes. All the reforms in the Uganda's tax system were aimed at improving tax collections, administration, and above all e-tax. In a bid to improve e-tax, Uganda Revenue Authority decided to go online hence introducing the… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Criminal law is distinctive for the uniquely serious potential consequences or sanctions for failure to abide by its rules. Every crime is composed of criminal elements, capital punishment may be imposed in some jurisdictions for the most serious crimes, and physical or corporal punishment may be. imposed such as… Continue Reading
The concept of lifting the veil of incorporation has a really been misunderstood for a great period of time especially by the lay man. It has been called upon even where the necessary statutory as well as common law provision do not necessitate. Even for the legal minds the mechanism for putting this substantive law into procedure have… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction This chapter presents the introduction of the study, the background of the study, the statement of the problem, the purpose of the study, research objectives, research questions, scope of the study, significance of the study, methodology and literature review and organization layout. 1.1 Background to the Study The… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction Recognition of duty between spouses began a long time ago. This led to the development of fiduciary spousal duties 1 • The husband because of his management and control over the community propetty naturally occupied the position of a trustee for a wife and the family2 As such, based on the historical and traditional… Continue Reading
A digital signature provides information regarding the sender of an electronic document. It provides data integrity, thereby allowing data to remain in the same state in which it was transmitted. Here the most widely used type of cryptography is the public key, where the sender is assigned two keys, one public, and another private key.… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0. Introduction. This study is an investigation of the legal and customary impacts of divorce on women and children in Uganda. The study will explore the problems that divorcees (women) and the children of these families are faced with and interventions that have been employed to address the trauma that they are faced… Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction The present study deals primarily with whether the law on abortion needs to be amended and this practice legalized, the effectiveness of the law on abortion .The key aspects will involve an investigation into the legal provisions of the law on Abortion and its implementation. l.lBackground. Abortion is the ending of… Continue Reading
This Research paper analyses violations of human rights in a conflict setting. The focus of this study is in South Sudan the world's youngest nation which has been affected by recurring civil war since it gained independence. This study analyses the causes and impact of the recuning civil war in South Sudan and provides suggestions to… Continue Reading
This study examined the law and policy on prostitution in Uganda. However, having noted above that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land; other laws existing in Uganda have to conform to the constitutional provisions. Thus it is along this argument of conformity with the Constitution that there was need to research and show… Continue Reading