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What is Immunity?

What is Immunity?

Wikipedia defines immunity as ‘…a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences.’ It goes ahead and divides immunity into two types, i.e.: functional…

June 3, 2018July 29, 2019
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Why Public Interest Litigation Deserves our Attention

The ‘Public’ is you, the individual among a community that may be affected by a policy your leaders create. The ‘Interest’ is the ‘why’; and the litigation/defense is the ‘how’.…

May 19, 2018
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Affray, An Offence Against Public Order

This little known crime is a famous aftermath at most social gatherings, hangouts and face-offs between conflicting individuals with limited control of their actions, decisions and muscle.

May 6, 2018
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What Does a Charge of Vandalism Mean to the Accused?

Vandalism, literally, is a deliberate act of destroying or damaging property. Property could be privately or publicly owned. Offenders may have acted singly or in groups and therefore charged accordingly.

April 29, 2018
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How to Apply for a Tourist Operator License

The Uganda Tourism Act of 2008 provides for the process of licensing. It limits this provision to tourist accommodation, ‘designated facilities’, travel agents, tour operators and tour guides.

April 20, 2018
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Who owns wildlife in Uganda? Part I/2

The Government does. It owns wildlife on behalf of the people of Uganda and has powers vested in relavant authorities established by statute to manage all matters wildlife.

April 14, 2018
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The importance of major contractual clauses in law

Drafting contracts is a skill. A person willing to be bound by certain terms and contract must be equally willing to execute his/her duties according to those terms.

April 10, 2018
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Examining affidavits in Civil Procedure Law of Uganda

Examining affidavits in Civil Procedure Law of Uganda

Affidavits are statements of truth that confirm the existence of certain facts in any case. Our jurisdiction relies so much on affidavits that without one, Court will dismiss the case…

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018
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The Meaning of Liability in Auto Mobile Accidents

The Meaning of Liability in Auto Mobile Accidents

The hammer falls and the aging judge says, ‘I find the 2nd Defendant liable for the accident that caused the death of the minor and I hereby sentence the 2nd…

March 17, 2018
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Marital Rape As An Offence: Uganda’s Position

Marital Rape As An Offence: Uganda’s Position

A workmate recently asked me about marital rape and whether or not it was a crime to have non-consensual sex with one’s spouse. I gave him my polite opinion (a…

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018
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Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?

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Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

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CRB TO LIST DIRECTORS AND KEY SHAREHOLDERS

The names of directors and key shareholders of companies whose loans are non perfoming will now be listed with Credit Reference Bureaus. This is according to the new proposed CRB…

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What is Immunity?

Wikipedia defines immunity as ‘…a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences.’ It goes ahead and divides immunity into two types, i.e.: functional…

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Why You Need to Lodge a Caveat on Your Land

"The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts". The above quotation reflects the…

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Right to Privacy is Fundamental

The right to privacy, I believe, protects the dignity of a person. “the right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters; under the Common Law, the right of…

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