What is Immunity?
Immunity is a preventive measure. In law, immunity is prevention from criminal or civil prosecution. In most cases, it is a constitutional privilege extended to officials holding and executing their…
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’.…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…