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The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law of Uganda. The fourth and current constitution was promulgated on 8 October 1995. It sanctions a republican form of government with a powerful President. The first Constitution was adopted in 1962 only to be replaced 4 years later in 1966.
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda.It is responsible for the provision of "legal advice and legal services to government, its allied institutions and to the general public and to support the machinery that provides the legal framework for good governance". [1]
Constitutional Law and Government in Uganda: The Theory and Practice of Constitutionalism in Uganda Including the Government and Local Administrations, the Citizen and the State, Administrative Law, the East African Community, and the Commonwealth published by East African Literature Bureau in 1975. [23]
The Court of Appeal of Uganda is located at Plot 2, The Square, Nakasero, in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. [1] The geographical coordinates of the offices of the Uganda Court of Appeal are: 0°18'57.0"N, 32°34'45.0"E (Latitude: Longitude:0.315833; Longitude:32.579167). [2]
Examples of Uganda's legislation include: The amendment of the constitution to remove presidential term limits. [clarification needed] The Employment Act, 2006, Act 6 of 2006 [13] The Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2014; The Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023; The Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) publishes the laws of Uganda, allowing for free ...
Persons born in Uganda who belong to one of the sixty-five indigenous communities defined in the constitution of Uganda by virtue of having a parent or grandparent who lived in the territory on 1 February 1926; or [13] [14] [Notes 1] Foundlings or orphans under the age of five whose parents are unknown. [16] [17] [Notes 2]
The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the type of case under consideration. When hearing a constitutional appeal, the required quorum is seven justices. In a criminal or a civil appeal, only five justices are required for a quorum. [1] In the absence of the chief justice, the most senior member of the court presides.
The politics of Uganda occurs in an authoritarian context. Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as an autocrat. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Political parties were banned from 1986 to 2006 in the wake of the 2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum which was won by pro-democracy forces. [ 1 ]