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In a letter issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, he declared his support for the trial of civilians in the Court Martial, recognizing its role in addressing gun-related crimes. Many in the legal fraternity have since faulted Museveni for contradicting the Supreme Court ruling on the subordination of the Court Martial to civilian courts ...

Buganda Road Court Magistrate Winnie Nankya has declined to grant an order to release Dr. Kizza Besigye, stating that there is a similar case filed in the High Court, which takes precedence because it holds more authority than the lower courts. The court has also stayed the proceedings of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Samuel Lubega Mukaaku for 60 days ...

Buganda Road Court Magistrate Winnie Nankya has declined to grant an order for the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye, stating that there is a similar case filed in the High Court, which takes precedence due to its higher authority. The court has also stayed the proceedings of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Samuel Lubega Mukaaku for 60 days, acknowledging ...

Buganda Road Court Magistrate Winnie Nankya has declined to order the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye, citing a similar case in the High Court, which holds higher authority. The court also stayed proceedings against Besigye and Simon Lubega Mukaku for 60 days, acknowledging Besigye’s inability to stand trial due to his health. We spoke to NRM ...

The Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court has allowed lawyers defending former FDC presidential contender Dr. Kizza Besigye and his political aide, Hajji Obeid Lutale, to petition the High Court. This comes as the lawyers seek a revision of an order for a police investigator to testify on camera, citing security concerns. We have more in this report ...

Managers of various remand homes across Uganda have welcomed an initiative by the Judiciary to gazette them as magisterial courts. They say the move would substantially reduce case backlog. They are now calling on the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development to facilitate these remand homes to ensure that proper court structures are ...

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The 7 justices found that some sections of the bill which was signed into law in May last year violated the "right to health, privacy and freedom of religion”, though. At the court session in Kamapala Wednesday (Apr. 03), a petitioner against the law vowed to refer the case to the Supreme Court. READ MORE : https://www.africanews.com/2024/04 ...

Information Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has revealed that the Cabinet has resolved to amend the UPDF Act to ensure that future Chairpersons of the General Court Martial are trained lawyers. The move follows a Cabinet meeting held at State House, Entebbe, on Monday to discuss amendments aimed at aligning the law with the recent Supreme Court ...

A veteran Ugandan opposition figure has appeared in court on "terrorism" charges. Kizza Besigye was reportedly taken in a covert operation while visiting neighbouring Kenya in November. He was then flown to Uganda, bypassing formal extradition procedures. He's a well-known critic of Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni. and has challenged him ...

Buganda Road Court has ordered the International Police, commonly known as Interpol, to arrest Isaac Ssemakadde, the President of the Uganda Law Society. Ssemakadde's whereabouts are unknown at the moment. The international arrest warrant was issued by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi at the request of private prosecutors Tonny Tumukunde and ...

The Uganda Law Society has expressed frustration with the judiciary, particularly Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. Society President Isaac Ssemakadde holds Owiny-Dollo responsible for the Supreme Court's failure to issue a verdict on the trial of civilians in military courts. Ssemakadde hopes that a meeting with the Chief Justice later this ...

The legal team representing Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale has demanded the immediate release of their clients by the Military Court. This follows yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, which confirmed that it was unconstitutional to try civilians in military courts. The two were remanded by the Makindye-based ...

Uganda's highest court declared that the trial of civilians in military courts is unconstitutional, ordering an immediate halt to any ongoing prosecutions. READ MORE : https://www.africanews.com/2025/01/31/ugandas-supreme-court-halts-civilian-prosecutions-in-military-courts Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews ...

The court has adjourned to 14th February 2025 in a case where veteran opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye is facing the charge of inciting violence. The adjournment was due to Besigye's absence in court. He was supposed to appear at Buganda Road Magistrates Court today alongside his co-accused, Samuel Lubega Mukaaku, but only the latter ...

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In Uganda, courts have considered and applied the political question doctrine since the 1960s. The political question doctrine is a function of the separation of powers doctrine and holds that certain constitutional questions are constitutionally committed to the elected branches of government for resolution. As a result, such questions are non ...

The Uganda Law Society has raised concerns over the slow implementation of the recent Supreme Court landmark ruling that barred the criminal trial of civilians in military courts. Six days have passed since the court's decision mandated the transfer of all criminal proceedings, and the law society agrees that while the judgment was historic, it ...

We looked into the government’s final push for the UPDF Amendment Bill. ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi revealed that Cabinet has resolved to amend the UPDF Act to ensure future chairpersons of the General Court Martial are trained lawyers. The move follows a Cabinet meeting to align the law with the January 31st Supreme Court ruling on the ...

More than 50 people have been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges related to participating in today’s anti-corruption protests in Kampala City. The group appeared before the Nakawa and Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Courts amidst tight security. They face two counts of common nuisance and being idle and disorderly. The suspects appeared ...

Introduction to the Magistrates' Court and the roles of the people within it. To find out more about studying Law and Criminology at Derby visit http://www.derby.ac.uk/law

Magistrate judges play an important role in the judicial process, helping district judges in criminal and civil matters by handling complaints, issuing search warrants, holding preliminary hearings, and much more. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Federal Magistrates Act, a distinguished panel of judges discussed the work of ...

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The Chief Magistrates Court in Jinja has charged the Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere with murder. The King and other people who are still at large are accused of killing a police officer in Kasese municipality in March this year. The charge comes two days after at least 60 people were killed in a fierce gun battle between the army and ...

Legal experts have castigated President Museveni as wrong; in his attempt to influence the pending judgment of the Supreme Court on the nullified legality of the Court Martial in trying civilians. Museveni put up a strong defence for the military courts in a statement last evening, applauding the courts for the stability of the country through ...

Throughout October, the Judiciary has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the magistrate judge system. This short video explains the tremendous impact that magistrate judges have had on the federal Judiciary in the last half century. In 1968, in response to increasing demands on the Judiciary, Congress passed the Federal ...

Giving Evidence in Court is a 7 part series which follows new officer Holmes as she prepares to give evidence in court for the first time. Watson and Holmes visit the court prior to the trial.

The body of the Supreme Court Justice, Arach Amoko has arrived at Parliament where it was received by the Speaker, Anita Among. Members of Parliament...

The Chief Magistrates' court at Buganda Road has further remanded a 27-year-old tik-toker Ibarahim Musana to Luzira prison for posting and sharing information seeking to ridicule and promote hostility against the person of the Kabaka of Buganda and President Museveni. This after he was arrested over the weekend, following a complaint raised by ...

Youth activists are calling on the public to take advantage of the steam developing on the legal scene to push for an end to the trial of civilians in military courts. They say that silence has only emboldened the state to continue mistreating many. They warn that the summary imprisonment of human rights advocate Eron Kiiza without a fair trial ...

The Magistrates' Court in Ibanda has remanded 8 of the 40 people arrested for participating in the murder of Police constable Suleiman Chemonges, during a funeral, 10 days ago.Those remanded, five men and three women are to be jailed at Nyabuhikye Prisons until the 6th of May, when their matter will return for mention. The accused and others at ...

Dr. Kizza Besigye appeared before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court on 15th June 2016 to hear a ruling on whether the treason case against him would be heard in Luzira Prison Court instead of Nakawa Chief Magistrates as the state had wished. Nakawa Magistrates Court Chief Magistrate James Ereemye Mawanda dismissed the application by the ...

As Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused returned to the General Court Martial on Tuesday, the key issue remains whether they should be tried in a military court or a civilian one. Tonight, Lydia Felly Akullu’s report delves into whether military courts and tribunals demonstrate the same competence and impartiality as other courts of ...

The assault case involving EEF leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi resumes at the Randburg Magistrate court this morning. The two are accused of assaulting a police officer at the funeral of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018. The incident was caught on CCTV cameras. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews # ...

Uganda’s Supreme Court recently ruled that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. Human rights groups welcomed the decision as a major step in protecting the right to a fair trial, but the government criticized the move. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said his government would continue to prosecute civilians in military ...

Adrian Jjuuko, a lawyer and executive director of the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum, and his colleagues delivered a petition to Uganda's constitutional court offices against the country's extreme anti-LGBTQ law. #News #Reuters #newsfeed #uganda #antilgbtq #humanrights Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings ...

Giving Evidence in Court is a 7 part series which follows new officer Holmes as she prepares to give evidence in court for the first time. This episode follows the trial as it takes place, from beginning to end.

This year’s Ames Moot Court Competition teams sparred over Article III judicial power in the hypothetical case, Ames County Board of Commissioners v. Energon U.S.A. This year's presiding judges were Sri Srinivasan of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Britt Grant of the United States Court of Appeals for ...

Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked registrars and magistrates not to allow lawyers to undermine their authority. Dollo was speaking to various judicial officers during the Annual Registrars and Magistrates Conference 2024 in Kampala. He emphasized that in the performance of their duties, they are the authority in the courtroom and ...

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," in defiance of Western condemnations and potential sanctions from aid donors.

A number of lawyers under their umbrella organization the Uganda Law Society have questioned the intention of the constitutional amendment bill that among others seeks to remove the presidential age limits from the constitution. Peter Walubiri a constitutional law expert, urged lawyers to peacefully protest the amendment of the constitution ...

http://www.nation.co.ke Simplest questions by judges that lawyers found hardest to answer

On Friday, twelve students from the Makerere University school of law and many others had their first ever experience of the Constitutional Court. This was during a moot court exercise presided over by a bench of four justices led by Deputy Chief Justice Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo. The event was part of celebration of 50 years of Makerere ...

Learn what it takes to qualify as a federal magistrate judge and about the selection process. Current and former magistrate judges and selection panel members describe the composition of a selection panel and the guidance its members will receive from the federal Judiciary, along with important issues that the panel should consider. • Sign up ...

The finals of the 2015 National Schools Moot Court Competition held in the Constitutional Court between Springfield Convent School and Gibson Pillay Secondary. The participants received a R30 000 bursary each.

The presidential age limit is not the most controversial change to a constitution that Uganda has attempted to make in history. For more than 100 years, Uganda has had such changes that have given birth to today’s constitution. Tonight we show you how Uganda’s constitutions have been changing over the years. Subscribe to Our Channel For ...

October 24 - Tempers flared in the North Gauteng High Court, during an application to prevent former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli from returning to work.

An introduction to the Crown Court, the different roles within it and how a trial at the court works. To find out more about studying Law, Criminology or Forensic Science, either online or on campus, visit http://www.derby.ac.uk/ and search our course list.