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The coat of arms of Uganda was adopted three weeks before the proclamation of independence by the Uganda Legislative Council. On 1 October 1962 the arms were approved by Governor of Uganda Walter Coutts, and formally established by law on 9 October. [3] The shield and spears represent the willingness of the Ugandan people to defend their country.
Supporters: Dexter a male Uganda kob (Adenota kob thomasi - Bovidæ); sinister, a crested crane (Balearica pavonina gibberifrons - Balearicidæ), both proper. Compartment: A grassy mount down the centre of which flows a river, between dexter a sprig of coffee and in sinister a sprig of cotton, both leaved and fructed proper.
Offences against the person: Homicides and Non-fatal Assaults in Uganda published in 2005 by Fountain publishers. [17] Judicial Bench Book on Violence Against Women in Commonwealth East Africa published by the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2016. [18] A Comparative Review of Presidential Election Court Decisions in East Africa.
31 January – The Supreme Court of Uganda rules against the practice of trying civilians before military courts following an appeal by former opposition MP Michael Kabaziguruka. However, the Uganda People's Defence Force announces that it would continue trying opposition leader Kizza Besigye on treason charges.
[2] [3] In 2016 she was appointed acting assistant registrar Mediation, in the Commercial Division of the High Court. [2] In February 2018, Justice Joyce Kavuma was appointed to the High Court of Uganda, one of 10 judges appointed to that court that day. [4] As of March 2018, she was assigned to the Mbarara Circuit of the High Court. [5]
Catherine Bamugemereire is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who was appointed as a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda, on 17 January 2024. [1] Before that, from 2015 until January 2024, she served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which doubles as Uganda's Constitutional Court. [2] [3]
KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda's Constitutional Court on Monday began hearing a challenge to an anti-LGBT law that carries the death penalty for certain same-sex acts and 20 years in prison for ...
In 1984, she enrolled as an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. From 1987 until 1990, when she was confirmed, she served as the acting Chief Magistrate in Jinja. [2] In 1994, Faith Mwonda was elected as the woman delegate representing the town of Jinja in the Constituent Assembly, which promulgated the 1995 Uganda constitution.