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Uganda v. Commissioner of Prisons, Ex Parte Michael Matovu, [1] [1966] 1 EA 514, is a decision of the High Court of Uganda in which Hans Kelsen's "General Theory on Law and State" [2] and the Political Question Doctrine were considered in determining the legal validity of Uganda's 1966 Constitution.
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]
The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives its powers from Article 130 of the 1995 Constitution . It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential election petition.
The High Court of Uganda, also Uganda High Court, is the third-highest judicial organ in Uganda, behind the Supreme Court of Uganda and the Court of Appeal of Uganda. It has "unlimited original jurisdiction", with powers to try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. It is also mandated to hear all appeals from all Magistrates Courts.
The government of Uganda referred the situation to the Court on 16 December 2003. [9] The referral was communicated via a letter sent by President Yoweri Museveni to the Prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno Ocampo. The two met following the referral to establish the methods of cooperation between the Office of the Prosecutor and the government of ...
Judicial review Padfield v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food [1968] UKHL 1 is a United Kingdom administrative law case, concerning judicial review . Facts
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.
Judicial review is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers—the power of the judiciary to supervise (judicial supervision) the legislative and executive branches when the latter exceed their authority. The doctrine varies between jurisdictions, so the procedure and scope of judicial review may differ between and within ...