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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land.  It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.

While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.

The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution  When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.

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Twed Towers along Kafu Road, Nakasero,Kampala.
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Judgment date
April 2007
Whether the respondent was wrongfully retired/dismissed without following contractual procedure or a hearing, warranting damages.
Employment law – wrongful/summary dismissal – retirement versus termination by notice – contractual procedure and natural justice – entitlement to damages and pension when removal unlawful.
25 April 2007
Single night‑time identification without ID parade or exhibited clothes was unsafe; appeal allowed, death sentence quashed.
Criminal law – Identification evidence – Single witness night‑time identification – necessity for corroboration, identification parade and exhibiting identifying clothing; failure to call other eyewitnesses; unsafe conviction; aggravated robbery; death sentence quashed.
18 April 2007