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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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February 2012
Alitubeera and Masaba v Andrew Daniel Ribbens and Others (Civil Application No. 38 of 2012) [2012] UGCA 61 (17 February 2012) Court revises guardianship order, removing condition 1(e) to align with its intended judgment purpose. Guardianship order review — deletion of condition 1(e) in judgment — intention of the court's judgment.	17 February 2012
Okeyoh Peter v Abbot George Ouma (Election Petition Appeal No. 08 of 2011) [2012] UGCA 1 (12 February 2012) Whether a teacher’s resignation to the Public Service Permanent Secretary satisfied statutory requirements for valid parliamentary nomination. Election law — Candidate qualification — Resignation from public office — Whether resignation to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry responsible for the Public Service satisfied Article 80(4) and the Public Service Standing Orders — Education Service Commission Act s28 Administrative law — Public service procedure — Notice and formal approval of resignation — Whether resignation letter constituted required notice under Standing Orders	12 February 2012
In the matter of Deborah Joyce Alitubeera & Richard Masaba (infants) (Civil Appeal No. 70 of 2011. & Civil Appeal No. 81 of 2011) [2012] UGCA 4 (8 February 2012) Court allowed non‑resident foreign applicants to be appointed legal guardians of Ugandan children, subject to safeguards and reporting requirements. Family law — Guardianship — Jurisdiction of High Court to appoint guardians including non‑resident foreign applicants — Children — Welfare principle as the paramount consideration and requirement to evaluate evidence — Guardianship conditions — Retention of Ugandan citizenship, reporting obligations and requirement to commence any adoption proceedings in Uganda	8 February 2012