Constitutional Court of Uganda - 1997 March

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March 1997
Constitutional right of access and non-derogable fair hearing override Section 121; state must prove security prejudice and court may sit in camera.
Evidence — admissibility of unpublished official records; Evidence Act s.121 vs. Constitution — right of access to information (Art.41) and non-derogable fair hearing (Arts.28,44); saved laws (Art.273) construed to conform with the Constitution; state must prove prejudice to national security; court may hear sensitive material in camera.
5 March 1997