Constitutional Court of Uganda - 2023 December

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Citation	Judgment date
December 2023
E. Tendayi Achiume and 5 Others v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 8 Others (Constitutional Application 42 of 2023) [2023] UGCC 108 (13 December 2023)	13 December 2023
In the Matter Of Application For Leave To Be Added As Amicus Curiae by The Secretariat Of Joint United Nations Program On HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) (Consolidated Constitutional Application 55 of 2023; Constitutional Application 60 of 2023) [2023] UGCC 111 (13 December 2023) UNAIDS admitted as amicus for its HIV/public‑health expertise; pharmaceutical companies refused for lack of impartiality and relevance. Amicus curiae — Judicature (Amicus Curiae) Rules 2022 — tests for admission: neutrality/impartiality, demonstrable expertise, novelty and public interest — UNAIDS admitted with conditions for its public-health expertise; pharmaceutical companies refused due to potential partiality and insufficiently focused assistance.	13 December 2023
Martin Sempa and 2 Others v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 21 Others (Consolidated Constitutional Application 15 of 2023; Constitutional Application 29 of 2023; Constitutional Application 33 of 2023; Constitutional Application 43 of 2023) [2023] UGCC 109 (13 December 2023)	13 December 2023
Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Another v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 21 Others (Consolidated Constitutional Application 46 of 2023; Constitutional Application 47 of 2023; Constitutional Application 48 of 2023; Constitutional Application 53 of 2023) [2023] UGCC 110 (13 December 2023) Applications for amicus curiae were denied for lack of neutrality and because their submissions duplicated parties' arguments. Amicus curiae — admission criteria under Judicature (Amicus Curiae) Rules, 2022; requirement of neutrality and impartiality; demonstrable expertise; novelty of points of law; prohibition on duplicative submissions; public statements as evidence of partiality.	13 December 2023