Constitutional Court of Uganda - 2023 September

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September 2023

 

28 September 2023
Petition challenging Accountants Act dismissed for failing to disclose a constitutional question and lacking essential particulars.
Constitutional jurisdiction – Article 137 – threshold requirement that petition disclose a cause of action and a real question of constitutional interpretation; Equality (Article 21) – challenge to section 5(3)(b) Accountants Act 2013 – petition dismissed for lack of particularized facts and evidence; remedy in ordinary court with possible reference to Constitutional Court if constitutional questions arise.
22 September 2023
Closed Appointments Committee proceedings do not breach constitutionally protected press or access rights; limitation is justifiable.
Parliamentary procedure – Committee on Appointments – closed sittings; Access to information – Article 41 and Access to Information Act; Freedom of expression and press – Article 29(1)(a); Limitation clause – Article 43(2)(c) and proportionality/Oakes test; Jurisdiction – Article 137 interpretation of statutory rules made under constitutional authority; Remedies – exhaustion of statutory access procedures.
12 September 2023