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HC: International Crimes Division (Uganda)

The International Crimes Division is a special Division of High Court of Uganda which was established in July 2008. Hon. Justice James Ogoola a Principal Judge of the High Court as he then was pursuant to Article 141 of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 established War Crimes Division (now THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMES DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT).

Considering the civil wars and a series of other internal conflicts, which Uganda has experienced in the recent past, it decided to establish the ICD to try the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity including commanders of the LRA and other rebel groups.

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September 2022
Ssewanyana & Another v Uganda (Miscellaneous Application 19 of 2022) [2022] UGHCICD 7 (28 September 2022)
Application to consolidate two criminal files dismissed; counts may be joined but persons cannot be joindered on these facts.
Criminal procedure – consolidation v joinder; Trial on Indictments Act ss.23–24 – joinder of counts and persons; consolidation alien to criminal law; misjoinder; Article 28 right to fair and speedy trial and double jeopardy; DPP discretion; inherent powers of the court.
 28 September 2022
Uganda v Sserwadda & 6 Others (Miscellaneous Cause 14 of 2022) [2022] UGHCICD 10 (26 September 2022)
Ex parte pre-trial witness-protection applications can lawfully limit disclosure without violating fair trial rights.
Criminal procedure – Pre-trial disclosure – Witness protection orders – Non-disclosure, delayed and redacted disclosure; Rule 22(2) ICrimes Division Rules – mandatory ex parte procedure where disclosure may prejudice investigations; Constitutional law – Article 28 fair trial rights – disclosure is prima facie required but not absolute; Pre-trial judge’s discretion to balance disclosure against witness safety; International standards – ICC Rules and domestic rule-making under Judicature Act.
 26 September 2022