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Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives powers from Article 130 of the 1995 constitution. It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential election petition.

The Supreme Court is headed by the chief justice nd has ten other justices. The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the type of case under consideration. When hearing a constitutional appeal, the required quorum is seven justices. In a criminal or a civil appeal, only five justices are required for a quorum.

 

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February 2017
Commissioner Land Registration & Anor v Lukwajju (Civil Application 12 of 2016) [2017] UGSC 5 (14 February 2017)

Evidence Law

 14 February 2017
Kwizera v Attorney General (Constitutional Appeal 1 of 2008) [2017] UGSC 3 (14 February 2017)

Civil Procedure

 14 February 2017
Mulindwa v Uganda [2017] UGSC 6 (14 February 2017)
Criminal law
 14 February 2017
Muwanga Kivumbi v Attorney General (Constitutional Appeal 6 of 2011) [2017] UGSC 4 (14 February 2017)

Human Rights

 14 February 2017
Zubeda Mohamed & Anor v Wallia & Anor (Civil Reference 7 of 2016) [2017] UGSC 7 (14 February 2017)

Civil Procedure

 14 February 2017
Alenyo v Uganda [2017] UGSC 79 (7 February 2017)
Substantial appellate delay, medical condition and good conduct justified conditional bail pending appeal.
Criminal procedure – Bail pending appeal – Substantial delay in appellate process as ground for bail; presumption of innocence; factors for bail pending appeal (Arvind Patel): first offender, delay, nature of offence, prospects of success, adequacy of sureties; conditional release on stringent terms.
 7 February 2017
Obote v Uganda [2017] UGSC 2 (1 February 2017)
Criminal law
 1 February 2017
Obote william v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 12 of 2014) [2017] UGSC 84 (1 February 2017)
Court upheld conviction and life sentence: confession admissible without trial-within-trial when voluntariness not disputed; defences rejected.
* Criminal law – admissibility of confessions – charge and caution statement admitted without trial within a trial where voluntariness not disputed; contents disclosed after admissibility determination. * Criminal law – defences – provocation, self-defence and accident not available where witnesses, scene and post-mortem indicate deliberate aimed shooting and accused's own statement admits intent. * Sentencing – life imprisonment appropriate where killing was deliberate and sentence not manifestly excessive.
 1 February 2017