background image
profile image

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.

 

Physical address
Plot M105, Kinawataka Road, Mbuya 1, Kampala, Uganda
5 judgments
  • Filters
  • Judges
  • Alphabet
Sort by:
5 judgments
Citation
Judgment date
September 2017

Criminal law

20 September 2017
Criminal law
20 September 2017
Appellate court upheld conviction, refused late supplementary ground, and held a 22-year sentence lawful.
Criminal law – aggravated defilement – credibility and corroboration of child complainant; appellate re-evaluation of evidence; procedural rules for lodging supplementary grounds of appeal; assessors' oaths; sentencing law – validity of fixed-term sentences exceeding statutory 20-year deeming of life imprisonment; scope of appellate review on sentence.
20 September 2017
Criminal law|Evidence Law
15 September 2017

Civil Procedure|Criminal law

15 September 2017