Court of Appeal of Uganda
The Court of Appeal is the second highest court in the land. It came into being following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution, and the enactment of the Judicature Statute, 1996. Article 134 of the Constitution established the structure of the Court of Appeal.
While presiding over matters , it is duly constituted when it consists of an odd number of not less than three (3) justices of the Court of Appeal. It is this court that constitutes itself into a Constitutional Court in accordance with the Constitution to hear constitutional cases.
The Constitutional Court consists of fifteen (15) justices and handles the matters, issues or cases concerning the interpretation of the Constitution When presiding over a constitutional matter, there must be a quorum of at least five (5) justices of the court.
Court of Appeal of Uganda - 2009 May
2 documents
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May 2009 | |
Beingana Kanoni Willy v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 204 of 2003) [2009] UGCA 20 (20 May 2009) | 20 May 2009 | Chesakit Matayo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 95 of 2004) [2009] UGCA 21 (20 May 2009) | 20 May 2009 |