High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

Physical address
Plot 2, the Square Kampala
7 judgments

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Citation
Judgment date
September 1995
Criminal law|Burden of Proof
27 September 1995
20 September 1995
20 September 1995

 

15 September 1995
Conviction for defilement based on witness testimony and circumstantial evidence, rejecting absence of medical proof and defense claims.
Criminal Law - Defilement - Proof of guilt based on circumstantial evidence - Lack of direct testimony - Irresistible impulse as a defense.
7 September 1995
1 September 1995
1 September 1995