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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.

 

Physical address
Plot M105, Kinawataka Road, Mbuya 1, Kampala, Uganda
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December 2004
20 December 2004

 

20 December 2004

 

19 December 2004
16 December 2004

 

16 December 2004

 

15 December 2004
13 December 2004
13 December 2004
November 2004

 

30 November 2004
29 November 2004

 

14 November 2004
October 2004

 

12 October 2004
September 2004
23 September 2004
2 September 2004
2 September 2004
1 September 2004
1 September 2004
August 2004
29 August 2004

 

29 August 2004

 

4 August 2004
July 2004
Evidence Law
29 July 2004
Criminal law
22 July 2004
Civil Procedure|Civil Remedies
22 July 2004
June 2004
30 June 2004
22 June 2004

 

22 June 2004

 

22 June 2004
22 June 2004
22 June 2004
18 June 2004
May 2004

 

26 May 2004
18 May 2004

 

18 May 2004
April 2004

 

21 April 2004
20 April 2004
March 2004
19 March 2004

Civil Procedure|Appeals and reviews

8 March 2004

 

3 March 2004
February 2004
18 February 2004

 

17 February 2004
11 February 2004

Constitutional Law – Freedom of Expression – Scope and limitations of Press Freedom – Criminalization of false news under the Penal Code Act, Section 50 – Constitutional Inconsistency with Article 29(1)(a) of the Constitution – Standard for Limiting Constitutional Rights under Article 43 of the Constitution – Acceptability and demonstrable justifiability of limitations in a free and democratic society – Test for determining statutory vagueness – Onus on the State to justify derogation of rights – Role of judicial precedents and persuasive authorities in constitutional interpretation – Importance of democratic principles in a constitutional democracy – Courts' duty to strike down legislation incompatible with constitutional guarantees – Burden of proof on the State to establish justification for limitations – Nullity of Section 50 for failure to meet constitutional standards – Costs awarded.

10 February 2004
January 2004
29 January 2004

 

28 January 2004
16 January 2004
15 January 2004
15 January 2004
15 January 2004
14 January 2004
Criminal law
14 January 2004