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    A critical analysis of the rights of an accused person during trial in Uganda: a case study of Kabale district
    (Kampala International University, School of Law, 2017-06) Singura, Moses
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    Analysis of the right of a person serving a death sentence in Uganda. A case study of Luzira Prison in Kampala.
    (Kampala International University, School of law., 2015-05) Mfuru, Gasper J.
    This study was designed to critically analyse the rights of people serving death sentence 1n Uganda, a case study of Luzira prison. The subject of analysis included looking at different laws: both international and domestic laws that safe guard the rights of people on death row. The study was based on research questions, and found that, Laws to protect the rights, of the people. on death penalty has limited its efficacy. From present, it is seen that so many countries, are on the verge of abolishing death sentence in a bid to protect people's rights, regardless of the crime they had committed. So many decisions have been passed, protecting the right to life, but to some countries like Uganda it has become a myth, as the inmates of Luzira on death penalty are stiII waiting for its removal. This problem is not on the law, but the enforcement and the makers of' the laws. They should make effective laws that address the right to life, and abolish arbitrarily laws, like death sentence.
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    Plea bargain as tool of enforcing speedy justice and the effectiveness of the law and practice in Uganda
    (Kampala International University, School of Law, 2019-10) Namirembe . M, Faith
    development of new technologies, fast communication, and the interconnection of different and distant parts of the world; in simple terms the challenges of the Earth becoming "a global village." This causes crime to be more complex and to grow, and consequently criminal justice systems are being burdened with new types of problems. In this research rep01i, systems are forced to try to deal with criminal cases in a more efficient and faster way, to define priorities and look for alternatives to the classical trial which requires significant time, effort and resources. One of these alternative ways is plea agreements, or as is more commonly said plea bargaining. This legal instrument is present in its different forms in a number of national legal systems, as well as in international law. This work deals with its development, application and potential future in Uganda. First, the key features and principles of plea bargaining as a legal institution are presented in this work, demonstrating its strongest and most complex presence in the United States as the country of its origin, but also in other countries and in international law. After that, the research report deals with the development, regulation, as well as the extent of the presence of plea bargaining practices in Uganda. Furthermore, through a number of interviews conducted with Ugandan prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges as the main actors in this process, the study focuses on discovering how the practice functions in reality, and what hides behind the relatively simple legal provisions that regulate this issue. After identifying the key.
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    The protection of socio-economic rights of unaccompanied refugee children under human rights law: a case study of Uganda
    (Kampala International University, School of Law, 2009-08) Agondong, Mangar
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    Analysis of the effectiveness of the law on divorce in Uganda a case study of Kampala
    (Kampala international international: School Of Law, 2013-11) Grace, Namanda
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