A critical analysis of voters’ right to participation in electoral process in Uganda: the distinction between the theory and practice after the 1995 constitution
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Date
2014-11
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Kampala International University,School of Law
Abstract
This research focused on a critical analysis of voters’ riqht to participation in
electoralprocess in Uganda: The distinction between the theory andpractice after
the 1995 constitution. The major objective was to Critic the legal framework of
Uganda electoral legislation standards to voter~ ri~qhts ofparticipation in election
process, to critic the legal system of institutions in ensuring voter’s riqhts of
participation in elections periods fri Uganda, to draw the gap between the theory
and practice of the election administration process in respect of voter~ riqhts of
participation LI? election process in Uganda. Research used relevant tools to this
study was a combination of desk research, primary research (through qualitative
techniques and methods of data collection. Chapter two: looked at the legal
framework of voter~c riqhts of partici7ation in election process. Chapter three:
focused on the legal system ofinstitutional management in ensuring voter~ ri~qhts
of participation in elections in Uganda. Chapter four: examfried the respect of
voters ri~qhts ofparticipation: the theory and practice of election administration
process in Uganda, it was revealed that Uganda~ electoral laws do not inhibit the
practice of free and fair elections, voters’ ri~qhts have increasingly violated in
elections show that there is a shortfall oflegal demand as a result of intimidation,
fraud manioulationi that have continued to influence the gist of election outcome.
Election Administration, in its preparations, have eventually succumbed to the
excessive pressure of administering presidential and direct parliamentary
elections. Chapter five looked at the summary. conclusion and recommendation
of the findings, it was recommended that voters riqhts ofparticipation in election
has not been fully realized and the problem of lack of trust in the Electoral
Commission could be addressed by amending the law on the basis for the
transparent appointment of Commissioners and other related laws for respecting
voters niqhts ofparticipation in election process in Uganda.
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A Thesis Presented to the College of Higher Degree and Research, Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Laws in Public International Law
Keywords
Electoral process, Voters, Participation, Right