An Analysis of the Law and Policy on Prostitution in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala District
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2018-09
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree of laws
Abstract
This study examined the law and policy on prostitution in Uganda.
However, having noted above that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land;
other laws existing in Uganda have to conform to the constitutional provisions. Thus it
is along this argument of conformity with the Constitution that there was need to
research and show whether all the laws providing for prostitution are not discriminatory
but rather equitably applied. A case in point is the Penal Code Act which deals with
criminal law and provided under Section 138 that prostitute means a person who in
public or elsewhere regularly or habitually holds himself or herself out as available for
sexual intercourse or other sexual gratification for monetary or other material gains and
prostitution shall be construed accordingly.
It was discussed by the parliament as a controversial matter where Prostitution is
referred to as sex worker under our law. This clearly means that prostitution is not
considered as work in Uganda.
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A Research Report Submitted To The School Of Law In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Award Of A Bachelor's Degree In Law Of Kampala International University
Keywords
Law and Policy, Prostitution in Uganda