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Prisoners' right to vote in Uganda: Comment on Kalali Steven v Attorney General and the Electoral Commission
(EISA, 2020)
Article 59 of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) provides for the right to
vote. Although the Constitution does not prohibit prisoners from voting, the
Uganda Electoral Commission has never made arrangements for prisoners
to ...
The Islamic Law of Marriage and Inheritance in Kenya
(Cambridge University, 2021)
Article 24(4) of the Constitution of Kenya qualifies the right to equality “to the
extent strictly necessary for the application of” Islamic law “in matters relating to
personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance”. ...
Addressing wrongful convictions or miscarriages of justice in the BRICS nations
(University of Tyumen, 2022)
For many decades, international human rights law has recognised the danger of wrongful
convictions and miscarriages of justice. It is against this background that measures have
been taken to prevent or combat wrongful ...
The power of prosecutorial heads to intervene in private prosecutions in commonwealth countries
(Loyola College of Social Sciences, 2022)
In most countries public prosecutors are responsible for prosecuting
offences. In Commonwealth countries, public prosecutors are headed
by Directors of Public Prosecution (DPP), Prosecutors General (PG) or
Attorneys-General ...
The making of Uganda's equal opportunities commission act and its interpretation by the commission
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)
Article 32(3) of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) establishes the Equal Opportunities Commission; section 14 of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act provides for the functions of the Commission. These include ensuring ...