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The overall aim of this research paper is to first of all establish the nature of International crimes. then the paper shall examine the development of the ICTs and ICC since inception and to determine t he extent to which the jurisdiction of the ICC has been successfully invoked in the areas of crimes  against humanity and global terrorism. The... Continue Reading

The electoral process is a fundamental and thus indispensable  structure in any democratic setting. The smoothness and  transparency of its operation define political maternity of key  players and stakeholders. The pattern of growth of electoral  activities from 1922 to the fourth Republic is a reflection of  development from... Continue Reading

                                        ABSTRACT It is vital to the correct understanding of the criminal law of Nigeria to ascertain at outset whence that law derives and where it is to be found. Essentially, Nigerian criminal law is derived from English common law. But the present relationship between those two... Continue Reading

                    ABSTRACT Imprisonment serves several universal functions, including the protection of the society, the prevention of crime, retribution against criminal and rehabilitation of inmates. Additional goal of imprisonment may include the assurance of justice based on a philosophy of just desserts (getting what one... Continue Reading

This Dissertation provided a critical conceptual discourse into the Evidentiary Rules On Admissibility  of  Documentary  Evidence  Under  Nigerian  Evidence  Act  2011.  It appraised the bases for the admissibility of documentary evidence, rules of evidence, relevance and conditions for the admissibility of secondary evidence,... Continue Reading

The project throws light on the concept of Right to Education against Minorities; to what extent it has been implemented. The key rationale for including the rights of religious and linguistic minorities in the Constitution is to ensure preservation of their culture and also the creation of an educated minority citizenry in India. The RTE Act is... Continue Reading

Globally, women constitute over half of the world’s population; they are involved in various ways to improve society and develop it; however, women are not properly represented in political positions. The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) of 2019 was able to find that there was an increase in the number of women in government as... Continue Reading

The Institute has immortalized through its public lectures eminent Nigerian jurists who during their lifetime made monumental contributions to the development of the law. One of such jurists was the late Professor Jadesola Akande. Topics of previous lectures traditionally focused on constitutional law and the rights of vulnerable groups. This... Continue Reading

  The subject of sexual minority rights is a very controversial issue in the African society. The conventional understanding of sexual minority rights draws its inspiration from culture and religion to the effect that such conduct is unnatural, taboo and has no place in the African social system. Zimbabwe mirrors this conceptualisation of... Continue Reading

Access to abortion is necessary to respecting women’s reproductive freedom. Reproductive rights refer to those rights which protect the health and well-being of both men and women.8 Reproductive rights are most fundamental to women as they demand respect for their bodily integrity and decision-making requiring access to voluntary,... Continue Reading

The research is about the analysis of the law of armed conflicts and how the international intervention strikes a balance. The main objective of the study is to critically analyse the law of armed conflict and how to strike a balance on the humanitarian intervention. The study will also look into the use of force, define what humanitarian... Continue Reading

Rape AND defilement violates the right of dignity of a girls and boys. It breaches the trust or wife. Even then, it is not criminalized as rape in Uganda. It raises a question, is a girls and boys being considered an object or the property of the husband. It also raises the question. as to does a girls and boys has right to save her body... Continue Reading

The importance of this land in Uganda is vast and the issue is gaining more and more importance, the number of conflicts both in comis and as well as out of court, is indisputably on the rise, tensions are increasing and ownership of land is becoming a strife political debate. Research on this topic is limited on the weakness of existing... Continue Reading

  The study shows that challenges faced by the legal profession in the 21 '' century in kamala Uganda can be attributed to the inadequacy and inefficiency of existing advanced legal norms and enforcement practice. The author paints a brief picture of the state to which legal profession in 21'1 century has an impact on professions. A... Continue Reading

In the recent years Domestic Violence in Uganda has been on the rise and it has affected people in many families especially children. women and men. These continue to be adversely impacted b) the Domestic Violence which occurs in families and homes. However there has not been sufficient research professing the causes and impacts of... Continue Reading

The research study mainly focused on the law on defilement and its effectiveness that is mainly faced by female sex being the most affected group in the universe. The offence of defilement is defined in section 129 of the P C A of Uganda and it provides that any person who unlawfully has sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 18... Continue Reading

The term imprisonment is not defined precisely, although generally spealcing, it is the  deprivation of personal liberty of a person. Thus,  According to the 'Black's Law Dictionary', imprisonment connotes the act of being  confined especially in prison. Secondly, it is the state of being confined; a period of  confinement.  1 Prisons as a... Continue Reading

This study 'The Effect of Peace and Conflict Resolution' was carried out in Sudan with specific aims of establishing the factors that are leading to conflicts and their possible interventions, the importance of peace in conflict resolution and the challenges experienced in conflict resolution in Southern Sudan. To comprehend this, the... Continue Reading

The world over, the number of women elected to public office has been increasing. The current percentage of women in all national parliamentary structures, upper and lower houses combined, stands at 20.4 percent, a significant improvement over 11.7 percent (1997) less than two decades ago. According to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),... Continue Reading

The research was carried out on 'customary marriage practices and the law in south Sudan' and  it analysis the customs, beliefs norms and national laws that are applicable in South Sudan and  the legal customs and it weakness and the strengthens. The significance of an essential legal b framework is established as per the new and existing laws... Continue Reading

  This study 'Domestic Violence and Gender Relations in Contemporary Uganda', was canied out in FIDA (U) Kampala District, with specific aims of examining the circumstances which give rise to domestic violence and gender relations through assessing the legalities considered, establishing loopholes in the laws protection against domestic... Continue Reading

For a long time, the right to equality before the law in terms of sex, gender, race,  among others things has been misconceived by a big population. A case study is the  applicability and of administration equality in terms of domiciles most especially in  Uganda. The gender stereotypes where women are seen as a weaker sex and they are made... Continue Reading

Tl1is stUd) ''' ahtlUt the rights ol' Ia\ l'ul and bonafide occupants on iVilo land and h011 such rights \ere illl~lh.'d in l 1 gnnda. This \cts carried out in Uganda\ ith spcci lie aims of examining: the rights ol' l:n1 1i ~mel borwlidc occupants on iVlailo land: the abuse ol'the rights ol.the honalidc occupants on fvlailo... Continue Reading

This is a descriptive cross study on motor vehicle third party insurance in Uganda carried out on 7 insurance companies and 70 motor vehicle owners. The study basically looks at a legal analysis of motor vehicle third party insurance in Uganda. Study focuses on the meaning of motor third party insurance under the motor vehicle insurance (third... Continue Reading

The need for this study arose from the realization that Uganda Police Force plays a very important role in the administration of criminal justice. When an accused person is proved guilty before the courts of law, he I she is subjected to punishment. Thus, there is need to ensure that it is only the guilty that are punished but not the... Continue Reading