Uganda Case Law

Faridah Nakazibwe v Attorney General

Faridah Nakazibwe v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 15 of 2019) [2024] UGCC 28 (11 March 2024)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition 15 of 2019

Judge

Kiryabwire, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC, Gashirabake, JCC, Eva K. Luswata, JA/JCC, Kihika, JA /JCC

The core issue was whether the Media Council Disciplinary Committee is a subordinate court under the Constitution or an administrative body. The Court found that the Committee, as established by the Press and Journalists Act, lacks the characteristics of a subordinate court: its members are not required to have judicial qualifications, its procedures and remedies are administrative in nature, and its primary function is regulatory rather than judicial. The Court relied on constitutional interpretation and precedent, particularly the Supreme Court's guidance that the classification of courts d…

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• Judicial Review
• Media Regulation
• Administrative Tribunals
• Subordinate Courts
• Constitutional Interpretation

The Uprona Party and Ors. v A.G. of Republic of Burundi

The Uprona Party and Ors. v A.G. of Republic of Burundi (Reference 2 of 2014) [2015] EACJ 24 (26 November 2015) (First Instance Division)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

Reference 2 of 2014

Judge

Mugenyi JA

The EACJ dismissed UPRONA’s challenge to Burundi’s land commission law, finding no sufficient evidence that it breached Treaty principles or fair-trial rights.

• Separation Of Powers
• Judicial Independence
• Right To Fair Trial
• Good Governance
• Rule Of Law
• Administrative Tribunals

The Uprona Party and Others v A.G. of Republic of Burundi and Another (Application 4 of 2014)

The Uprona Party and Others v A.G. of Republic of Burundi and Another (Application 4 of 2014) [2014] EACJ 25 (15 August 2014) (First Instance Division)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

Application 4 of 2014

Judge

Lenaola JA

The East African Court of Justice refused interim relief seeking to suspend Burundi’s land commission law, holding the requested orders were effectively final and premature.

• Judicial Independence
• Separation Of Powers
• Right To Fair Trial
• Administrative Tribunals
• Land Dispute Resolution
• Treaty Compliance