Uganda Case Law

E. Tendayi Achiume and 5 Others v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 8 Others

E. Tendayi Achiume and 5 Others v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 8 Others (Constitutional Application 42 of 2023) [2023] UGCC 108 (13 December 2023)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Application 42 of 2023

Judge

Buteera, DCJ, Kiryabwire, JCC, Kibeedi Mutangula, JCC, Monica K. Mugenyi, JCC, Gashirabake, JCC

The court found that the applicants failed to demonstrate the required neutrality and impartiality, as evidenced by their explicit advocacy for a particular outcome in their brief, which undermined their claim of being friends of the court. Furthermore, the court determined that the legal issues the applicants sought to address were not novel, as they had already been canvassed in detail by the petitioners in the main constitutional petition. The applicants therefore did not satisfy the statutory requirements under the Judicature (Amicus Curiae) Rules, 2022 for admission as amici curiae. Cons…

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• Amicus Curiae Admission
• Neutrality And Impartiality
• Novelty Of Legal Issues
• Public Interest Litigation

Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Another v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 21 Others (Consolidated Constitutional Application 46 of 2023; Constitutional Application 47 of 2023; Constitutional Application 48 of 2023; Constitutional Application 53 of 2023)

Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Another v Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and 21 Others (Consolidated Constitutional Application 46 of 2023; Constitutional Application 47 of 2023; Constitutional Application 48 of 2023; Constitutional Application 53 of 2023) [2023] UGCC 110 (13 December 2023)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Consolidated Constitutional Application 46 of 2023 ; Constitutional Application 47 of 2023 ; Constitutional Application 48 of 2023 ; Constitutional Application 53 of 2023

Judge

Buteera, DCJ, Kiryabwire, JCC, Kibeedi Mutangula, JCC, Monica K. Mugenyi, JCC, Gashirabake, JCC

The Constitutional Court of Uganda refused two NGOs leave to appear as amici curiae, holding they lacked neutrality and sought to repeat arguments already made by the parties.

• Amicus Curiae Admission
• Neutrality And Impartiality
• Public Interest Litigation
• Novel Points Of Law
• Amicus-curiae
• Constitutional-law