Uganda Case Law

Odoi v NRM & Another

Odoi v NRM & Another (Constitutional Petition 37 of 2015) [2021] UGCC 43 (27 April 2021)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Constitutional Petition 37 of 2015

Judge

Buteera, DCJ, Kakuru, JCC, Bamugemereire, JCC, Madrama, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC

The Constitutional Court held that the petition did not raise any question requiring constitutional interpretation under Article 137 of the Constitution. The applicant's grievances regarding the conduct of the NRM Electoral Commission and Regulation 20(21) of the NRM Primary Election Regulations were fact-sensitive and related to alleged violations of the right to a fair hearing. Such matters are properly addressed by a competent court under Article 50, not by the Constitutional Court through constitutional interpretation. The Court found that Regulation 20(21) was not per se unconstitutional…

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• Constitutional Interpretation
• Fair Hearing
• Non Derogable Rights
• Internal Party Elections
• Judicial Review
• Party Regulations

Fox Odio Oywelowo v National Resistance Movement and Another (Consitutional Petition No. 37 of 2015)

Fox Odio Oywelowo v National Resistance Movement and Another (Consitutional Petition No. 37 of 2015) [2021] UGCC 6 (27 April 2021)

Court

Constitutional Court of Uganda

Case number

Consitutional Petition No. 37 of 2015

Judge

Bamugemereire, JCC, Kakuru, JCC, Madrama, JCC, Mulyagonja, JCC, Buteera, DCJ

The Constitutional Court struck out a petition challenging NRM primary-election dispute rules, holding it raised no question requiring constitutional interpretation.

• Constitutional Interpretation
• Fair Hearing
• Non Derogable Rights
• Internal Party Elections
• Judicial Review
• Party Regulations