Center for Health, Human Rights & Development (CEHURD) v Attorney General
Center for Health, Human Rights & Development (CEHURD) v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition 8 of 2019) [2024] UGCC 14 (13 May 2024)
The court found that while the petition initially raised substantial constitutional questions regarding the validity of various provisions of the Venereal Diseases Act, Cap 284, the Act was repealed by Section 97 of the Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2023, during the pendency of the proceedings. As a result, the issues in controversy ceased to exist, rendering the petition moot. The court relied on established legal principles that a case is moot when there is no longer a live controversy or cognizable interest in the outcome, and that jurisdiction may abate if the law in question is repealed…
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- Constitutional Interpretation
- Right To Health
- Right To Privacy
- Non Discrimination
- Public Health Law
- Repeal Of Legislation