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Uganda: Examining the Definition of Law and Judicial Authority

Uganda·Wire Summary⏱️ 1 min read

In the darkest years of Idi Amin’s military rule, when the abduction and subsequent murder of Chief Justice Benedicto Kiwanuka had sent a chilling message through the Judiciary and legal fraternity, a Ugandan chief magistrate stood in court and refused to treat an executive instruction as the source of law. Kiwanuka had been dragged from […] The post From Kityo to Muhoozi: Who defines what is legal in Uganda? appeared first on The Observer Media Ltd.

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