A Critical Review of the Substantially Test in Presidential Election Petitions in Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL ...................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................. .iv

LIST OF CASES ............................................................................................. vii

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... viii

CHAP1'ER ONE ............................................................................................... 1

1: llntroduction and back ground of the study .............................................. 1

1:2Statement of the problem ........................................................................ 4

1 :3Hypothesis .............................................................................................. 4

1:4 Research questions ................................................................................ 4

1.5 Objectives of the study .......................................................................... 4

1.6 Significance of the study ...................................................................... 5

1. 7. Scope of the study ................................................................................. 5

1.8. Literature review ................................................................................... 6

CHAP1'ER TWO ............................................................................................... 8

2:1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE LAWS GOVERNING PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION PETITIONS IN UGANDA: ................................................................ 8

2:1:1 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REBLIC OF UGANDA OF 1995 AS

AMMENDED: ............................................................................................... 8

2:1:2 THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACT; ................................................ 9

CHAP1'ER THREE ......................................................................................... 13

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3.1. VIABILITY OF THE SUBSTANTIALITY TEST IN THE PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION PETITIONS; .............................................................................. 13

3:2 Domestic discussion of the viability of the substantiality test.. .............. 13

3:2:1 Judiciary; .......................................................................................... 13

3:2:2 Political Organizations; ...................................................................... 15

3:2:3 The issue of incumbency and military composition; ........................... 16

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................... 17

4:1 A COMPARISON HOW THE SUBSTANTIALITY TEST HAS BEEN APPLIED

IN UGANDA AND IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS ............................................... 17

4:2 Uganda; ............................................................................................... 19

4:3 Kenya ................................................................................................... 20

4:4 Ghana .................................................................................................. 21

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................. 26

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................... 26

5.0 Introduction ......................................................................................... 26

5:1 Summary of the findings ...................................................................... 26

5:2 Reforms Recommendations .................................................................. 28

5:3 Conclusion; .......................................................................................... 32