Analysis of 'The Law on 'The Rights Of Accused Persons and Their Enforceability In Uganda Case Study Of Kampala District

TABLE OF CONTENT

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

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

DEDJ CATION ..................................................................................................................................... iii

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

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................................... v

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................... ..................... vi

CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................... 1

1.] Background of the Study .. ........................ ........................................................................... J

1.2 Statement of the p1·oblem .................................................................................................... G

1.3 Main Objective ........................................................................................................... . ...... H

1.3.1 Specifi c Objectives of the Study ....................................................................................... 8

1.4 l{esel-nch Questions .................................................................................................. ........... 9

I J) Scope of the Study ............................................................................................................... 9

1.5. I Geographical scope ....................................................................................................... .... 9

1.5.3 Time scope ........................................................................................................................ 9

1.G Significance ofthe Study ................................................................................................... 10

1.1 Methodology ......................................... .................................................... ....................... .. I 0

1./ .1 Researchdesign ........................................................... ................................................. .. IO

1.7.2 Data collection methods .......................................... ....................................................... !!

1.8 Dat.Ft f•:diting .................................................................................................................. 1 I

L9 Limitations of the study ............................................................................................................ 11

1.10 l,itcraturc Review ...................................................................................................... 11

C1IAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 17

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED PERSONS .............. 17

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2. 1 The legal frame work on the rights of the accused persons ...................................... ...... 17

CriAPrfER TliREE ............................................................................................................. 34

3.0 The effectiveness of the Jaw regarding rights of the accused pf'rsons .......................... ... :3•1

3. 1 Tntrod uction ................... .................................................................................................... :3,1

3.2 The Presumption of Innocence .................................................... ...................................... 3-1

3.4 The principle of the natural justice .................................................................................. :36

3.4.1 The duty to give reasons ....................................................................... ......................... :3/

3.4.2 Advantages of duty to give reasons ............................................................ .... ............... :38

CT-TAPTER F01JR ...................................................................................... ......................... 1 1

1.0 The weakness of the lavv regarding the rights of accused persons . ........... ...................... d I

1.1 ln trod uction ................................................................................................................... .. .. II

CFrAPTBR FTVE .......................................................... ....................................................... 15

!).0 CONCl ,USTONS .. ......................................................... ............ ......................................... I;)

5.1 RECO.MMENDATTONS ............................................... .... .................... ......... ................... -IG

BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................... ....................................................................... 47