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Supreme Court of Uganda

Index Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. [1]

37 relations: Appellate court, Audley McKisack, Augustine Nshimye, Bart Magunda Katureebe, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Benjamin Josses Odoki, Capital punishment, Chief Justice, Constitution of Uganda, Court, Court of Appeal of Uganda, Daily Monitor, Egbert Udo Udoma, Eldad Mwangusya, Esther Mayambala Kisaakye, Faith Mwondha, High Court of Uganda, John Bowes Griffin, Jotham Tumwesigye, Jurisdiction, Kampala, Kampala Central Division, Kololo, Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, Norman Whitley, Paul Mugamba, Politics of Uganda, President of Uganda, Richard Buteera, Rubby Opio Aweri, Sidney Abrahams, Stella Arach-Amoko, Steven Kavuma, Supreme Court of Uganda, The Observer (Uganda), Uganda, Yoweri Museveni.

Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court, court of appeals (American English), appeal court (British English), court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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Audley McKisack

Sir Audley McKisack QC (1903–1966), was a British barrister and judge who ended a distinguished legal career as President of the High Court of the Federation of South Arabia and Judge in the Court of Appeal of the Bahamas and Bermuda.

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Augustine Nshimye

Augustine Nshimye is a Ugandan judge who has served as a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda since 2015.

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Bart Magunda Katureebe

Bart Magunda Katureebe is a Ugandan judge and the Chief Justice of Uganda.

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Benedicto Kiwanuka

Benedicto Kagimu Mugumba Kiwanuka (8 May 1922 – 22 September 1972) was the first prime minister of Uganda, a leader of the Democratic Party, and one of the persons that led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence.

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Benjamin Josses Odoki

Benjamin Josses Odoki (born 23 March 1943) was the Chief Justice of Uganda from 2001 to 2013.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.

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Chief Justice

The Chief Justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in any of many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts.

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Constitution of Uganda

The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law of Uganda.

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Court

A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal of Uganda (also constituted as the Constitutional Court of Uganda) is the second-highest judicial organ in Uganda.

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Daily Monitor

The Daily Monitor is Uganda's leading independent daily newspaper.

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Egbert Udo Udoma

Egbert Udo Udoma (21 June 1917 – 2 February 1998)Reuben Abati,, Nigerian Village Square, 8 March 2009.

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Eldad Mwangusya

Eldad Mwangusya is a Ugandan judge who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since 2015.

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Esther Mayambala Kisaakye

Esther Mayambala Kisaakye is a Ugandan judge.

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Faith Mwondha

Faith Essy Kalikwani Mwondha is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since 8 September 2015.

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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda, also Uganda High Court, is the third-highest judicial organ in Uganda, behind the Supreme Court of Uganda and the Court of Appeal of Uganda.

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John Bowes Griffin

John Bowes Griffin QC (19 April 1903 – 2 February 1992) was a British lawyer and judge.

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Jotham Tumwesigye

Jotham Tumwesigye is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda since 2009.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.

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Kampala

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.

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Kampala Central Division

Kampala Central Division is one of the five divisions that make up Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

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Kololo

Kololo is a hill in Kampala, the largest city and capital of Uganda.

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Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza

Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since 2015.

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Norman Whitley

Sir Norman Henry Pownall Whitley KCB MC (29 June 1883 – 12 April 1957) was a British Army officer and supreme court judge.

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Paul Mugamba

Paul Kahaibale Mugamba is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who has served as a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda since September 2017.

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Politics of Uganda

Uganda is a presidential republic, in which the President of Uganda is both head of state and head of government.

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President of Uganda

The President of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and head of government of Uganda.

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Richard Buteera

Richard Buteera is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who has served as a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda since September 2017.

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Rubby Opio Aweri

Ruby Opio Aweri, also Ruby Aweri Opio is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since September 2015.

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Sidney Abrahams

Sir Sidney Solomon Abrahams (11 February 1885 – 14 May 1957), nicknamed Solly, was a British Olympic athlete and 26th Chief Justice of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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Stella Arach-Amoko

Stella Arach-Amoko is a Ugandan judge, who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since 20 June 2013.

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Steven Kavuma

Steven Kavuma is a Ugandan judge and the immediate former deputy chief justice of Uganda.

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Supreme Court of Uganda

The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda.

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The Observer (Uganda)

The Weekly Observer is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kampala.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been the President of Uganda since 1986.

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Chief Justice of Uganda, UGSC, Uganda Supreme Court.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Uganda

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