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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788145403321

Autore

Kanyeihamba George W.

Titolo

Kanyeihamba's commentaries on law, politics and governance / / George W. Kanyeihamba

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kampala : , : LawAfrica Publishing, , 2010

ISBN

9966-031-88-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Disciplina

364.96761

364/.9676/1

Soggetti

Justice, Administration of - Uganda

Constitutional law - Uganda

Judicial independence - Uganda

Human rights - Uganda

Corruption - Uganda

Uganda Politics and government 1979-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"2nd impression."

First published in 2006.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; SECTION ONE - CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE; CHAPTER ONE - THE THEORY AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONALISM AND THE RULE OF LAW: SEPARATION OF POWERS; 1.1 CUSTOMARY AND COLONIAL BACKGROUND; CHAPTER TWO - THE MAKING AND NATURE OF THE 1995 UGANDA CONSTITUTION; 2.1 THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE 1995 CONSTITUTION; CHAPTER THREE - THE JUDICIARY AND ITS CHALLENGES: JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY; 3.1 THE FUNCTION OF THE JUDICIARY; 3.2 JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

3.3 CAN UGANDA JUDGES ENGAGE IN JUDICIAL ACTIVISM TO UPHOLD AND PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS?3.4 PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY JUDGES; 3.5 JUDICIAL RESPONSES TO VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN UGANDA; 3.6 EXECUTIVE, POLITICAL AND MILITARY ASSAULT ON THE JUDICIARY; 3.7 ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE JUDICIARY; 3.8 JUDICIAL BALANCING ACT; 3.9 AN IDEAL JUDICIARY; CHAPTER FOUR - THE



EXERCISE OF EXECUTIVE POWER; 4.1 TOLERANCE IN THE EXERCISE OF EXECUTIVE POWER; 4.2 WHAT WENT WRONG?; SECTION TWO - HUMAN RIGHTS; CHAPTER FIVE - HUMAN RIGHTS: KNOW THEM, DEMAND THEM, DEFEND THEM

5.1 ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT5.2 HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS; 5.3 THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN AID; 5.4 KNOWLEDGE AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS; CHAPTER SIX - THE RIGHT TO HEALTH WITH REFERENCE TO HIV/AIDS; 6.1 DEFINITION OF THE RIGHT TO HEALTH; 6.2 MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE RIGHT TO HEALTH; 6.3 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN UGANDA; 6.3.1 Introduction; 6.4 THE UGANDA OPEN POLICY EXPERIENCE; 6.5 LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS; 6.6 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT; 6.7 THE HIV/AIDS TEST; 6.8 THE CD4 COUNT; CHAPTER SEVEN - THE DEATH PENALTY DEBATE IN UGANDA; 7.1 INTRODUCTION

7.2 CONSTITUTIONAL LICENCESECTION THREE - GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER EIGHT - WEAKNESSES, FRUSTRATIONS AND FAILURES OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN UGANDA; CHAPTER NINE - CORRUPTION; 9.1 PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION; 9.2 CORRUPTION IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS; 9.3 INABILITY TO ACT ON CORRUPTION; 9.4 DIFFICULTIES IN IDENTIFYING THE CORRUPT; 9.5 CORRUPTION IN THE JUDICIARY; 9.6 PROFESSIONALS AND CORRUPTION; 9.7 THE LEGAL PROFESSION; 9.8 CORRUPTION IN OTHER PROFESSIONS; 9.9 FIGHTING CORRUPTION; 9.10 THE MAJOR WEAPON AGAINST CORRUPTION IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

9.11 STRENGTHENING THE RESOLVE AGAINST CORRUPTIONCHAPTER TEN - OBSTACLES TO AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT; 10.1 THE WISDOM OF AFRICA; 10.2 THE OBSTACLES; 10.3 THE DEPENDENCY SYNDROME; 10.4 IMPACT OF FOREIGN AID, ADVISERS AND PLANNERS ON AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT; 10.5 AFRICAN WEAKNESSES IN NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS; 10.6 CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE; Back cover