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49701 Uganda Legal and Judicial Sector Study July 2009 Uganda Legal and Judicial Sector Study Legal Vice Presidency The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Uganda Legal and Judicial Sector Study Report THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W. July 2009 Washington, DC 20433 Tel: (202) 477-1234 Fax: (202) 477-6391 E-mail: [email protected] World Wide Web: http://www.worldbank.org/lji Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Legal Vice Presidency Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... 3 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................. 1 OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................... 1 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................................... 1 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................................................. 1 REPORT STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................... 2 CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................................... 3 OVERALL FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................... 3 FINDINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JLOS SIP ..................................................................................... 4 B. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 7 POLITICAL CLIMATE ................................................................................................................................... 7 ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ....................................................................................................... 8 JUSTICE, LAW AND ORDER IN THE PEAP ................................................................................................... 9 OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................10 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................................................10 METHODOLOGY .........................................................................................................................................11 1. THE JUSTICE, LAW AND ORDER SECTOR .............................................................................12 1.1. HISTORY OF THE JLOS .................................................................................................................12 1.2. THE JLOS INVESTMENT PLAN I: GOALS, PURPOSES AND ACTIONS .................................................13 1.3. TRANSITION INTO SIP II ................................................................................................................15 1.4. OBJECTIVES OF SIP II ..................................................................................................................15 1.5. MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE JLOS .........................................................................17 1.6. PREVIOUS REVIEWS OF THE SIP ....................................................................................................20 2. SECTOR INSTITUTIONS: MANDATES AND ISSUES ..............................................................22 2.1. THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS (“MOJCA”) .......................................22 2.2. ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT ...................................................................................22 2.3. UGANDA LAW COUNCIL ................................................................................................................26 2.4. THE DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (“DPP”) ..............................................................28 2.5. THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS ............................................................................................29 2.6. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMME ..............................................................................................29 2.7. DIRECTORATE OF IMMIGRATION ...................................................................................................30 2.8. GOVERNMENT ANALYTICAL LABORATORY (“GAL”) .......................................................................30 2.9. AMNESTY COMMISSION .................................................................................................................31 2.10. THE UGANDA POLICE FORCE (“UPF”) ........................................................................................31 2.11. THE UGANDA PRISONS SERVICE ....................................................................................................32 2.12. UGANDA JUDICIARY .....................................................................................................................33 2.13. THE JUDICIAL STUDIES INSTITUTE (“JSI”) ...................................................................................42 2.14. JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION (“JSC”) .....................................................................................43 2.15. THE UGANDA LAW REFORM COMMISSION (“ULRC”) ...................................................................44 2.16. MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT – LOCAL COUNCIL COURTS ....................................................44 2.17. MINISTRY OF GENDER LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT – PROBATION SERVICES (“MGLSD”) 47 3. ADEQUACY AND RELEVANCE OF LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING .....................48 3.1. INTRODUCTION: HISTORY OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN UGANDA ........................................................48 3.2. LEGAL EDUCATION IN UGANDA TODAY .........................................................................................49 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF JLOS INVESTMENT PLAN ..............................................................55 4.2. COMMERCIAL JUSTICE REFORM PROGRAMME (“CJRP”)..............................................................61 4.3. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AT CADER ..........................................................................65 4.4. TAX APPEALS TRIBUNAL (“TAT”) .................................................................................................68 4.5. UGANDA REGISTRATION SERVICES BUREAU (“URSB”) .................................................................69 4.6. THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE COMMERCIAL COURT .......................................................................69 4.7. LEGAL PROFESSION AND LEGAL EDUCATION IN COMMERCIAL LAW ...............................................70 4.8. LAND JUSTICE REFORM ................................................................................................................71 4.9. FAMILY JUSTICE REFORM .............................................................................................................72 4.10. OVERALL EXAMINATION OF THE SIP: QUALITY, SCOPE & PRIORITIES ..............................................73 5. ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND THE JLOS INSTITUTIONS ..........................................................75 5.1. COMPARISON OF ACCESSIBILITY OF THE VARIOUS COURTS .............................................................75 5.2. ACCESSIBILITY OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM ..........................................................................................80 5.3. GENDER AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE .................................................................................................81 5.4. CONFLICT AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE ..............................................................................................82 6. ROLE OF NON-STATE ACTORS IN SIP IMPLEMENTATION ..............................................87 6.1. RELEVANCE OF SIP I OBJECTIVES TO NON-STATE ACTORS .............................................................87 6.2. CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (“CSOS”) ...................................................................................87 6.3. THE PRIVATE SECTOR ...................................................................................................................90 7. FINANCING OF THE SIP ...............................................................................................................92 7.1. POLICY FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................................92 7.2. SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS ...............................................................................................................93 7.3. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE JLOS ......................................................................................94 8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................................................97 8.1. THE COMMERCIAL COURT AND CADER .......................................................................................97