The Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) is an internet facility that provides the public with legal information relating to Uganda, with a view of promoting and supporting the rule of law.
ULII publishes public legal information- that is decisions of courts, legislation and some publicly available secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access, for example the Justice Law and Order Sector(JLOS), the Uganda Law Reform Commission and the Uganda Law Reform Commission (ULRC).
ULII has obtained the kind assistance of the Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) and the AfricanLII (African Legal Information Institute) in its development and is a member of the free access to law movement.
The Law Reporting department is a department of the Judiciary of Uganda and is currently operating at the Judicial Studies Institute. The department carries out various activities including on-line publication of case law and laws of Uganda.
The Uganda legal information institute (ULII) is an internet facility that provides the public with legal information relating to Uganda, with a view of promoting and supporting the rule of law. The website can be accessed on www.ulii.org.
ULII publishes legal information that is: legally significant decisions of courts, legislation, treaties and some publicly available secondary legal material created by public bodies for purposes of public access for example the JLOS (Justice Law and Order Sector) and the ULRC (Uganda Law Reform Commission).
The decisions of court that are published are from all courts of record, that is; the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court, High Court, Commercial Court, as well as CADER(Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution) together with an electronic citation for each decision.
Objectives:
- Improve on-going collection of case law in electronic format from courts of record
- Ensure completeness of the database for covered years for all courts
- Scanning of older collection
- To digest the judgments to enhance the textual search capacity online
- Improve use of the website by conducting training and promotion
- Publish law reports from the case law already online.
- Publication of treaties entered into by the government of Uganda with other government and international organisations.
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Displaying 26 - 30 of 36Mortgage Act (Cap. 229).
This Act makes provision in relation with any mortgage, charge, debenture, loan agreement or other encumbrance, whether legal or equitable, which constitutes a charge over an estate or interest in land in Uganda or partly elsewhere. It provides rules relative to: realization of security, remedies upon failure of performance of any covenant in a mortgage, issue of special certificate of title to mortgagor by the Registrar and fixing of mortgage rates by the Minister.
Land in Buganda (Provisional Certificates) Act 1922 (Cap. 228).
This Act requires copies of provisional certificates of claims issued under the Uganda Agreement, 1900 to land owners in Buganda to be filed in the Department of Lands and Surveys of the Government and enhances search and examination by applicants of such copies.
Land Acquisition Act 1965 (Cap. 226).
This Act sets out the procedures for the acquisition of land by the State for public purposes. The Minister may, by Statutory Instrument, make a declaration to the effect that specified land is required by the Government for a public purpose. Appeal may be had against an award of compensation made by an assessment officer. The Act also provides for temporary occupation of waste or arable land for public purpose.
Historical Monuments Act 1968 (Cap. 46).
This Act makes provision for the declaration and protection of preserved and protected objects (as defined). The Act also provides for acquisition of land any land under Land Acquisition Act of any land which appears to the Minister to be required for the purposes of preserving or affording access to the object. Any lands so acquired shall, for the purposes of section 11(a) of the Mining Act, be land dedicated or set apart for public purposes.
Estates of Missing Persons (Management) Act 1973 (Cap. 159).
This Act makes provision for the management of estates of a person who disappears without making provision for the administration of his or her estate. Relatives may apply to court for an order which appoints a manager for the estate of the missing person. The Act also makes provision for matters relating to administration and management of the estates such as powers of the manager and control of its operation, appointment of agents and intervention by the Administrator General.