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Andrew Mujuni Mwenda & Another v Attorney General (Consolidated Constitutional Petitions No.12 of 2005 & No.3 of 2006) [2010] UGCC 5
Andrew Mujuni Mwenda, a journalist, sought declarations of nullification of the offences of sedition and promoting sectarianism preferred against him in the ...
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August and Another v Electoral Commission and Others 1999 (3) SA 1 (CC) 1999 (4) BCLR 363 (CC)
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Chetankumar Shantkal Parekh v People (S.C.Z. Judgment No. 11 of 1995) [1995] ZMSC 25 (10 July 1995); (1995 ) SJ (SC)
(i) Where any trial is unreasonably delayed through no fault or strategem of the accused, the arrested person must be released on what one might call ...
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Dr. Kizza Besigye & Others v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No.7 Of 2007) [2010] UGCC 6
The petitioners are civilians accused of acts of treason and misprision of treason committed between 2001 and 2004. The petitioners, together with 12 ...
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Eworho v The Attorney General 1986 BLR 359 (HC)
... the power of detention under section 14(1) of the Immigration Act (Cap. 25:04) (1973 Rev.) is limited to such period as may be necessary for the completion ...
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Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives v Attorney-General (2008) AHRLR 235 (UgCC 2008)
This petition is brought by a non governmental organization (NGO) known as the Foundation for Human Rights Initiatives whose objectives include protection, ...
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Irwin v People (S.C.Z. Judgment No.4 of 1993) [1994] ZMSC 5 (17 March 1994); (1993 - 1994 ) Z.R. 7 (S.C.)
Held: The High Court has power to admit to bail in all cases including those relating to persons accused of murder and treason, subject to the rule that such ...
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Joseph Amoshima v The State, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Abuja, 17 June 2011
Death sentence constitutional in Nigeria: “It is settled law also that where a statute prescribes a mandatory sentence in clear terms as in the instant case, ...
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Kettie Kamwangala v Republic, Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, Criminal Appeal No.6 of 2013
"In our view there was only one issue before the court. This is namely whether or not to release the appellant on bail. And in keeping with the law the High ...
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Kiwanuka John v Uganda, Miscellaneous Application No. 213 of 2013 (High Court of Uganda at Nakawa)
"I take note that whereas the Applicant herein has not proved Exceptional Circumstances, which I have already noted is not mandatory as per Section 15 T.I.A ...
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