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National | Legislation
 

Constitution

Text of the 1995 Constitution (see pdf below)

Text of the 2006 Consolidated Constitution (see pdf below)

Texts in the CRC National Implementation Database

Criminal Code and Procedure

The Evidence Act (see pdf below)

 

War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide

Text of the 1964 Geneva Conventions Act (see pdf below)

Uganda achieved independence on 9 October 1962 from the United Kingdom. Although the 1957 UK Geneva Conventions Act applied in Uganda by virtue of the 1959 Order in Council, it was replaced by Uganda's 1964 Geneva Conventions Act.

Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act, Act 7, 2005 (see pdf below)

   
Text of the 1995 Constitution
1964 Geneva Conventions Act
The Evidence Act
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act
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