Criminal Justice System In Uganda And Its Impact On Mob Justice

TABLE OF CONTENT 

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i 

APPROVAL BY SUPERVISOR ................................................................................................... ii 

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................................ iv 

TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................. v 

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................... I 

1.0. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. I 

1.1. Back ground to the Study ......................................................................................................... 2 

1.3. Statement of the Problem ......................................................................................................... 4 

1.4. Purpose of the Study ................................................................................................................ 4 

1.5. Objectives of the Study ............................................................................................................ 5 

1.6.Research questions .................................................................................................................... 5 

I. 7. The Scope of the Study ............................................................................................................. 5 

1.8.Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 5 

1.9.Significance of the study ........................................................................................................... 6 

CHAPTER TW0 ............................................................................................. 6 

2.0. Introduction ................................................................................................ 6 

2.1 Literature review ....................................................................................................................... 7 

2.2 The concept criminal justice: .................................................................................................... 7 

2.3 .The police .................................................................................................................................. 9 

2.4 The Courts ............................................................................................................................... I 0 

2.5 Prisons ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 

2.6 The concept mob justice: ........................................................................................................ 18 

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2. 7 Causes of Mob justice in Uganda: .......................................................................................... 19 

2.8 How to Combat Mob Justice using Uganda's Criminal justice system: ................................. 21 

2.9 Spreading Awareness of Human Rights ................................................................................. 21 

2.9.1 Improve Local Justice System and Demand Accountability ............................................... 22 

2.9 .2 Teach Non-Violence ............................................................................................................ 23 

2.9 .3 Don't Participate .................................................................................................................. 23 

CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................ 24 

3. 0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 24 

3 .1 The conceptional analysis ....................................................................................................... 25 

3 .2.Internationallevel ................................................................................................................... 25 

3.3 National Legislation ................................................................................................................ 25 

3.4 Findings .................................................................................................. 24 

CHAPTER FOUR. ..................................................................................... .. 27 

4.0. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 28 

4 .1. The role of criminal justice system ......................................................................................... 28 

4.2. The Directorate of public prosecution .................................................................................... 31 

4.3. The courts ................................................................................................................................ 32 

4.4. The role of criminal justice systems in combating mob justice .............................................. 3 3 

4.5. Challenges face in combating mob justice .............................................................................. 35 

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................... . 35 

5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................. .. 35 

5.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................................. 3 7 

References : .................................................................................................................................. 46