Defilement: Analysis Of The Law & Policy In Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

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

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS: ......................................................................................... iv

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................ 1

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1

1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE LAWS RELATING TO SEXUAL

OFFENCES ................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Pre-Colonial era ............................................................................................... 1

1.3 Colonial Era ..................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Statement of the problem ....................................................................................... 8

1.5 Ain1s and objectives ............................................................................................... 9

1.6 Hypothesis' ........................................................................................................ 10

1. 7 Literature Review ............................................................................................... 10

1.7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... l 0

1. 7.2 The Concept of girl-child Defilement / Child Sexual Abuse ........................... 10

1.8 Justification of the study ...................................................................................... 17

1.9 Significance of study ........................................................................................... 18

1.10 Scope of the study .......................................................................................... 18

1.11 Methodology .................................................................................................. 19

1.12 Data Analysis .................................................................................................... 20

CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................................... 22

2.1 LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN DEFILEMENT CASES ........................................ 22

2.2 Ingredients of defilement: .................................................................................... 25

2.2.1 There must be sexual intercourse or carnal knowledge ................................... 25

2.2.2 Age .................................................................................................................... 25

2.2.3 The effects of (amendment) Act, ActNo.8 of2007 .................................. 26