Land Conflicts in Uganda-An Examination On The Policy, Legal And Institutional Framework

ABSTRACT 

The research aimed at investigating the extent of Land conflicts in Uganda, an examination on the policy and legal framework. It aimed at the exploration of the legal and institutional framework governing the land laws and how human rights are enforced and followed during land evictions in Uganda. It also expounds on the conflicts between the provisions of the Land Amendment Act and tenure system, the gaps between the exploitation of land tenure systems and other related laws in Uganda. Land tenure thus constitutes a web of intersecting interest, and these include; Overriding interests, overlapping interests: when several parties are allocated different rights to the same parcel of land, complementary interests: when different parties share the same interest In the same parcel of land, competing interests: when different parties contest the same interest in the same parcel. And majorly land disputes arise  from competing claims. This research was carried out in Uganda and it brings out the different literature related to human rights violations and how they should be preserved in relation to land law in Uganda. Finally, the report concludes and recommends to the various stakeholders on what's to be done and what needs to be implemented so that both women and children enjoy there right and freedom in relation to land matters. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................ ii 

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. iv 

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... v 

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................. viii 

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

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

1.1Background of study ............................................................................................ 1 

1.2 Statement of problem ......................................................................................... 3 

1.3 Purpose of study ................................................................................................. 4 

1.4 Objectives of study ............................................................................................. 4 

1.5 Research Questions ............................................................................................. 4 

1.6 Scope of the study .............................................................................................. 5 

1.7 Significance of the study ...................................................................................... 5 

1.8 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 6 

1. 9 Literature Review ................................................................................................ 6 

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CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................... 10 

2.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 10 

2.1 Land Ownership and Tenure Systems ................................................................. 10 

2.2 The conflict with tenure systems in Uganda ........................................................ 19 

2.3 Relationship of the Land Act cap 227 with the tenure systems in Uganda ............. 20 

2.4 Land administrations in Uganda ......................................................................... 21 

2.5 Solutions to the Land conflicts ........................................................................... 22 

CHAPTER THREE: THE LEGAL FRAME WORK ON LAND IN UGANDA ........................... 26 

3.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 26 

3.1 International Instruments .................................................................................. 26 

3.2 Regional instruments ......................................................................................... 29 

3.3 National instruments ......................................................................................... 31 

3.4 Land management institutions in Uganda ........................................................... 36 

CHAPTER FOUR: CHALLENGES AND CAUSES OF LAND CONFLICTS ........................... 40 

4.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 40 

4.1 Causes of conflicts on land in Uganda today? ...................................................... 40 

4.2 Quest for reforms .............................................................................................. 43 

4.3 Comparative analysis from other jurisdictions ..................................................... 44 

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CHAPTER FIVE: RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION OF FINDINGS .................... 45 

5.1 Recommendations ............................................................................................. 45 

5.2 Conclusion ........................................................................................................ 49 

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 50 

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