The Analysis of Death Penalty in Uganda.

ABSTRACT

The researcher's major emphasis is on death penalty in Uganda. Thus this research gives an over view of the death penalty and its international and domestic instruments, literature review, arguments for and against abolition of the death

penalty.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

ABSTRACT ................................................................. vi

CHAPTER ONE ...................................................................l

THE ANALYSIS OF DEATH PENALTY IN UGANDA .................................................................. l

1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the problem: .................................................................. 2

1.3 Objectives of the study: ...................................................................3

1.4 Hypothesis: .................................................................. 3

1.5 Scope of the study .................................................................. 3

1.6 Significance of the study: ................................................................. 4

1. 7 Methodology:................... 4

CHAPTERTWO..................................0

LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................. 5

2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE DEATH PENALTY AND BRUTALITY ........................................... S

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................... 11

3.0 THE CASE OF SUZAN KIGULA AND 147 OTHERS VS ATTORNEY GENERAL ........ ll

3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 11

A: FACTS AND RULING OF THE CASE ............................................................... ll

B: THE WAY THE EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY IS PERFORMED IN UGANDA ....... 19

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

4.1 ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY ................. 27

4.1.0 REASONS FOR ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY ................................................ 27

4.2 REASONS AGAINST ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY ...................................... 38

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................. 51

5.0 RELEVANT LAW ON THE DEATH PENALTY .................................................................. Sl

5.1 The 1995 constitution of the Republic of Uganda ............................................................... 51

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................ 67

5.3 CONCLUSION ................................................................ 75

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................... 78

LIST OF BOOKS.................. 78

ARTICLES ...............................................•........ 79