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Rtd Captain Amon Byarugaba and Others v Attorney General (Constitutional Petition No. 44 of 2015)

Citation: [2022] UGCC 11 Court: Constitutional Court Decided: 15 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held by majority that military courts are not courts of judicature and have no jurisdiction to try civilians for criminal offences.

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