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Katabazi and Others v. Secretary General of the East African Community and Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda

East African Court of Justice.  01 November 2007 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Rule of law — Whether acts of Ugandan Government violating principles of rule of law — Interference by security agents in judicial process — Failure to release prisoners following grant of bail — Failure to release following decision of Constitutional Court — Enforcement of human rights — International organizations — Duties — East African Community — Whether Secretary-General under obligation to take action regarding human rights violations

International organizations — Functions and goals — East African Community — Objectives — Rule of law — Whether Community and its organs under obligation to promote rule of law — Scope of obligation — Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, 1999 — Interpretation — Scope — Relationship to human rights treaties

International tribunals — East African Court of Justice — Jurisdiction — Human rights — Jurisdiction limited to interpretation and enforcement of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, 1999 — Rule of law — Whether Court empowered to inquire into failure to respect the rule of law

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 2018

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