TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION ................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ...................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ................................................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENT .... ············· ..................................................................... V
CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................. 1
1. 1 Background .............................................................................................. 1
1.2 Statement of the problem: ......................................................................... 4
1.3 Purpose of the study ................................................................................. 5
1.4 Objective of the study ................................................................................ 5
1.4.1 General Objective ................................................................................... 5
1.4.2 Specific objectives .................................................................................. 6
1.5 Scope of the study ..................................................................................... 6
1.5.1 Subject matter ....................................................................................... 6
1.6.2 Geographical scope ................................................................................ 6
1.6.3 Time scope ............................................................................................. 6
1.7 Justification of the study ........................................................................... 6
1.8 Literature Review ...................................................................................... 7
1.8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 7
1.8.2 Relationship of the military/ Army with the Public ................................. 8
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1.8.3 The new age of justice administration and the emergence of the NRM
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1.8.4 Field court martial ............................................................................... 14
1.8.5 General court martial ........................................................................... 14
1.8.6 Court Martial Appeal Court .................................................................. 15
1.8.7 The legal status of military courts ......................................................... 15
1. 9 Methodology-............................................................................................ 15
1.9.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 15
1. 9 .2 Research design ................................................................................... 15
1.9.3 Population study .................................................................................. 16
1.9.4 Sampling procedures ............................................................................ 16
1. 9.5 Simple random sampling ...................................................................... 16
1.9.6 Stratified sampling ............................................................................... 16
1.9.7 Sample size .......................................................................................... 16
1. 9 .8 Tools of data collection ......................................................................... 1 7
1. 9. 9 Questionnaire ...................................................................................... 1 7
1.9.10 Interviews .......................................................................................... 17
1. 9. 11 Data processing and analysis ............................................................. 1 7
1.9.12 Limitation of study ............................................................................. 17
CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................... 18
LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAME WORK ........................................... 18
2. 0 Introduction........................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2 .1 The Constitution ..................................................................................... 18
2.2 The UPDF Act ......................................................................................... 19
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2.2.1 Unit Disciplinary Committees and Courts Martial.. ............................... 19
2.2.2 General Court Martial .......................................................................... 20
2.2.3 Jurisdiction of General Court Martial ................................................... 20
2.2.4 Court Martial Appeal Court .................................................................. 20
2.2.4.1 Composition ...................................................................................... 20
2.2.5 Field court martial ............................................................................... 21
2.2.6 Decisions of Courts Martial Unit disciplinary Committees ..................... 21
2.2.7 Staff Court ........................................................................................... 22
2.2.8 Jurisdiction of appellate courts ............................................................ 22
2.2.9 The Advocates Act ................................................................................ 23
2.2.10 The Amnesty Act ................................................................................ 23
2.2.10.1 Grant of amnesty ............................................................................ 23
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................... 24
FIELD FINDINGS ABOUT ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE MILITRY
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3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ 24
3.1 Findings from military court record ......................................................... 24
3.2 Procedures Used in the Administration of Justice in the Military ............. 26
3.3 Appeals ................................................................................................... 27
3.4 Bail ......................................................................................................... 27
3.5 Courts Martial in the United States ......................................................... 28
3.6 The Nuremberg trials .............................................................................. 28
3.7 Historical development ............................................................................ 29
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3.8 Principles governing the Administration of justice through military
tribunals ....................................................................................................... 29
3.9 Weakness in the judicial system of the military ....................................... 30
3.10 Soldiers who rape, commanders who condone ....................................... 31
3.11 Despite the above effort, however, the military justice system remains a
weak institution ............................................................................................ 32
CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................................... 33
FINDINGS ABOUT PEOPLES ATTITUDE TOWARDS ADMINISTRATION OF
JUSTICE BY MILITARY COURTS .................................... o••····················· 33
4. 1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 33
4.1 Community members' attitude toward military courts in the administration
of justice ....................................................................................................... 33
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~ONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONN ............................................... 36
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ 36
5.1 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 36
i.2 Recommendation .................................................................................... 37
3IBILIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................... 38