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Bribery Act 2010. (United Kingdom) Wikipedia article. Described as “the toughest anti-corruption legislation in the world”, concerns have been raised that the United Kingdom’s 2010 Bribery Act criminalises behaviour that is acceptable in the global market, and puts British business at a competitive disadvantage. The Act has a near-universal jurisdiction, allowing for the prosecution of […]
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A detailed compilation of information about the FCPA, its provisions, and enforcement. The Guide addresses a wide variety of topics, including who and what is covered by the FCPA’s anti-bribery and accounting provisions; the definition of a “foreign official”; what constitute proper and improper gifts, travel and entertainment expenses; the nature of facilitating payments; how […]
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This article explores land reform that integrates statutory and customary tenure. It examine what this implies for tenure security of customary landholders. Land reform inevitably feeds into institutional multiplicity and competition, and serves as a venue for the renegotiation of land governing authorities and regulations. In Uganda, through such reform, customary authorities are delegitimised and […]
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The paper proposes that reports of pervasive competition and conflict overland in sub-Saharan Africa belie a current image of negotiable and adaptive customary systems of landholding and land use but, instead, reveal processes of exclusion, deepening social divisions and class formation. Cases of ambiguous and indeterminate outcomes among claimants over land do occur, but the […]
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FPP was founded in 1990 in response to the forest crisis, specifically to support indigenous forest peoples’ struggles to defend their lands and livelihoods. Forest Peoples Programme has grown into a respected and successful organisation that now operates right around the tropical forest belt where it serves to bridge the gap between policy makers and […]
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With a network of 152 member organizations in 54 countries, ILC works to secure and protect the land rights of individuals, especially women and indigenous peoples. ILC not only features good practices occurring around the world, but they also offer leadership, educational, and networking opportunities. Every two years, ILC hosts the Global Land Forum, which […]
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The Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) is an international information-sharing network of organizations and individuals working to promote the right of access to information. FOIAnet runs a discussion list for news and debate on the right of access to information; there are currently over 700 individuals on this list, including civil society representatives, lawyers, […]
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The Guide, compiled by UNDP (the United Nations’ global development network), offers a snapshot of more than 300 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on democratic governance at the global and regional levels. It provides information on CSOs across UNDP’s seven priority democratic governance areas or Service Lines 3. These are: Policy Support to Democratic Governance […]
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SAFE: Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace (USAID-SAFE Programme), a five-year development program (2012 – 2017), aims to strengthen the Government of Uganda’s (GoU) capacity with respect to peace building and conflict mitigation. The SAFE Program supports a core set of activities in two component areas: “Access to Justice” and “Peace and […]
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Directory of Organisational Profiles This resource features organisations in Uganda that are currently known to provide legal advice and assistance in both criminal and civil cases by advocates, non-lawyers (i.e. bar training course students under the supervision of an advocate, and law graduates awaiting enrolment), law clinic students, paralegals, as well as community volunteers.
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