Constitutional Law, Democracy and Development: Decentralisation and Governance in Uganda

ISBN-13: 9780367660727 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 268 str.

Douglas Karekona Singiza

Opis

 The book pursues one main aim: to examine whether indeed the existing legal framework in Uganda ensures the smooth devolution process that is needed for decentralised governance to succeed.

Spis treści

1: Introduction;  2: Decentralisation: International, Political and Policy Context;  3: Critical Features of Decentralisation; 4: Decentralisation in Uganda: History and Overview;  5: Local Governments’ Institutional Integrity, Sub-National Ethnic Questions and Politics in The Post-1995 Constitution;  6: District Council Government;  7: District Councils’ Powers and Functions;  8: District Council Finances;  9: Intergovernmental Relations in Uganda;  10: General Conclusions and Recommendations;  11: Bibliography;  12: Index

O autorze

Douglas Karekona Singiza is a serving Magistrate in Uganda. He is a former doctoral and post-doctoral fellow and currently an associate of the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights (University of the Western Cape, South Africa).