Criminal Procedure Course Outline

A. Course Description

Criminal Procedure is a practical subject that deals with the legal procedure for bringing criminal offenders to justice. These rules are found in statutory enactment and case law.

B. Course Objective

At the end of this course, the student will be able to;

1. Appreciate the legal basis for police work regarding crime, particularly police investigations.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the law relating to how suspects (or persons in conflict with the law) are brought to justice before the courts of law.

3. Be able to understand the procedures and legal basis for punishment.

C. Basic legal Materials

The Constitution of Uganda, 1995

The Magistrate Court Act Cap 16

The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Act, 2007

The Criminal Procedure Code Act Cap 116

The Trial on Indictment Act Cap 23

The Penal Code Act Cap 120

The Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2007

The Prisons Act Cap 303

The Probation Act Cap 12

The Children’s Act Cap 59

The Habitual Criminals (Preventive Detention) Act Cap 118

The Extradition Act Cap 117

The Judicature Act Cap 13

The Court of Appeal Rules, Directions, 1996

Justice of Peace Act Cap 15

The Magistrates Courts (Magisterial Areas) Instrument, 2007

D. General Readings/Textbooks

- Ayume, Francis J., Criminal Procedure and Law in Uganda, Longman, 1980

- Odoki, B.J., A Guide to Criminal Procedure in Uganda, Kampala. L.D.C Publishers 1975

- Odoki, B. J., Cases on Criminal Procedure Vol. II L.D.C. Publications: A Handbook for Magistrates, Kampala, 1972

- Brown Donglas, Criminal Procedure in Uganda and Kenya ( 2nd ed.), London, Sweet and Maxwell, 1970

- Ssekandi F. W., Specimen Charges for Common Offences in Uganda, Kampala L.D.C Publishers, 1975

- Roger Arguile, Criminal Procedure, London, Butterworths

- Odoki, B. J, Sentencing in Uganda (L.D.C) Kampala, 1979

- Hampton C., Criminal Procedure and Evidence London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1973

E. Methodology, course requirements and evaluation

The instructor will use a variety of teaching...