Bachelor of Laws - Kampala Campus

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    An Examination of the Impact of Medical Malpractice Litigation on the Performance of Health Workers in Uganda.
    (Uganda Christian University, 2024) Paul Richard Kabanda
    Medical malpractice litigation is a growing trend in most developing countries and many countries are seeking ways to cope with the problem. Practicing safe behavior regarding patients is an essential part of a health worker’s ethical and professional standards. Despite this, health workers practice behaviors that run counter to patient safety, including practicing defensive medicine, hesitating to disclose incidents of malpractice to patients and failing to report these incidents of malpractice to the hospital administrations. Health worker’s risk of malpractice litigation seems to be a relevant factor affecting these behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of medical malpractice litigation on the performance of health workers. The study sought discuss the legal framework surrounding medical malpractice in Uganda, analyzed the state of medical malpractice litigation in Uganda, and analyzed the adequacy of the existing legal frameworks in addressing the medical malpractice. It has been established that there is a need for a common definition of medical malpractice, a common legislation that will save the situation of referring to multiple laws when adjudicating on medical negligence suits. The health workers have suffered from psychological distress when facing medical litigation. Such distress has led to underperformance of health workers. The costs associated with medical malpractice and the ensuing litigation have been considerable and trigger different responses from the health worker. The environment is characterized with several factors combined to create worker resentment and unhappiness about their professions and the regulatory systems within which they operate.
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    An Examination on the Impact of the Sports Legal Framework on the Performance of Sports in Uganda
    (Uganda Christian University, 2023-05-13) Keith Lazarus Oketch
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    Assessing Uganda’s Institutional Framework on Climate Change With Specific Reference to the National Climate Change Act 2021
    (Uganda Christian University, 2024-06-04) Phillip Mugabi Mukuye
    Climate change is causing devastating impacts on the lives of millions of people around the world. In Uganda, the economy is particularly vulnerable to climate change given its reliance on natural resources. Floods, landslides, droughts, and other extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and intensity. Droughts have significantly affected water resources, hydroelectricity generation, and agriculture. As agriculture, forestry, and fisheries decline due to droughts, people migrate to urban areas, forming slums. Floods destroy key infrastructure like dams, roads, and bridges thereby affecting the energy and transport sector central to Uganda's economy. This reveals that Uganda faces a complex challenge of addressing climate change and promoting development. Building climate resilience or increasing the adaptive capacity in a low carbon as a possible way will help Uganda achieve sustainable growth and its development goals. Efforts to combat the impacts of climate change and enhance mitigation and adaptation saw the passing of the National Climate Change Act 2021 whose ultimate objective is to streamline Uganda's response measures and actions to climate change to global efforts to address climate change, This research sets out to discuss the institutional arrangements established under the act for implementing climate change response measures. This is followed by a discussion of the climate change response measures established under the act. The study concludes by recommending a top-down approach to addressing climate change. This approach encompasses actions that need to be undertaken by the government, private sector, and individuals to contribute to the fight against climate change.