Infringement of Rights of Children in Conflict With the Law. A Case Study in Lira District.
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2024-05-08
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Uganda Christian University
Abstract
This Study was about the infringements of rights of children in conflict with the law in Uganda. This
study sought to examine the effectiveness of the existing laws and institutional framework relating to
rights of children and challenges faced by these institutions in Uganda. Through doctrinal research
methodology, the study specifically examines the existing laws of children in conflict with the law in
Uganda and applicability in civil sector in Uganda. The research focuses on the circumstances which give
rise to children in conflict with the law in Uganda and legalities taken into account while resolving the
custody, care and control of children as supported by the law. It also discusses the problems experienced
in dealing with law in regards to the study. It provides possible interventions to streamline cases of
custody of children. The proposed research took the form of a new research but on an existing research
subject. In order to satisfy the objectives of the dissertation a qualitative research was held. The research
findings of the study reveal a number of factors capable of stalling the proper regulation of children in
conflict with the law in Uganda, in the view of this findings, the study recommends proper implications of
existing laws, improvements in monitoring and assessments of juvenile delinquency in Uganda among
other things.