Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995, as amended to 2018
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    iii. In furtherance of social justice, the State may regulate the acquisition, ownership, use and disposition of land and other property, in accordance with the Constitution. (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XI)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    1. Every person has a right to own property either individually or in association with others.
    … (Art. 26)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    2. Parliament shall make appropriate laws for the protection of the rights of widows and widowers to inherit the property of their deceased spouses and to enjoy parental rights over their children.
    … (Art. 31)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    1. The judicial power of Uganda shall be exercised by the courts of judicature which shall consist of-

    d. such subordinate courts as Parliament may by law establish, including qadhis courts for marriage, divorce, inheritance of property and guardianship, as may be prescribed by Parliament.
    … (Art. 129)
Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure
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    1. Land in Uganda belongs to the citizens of Uganda and shall vest in them in accordance with the land tenure systems provided for in this Constitution.

    3. Land in Uganda shall be owned in accordance with the following land tenure systems-
    a. customary;
    b. freehold;
    c. mailo; and
    d. leasehold.
    4. On the coming into force of this Constitution-
    a. all Uganda citizens owning land under customary tenure may acquire certificates of ownership in a manner prescribed by Parliament; and
    b. land under customary tenure may be converted to freehold land ownership by registration.
    5. Any lease which was granted to a Uganda citizen out of public land may be converted into freehold in accordance with a law which shall be made by Parliament.
    6. For the purposes of clause (5) of this article, "public land" includes statutory leases to urban authorities.
    7. Parliament shall make laws to enable urban authorities to enforce and to implement planning and development.
    8. Upon the coming into force of this Constitution and until Parliament enacts an appropriate law under clause (9) of this article, the lawful or bona fide occupants of mailo land, freehold or leasehold land shall enjoy security of occupancy on the land.
    9. Within two years after the first sitting of Parliament elected under this Constitution, Parliament shall enact a law-
    a. regulating the relationship between the lawful or bona fide occupants of land referred to in clause (8) of this article and the registered owners of that land;
    b. providing for the acquisition of registrable interest in the land by the occupant. (Art. 237)
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See Art. 137 "1. Any question as to the interpretation of this Constitution shall be determined by the Court of Appeal sitting as the Constitutional Court. …"
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