Uganda's ruling party considers amending constitution to allow parliament to override court rulings

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is reportedly considering amending Article 92 of the Constitution of Uganda to allow Parliament to pass laws that could override court rulings. [ . . . ] However, this move faces a legal hurdle due to the existing constitutional prohibition against retrospective legislation that circumvents judicial rulings. Article 92 of the Ugandan Constitution explicitly prohibits Parliament from passing laws that override court decisions.  This provision was at the centre of the Supreme Court’s ruling on January 31st, which deemed the trial of civilians in military courts unlawful. Opposition leaders, including the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, have warned the NRM against attempting to bypass the ruling through legislative amendments.  Ssenyonyi and other opposition figures argue that any effort to amend the UPDF Act to return civilians to the military court would be illegal due to Article 92.
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