Papers by Francis Ssekandi
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2017
Abstract:The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized as unfairly targeting African... more Abstract:The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized as unfairly targeting African leaders. This article seeks to explain the history of the ICC, the controversies surrounding it, and the response of various Africans. Threats of and actual cases of withdrawal from the Court beg the question: how can the ICC regain legitimacy as a fair and just institution?
Verfassung in Recht und Übersee, 1973
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the cornerstone of the United Nations efforts ... more The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the cornerstone of the United Nations efforts in the field of international development cooperation and operates as the central funding and catalytic mechanism of the United Nations development system
“Though the Earth, and all inferior Creatures be common to all Men, yet every Man has a Property ... more “Though the Earth, and all inferior Creatures be common to all Men, yet every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any Right to but himself. The Labour of his Body, and the Work of his Hands, we may say, are properly his. Whatsoever then he removes out of the State that Nature hath provided, and left it in, he hath mixed his Labour with, and joined to it something that is his own, and thereby makes it his Property.” Locke
ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2000
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2017
Abstract:The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized as unfairly targeting African... more Abstract:The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized as unfairly targeting African leaders. This article seeks to explain the history of the ICC, the controversies surrounding it, and the response of various Africans. Threats of and actual cases of withdrawal from the Court beg the question: how can the ICC regain legitimacy as a fair and just institution?
Good Governance has been variously defined, often to suit different purposes. In the African Deve... more Good Governance has been variously defined, often to suit different purposes. In the African Development Bank's Good Governance Policy, adopted by the Board in December 1999, Good Governance is defined as "a process referring to the manner in which power is exercised in the management of the affairs of a nation, and its relations with other nations". In other literature, Good Governance has been defined as "the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised for the common good".2
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law), 2013
Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting
African Journal of International and Comparative Law
Sur. Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos
Este artigo analisa o papel que a anistia e as práticas tradicionais assumem na promoção da justi... more Este artigo analisa o papel que a anistia e as práticas tradicionais assumem na promoção da justiça e da reconciliação no norte de Uganda.
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law), 2013
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting American Society of International Law, 2013
Sur. Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos
Este artigo analisa o papel que a anistia e as práticas tradicionais assumem na promoção da justi... more Este artigo analisa o papel que a anistia e as práticas tradicionais assumem na promoção da justiça e da reconciliação no norte de Uganda.
Sur. Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos
Este artigo analisa o papel que a anistia e as práticas tradicionais assumem na promoção da justi... more Este artigo analisa o papel que a anistia e as práticas tradicionais assumem na promoção da justiça e da reconciliação no norte de Uganda.
Conference Presentations by Francis Ssekandi
Though the Earth, and all inferior Creatures be common to all Men, yet every Man has a Property i... more Though the Earth, and all inferior Creatures be common to all Men, yet every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any Right to but himself. The Labour of his Body, and the Work of his Hands, we may say, are properly his. Whatsoever then he removes out of the State that Nature hath provided, and left it in, he hath mixed his Labour with, and joined to it something that is his own, and thereby makes it his Property." 2 Locke
Paper discusses Land Tenure systems in Africa, current reforms, and the trend by Governments, For... more Paper discusses Land Tenure systems in Africa, current reforms, and the trend by Governments, Foreign as well as domestic investors to use their power and wealth to grab land from peasant farmers ostensibly for investment and development.
Drafts by Francis Ssekandi
Matovu's Ghost: A Lecture for Policy Makers in Uganda , 2022
The Matovu Case became a landmark decision in Uganda and was followed in a number of jurisdiction... more The Matovu Case became a landmark decision in Uganda and was followed in a number of jurisdictions elsewhere following a violent takeover of the Government. The rationale for the decision was that a violent revolution is a law-creating act with the effect of destroying the old order and creating a new one. Thus, based on Kelsen's theory of revolutionary legality, the overthrow of the Government of which Dr. Obote was the Prime Minister and replacement of the President a title he assumed, and the introduction of a new Constitution was a revolution that validated the new Regime he established. The Lecture describes the circumstances in which the decision was made and the eventual rejection of the Matovu precedent by the 1995 Constitution that declares an unconstitutional change of Government an act of Treason. The Lecture also discusses current events elsewhere where the embrace of radical Constitutional theories has led to social unrest.
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