The Law On Human Trafficking And Its Effectiveness On Curbing The Crime In Uganda A Case Study- Kampala District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .................................................................... i

APPROVAL ...................................................................... .i

DEDICATION .............................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................... .iv

LIST OF STATUTES ......................................................................... v

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS .......................................................... v

LIST OF ACRONYMS ..................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. vii

CHAPTER ONE .................................................................. !

Introduction ................................................................ .!

1.2 Background to the study ....................................................................... !

1.3 Statement of the problem ................................................................ 2

1.4 General objectives of the study ......................................................... 3

1.5 Research questions ........................................................................... 3

1.6 Hypothesis ........................................................................... 4

1. 7 Scope of the research ........................................................................... .4

1.8 Description of the Study Area .................................................................. .4

1.9 Significance of the study .................................................................. 4

1.10 Operational key words ................................................................ 5

1.11 Literature Review .............................................................................. 6

1.12 Methodology ................................................................................ ?

CHAPTER TW0 ................................................................................ 8

INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND UGANDA LAWS/ LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ...... 8

2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 8

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2.2 Intemational Legal Instruments ................................................................. 8

2.21 The Palermo Protocol, 2000 ...................................................................... 9

2.3 Regional laws prohibiting trafficking in persons ......................................................... 12

2.31 The Afiican charter on the rights and welfare of the child (1990) ............................ 12

2.4 Domestic/ Ugandan laws that prohibit trafficking in persons ..................................... 13

2.41 The constitution of Republic of Uganda, 1995 .......................................................... 14

2.42 The penal code Act Cap 120, laws of the Republic of Uganda ................................. 14

2.43 The prevention of trafficking in persons Act, 2009, laws of the Republic of Uganda .

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CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................... 18

THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LAW

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3.1 Introduction (Origin of Human Trafficking) ................................................................ 18

3.2 Effectiveness of the law and other measures on curbing the crime ....................... 22

Conclusion .................................................................... 31

CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................... 32

Overview, Recommendations and Conclusion ..................................................................... 32

4.1 Overview ............................................................................ 32

4.2 Recommendations ............................................................................ 32

4.3 Conclusion ........................................................................... 34

BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................. 35