126
Kabumba/Application of African Union (human rights) law in Uganda
Table 4: Frequency of citation of African REC law by
Ugandan courts
Institution, case law or instrument
Number of cases in
which cited
COMESA
7
SADC
2
ECOWAS
0
AMU
0
CEN-SAD
0
IGAD
0
ECCAS
0
Total references
9
5
EMERGING TRENDS REGARDING THE
INFLUENCE OF AU LAW IN THE UGANDAN
LEGAL SYSTEM
The preceding sections have provided an overview of the trends
regarding the reception, in Ugandan jurisprudence, of the laws of
various integration efforts. This provides a fair basis for a brief
qualitative and quantitative assessment of the extent to which AU law
in general, and AU human rights law in particular, has influenced the
normative landscape in Uganda.
In Table 5 below, we set out a broad picture of the comparative
trends in this respect.
Table 5: Frequency of citation of AU law relative to the
citation of the laws of other integration efforts
Body of law
Number of cases in
which cited
AU
31
EU
25
EAC
15
COMESA
7
SADC
2
ECOWAS
0
AMU
0
CEN-SAD
0
IGAD
0
ECCAS
0