KAS African Law Study Library

It is clearly admitted that one of the essential missions of a modern State is to maintain and to restore the social order while punishing the mistakes committed on the territory that he/it controls or by the people who are a matter for his/her/its...

This article examines the peace, security and cooperation framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region signed and ratified by all countries of central Africa on 24 February 2013 commonly known as the Addis-Ababa treaty. The analysis...

This paper explored the Judiciary as one of the organ of the state and looked on the appointment and removal of judges and the assignments of files at criminal courts in Tanzania. Judiciary is among the three organs of the state together with the...

This paper gives an over view of the Execution process in Uganda. Execution is provided by law as a means to realise the fruits of judgment. The Civil Procedure Act and Rules made therein provide a seemingly well structured manner of executing any...

The responsibility of judges in their skill and their treatment of files in Congoleses Courts. It is a big issue, because their attitude and behavior, according to the great deal of people.having files in Congolese courts. ln fully awareness, files...

From the outset it should be remembered that the ills that plague the execution of judgments are general. They apply to all judgments whether criminal or civil. As for us, we chose to dwell on the enforcement of civil judgments and arbitral awards...

It is a well-known and non-controversial fact in the global Burundian opinion, that effective enforcement of judicial decisions suffers from multiple obstacles, legal as well as non-legal. In such a situation, effective access to courts of Justice,...

Criminal judges lack independence in Burundi. Most of the challenges they face are of a statutory nature and are therefore common to all judges, regardless their subject matter jurisdiction. The legal framework as well as the political culture makes...

The principles and solemn declarations of independence of the judge abound. Judicial independence is an old debate about which all was said and who seem to be exhausted if daily life are continually bringing new light. Freedom is not an abstract...