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Nsubuga v. Attorney-General

Sierra Leone.  16 May 1973 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

State responsibility — Nature and kinds of — For wrongs unconnected with contractual obligations — Acts and omissions of State organs and officials — Connected with legislation — Emergency Regulations 1969 — Ministerial detention order — Allegations of false imprisonment and torture — Whether State responsible for acts of police done in course of duty — The law of Uganda

State responsibility — Damages (Measure of damages) — Grounds for awarding damages — Responsibility for acts of police done in course of duty — False imprisonment — Assault and torture — The law of Uganda

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — Personal liberty — Right of detained person to be informed promptly of charges — Sections 10 and 21 of the Constitution — Ministerial detention order — Whether able to be challenged — Emergency Regulations 1969 — Allegations of false imprisonment — Assault and torture — State responsibility for acts of police done in course of duty — Damages — The law of Uganda

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1986

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