Uganda's judiciary resists calls to end colonial-era court formalities

Uganda’s judiciary resists calls to end colonial-era court formalities

A growing debate is unfolding within Uganda’s legal community over whether centuries-old colonial traditions still belong in the country’s courtrooms. Lawyers have been pushing to scrap long-standing formalities such as bowing before judges and addressing them as “My Lord” or “My Lady,” arguing that such practices are relics of a bygone era. Judges, however, are […]

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