| The right to freedom of assembly of opposition political parties in a democratic society. A comparative study of Uganda and Ghana Contributor(s): Philip, Kasule (Author) |
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ISBN: 3346049396 ISBN-13: 9783346049391 Publisher: Grin Verlag OUR PRICE: $71.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.38 lbs) 124 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 3.5 DISTINCTION, Makerere University (School of Law, Makerere University), course: LLM, language: English, abstract: This thesis is about the right to freedom of assembly and examines how this right takes place in opposition parties in a democratic society. This study is of a comparative nature of the freedom of assembly in Uganda and Ghana. It is guided by the following research objectives: To examine and compare the adequacy of the legal and policy regulatory frameworks for political party assembly management in Uganda and Ghana; to identify and compare the challenges faced by opposition parties and to, finally; identify and analyze the performance of the different support institutions involved in handling and managing political party assembly in promoting democracy in Uganda and Ghana. The concept of human rights promotes dignity, tolerance and peace by educating individuals and groups to respect, defend, and advocate for their rights. It should thus be realized that for any country to reach the status of a full democratic community that ought to be respected and easily evidenced in any community, the right of freedom free assembly, of the people and political parties must be respected. Uganda and Ghana both have good policy and legal frameworks to regulate the right to the freedom of political party assembly. In both countries the supremacy of the Constitution is upheld as a binding force on all authorities and persons and any law which is inconsistent is void. Uganda is going through very challenging times with extremely limited space to operate in a free and friendly environment for political assembling which is not so much of a Ghana case, Ghana has tried to embrace the freedom. In recommendation, the stakeholders must accept and embrace the freedom by doing everything possible to ensure equality in enforcing the fre |