Working Paper on the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 and the Parliament of Uganda

I have made available a working paper called 'Making unjust law: the Parliament of Uganda and the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014'. 

The paper can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network website here:

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2466100

Here is the abstract:

This article provides a critical analysis of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 and the process by which it was enacted by the Parliament of Uganda. Drawing on Hansard (the Official Report), as well as other parliamentary documents, I examine how the legislation was shaped and formed during its passage through Parliament. Through a detailed analysis of four key criminal offences created by the legislation, I argue that Ugandan legislators have enacted law that is often ambiguous, incoherent or redundant. I conclude by suggesting that an examination of the parliamentary process, and the legislation that resulted from it, can provide an important means of questioning and challenging the legitimacy of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 and the Parliament that made it.  


Any comments or observations on the contents of this working paper will be very gratefully received.