Makerere University School of Law

The School of Law, Makerere University, is the premier School of Law in Uganda. The School was started in 1968 as a Department in the then Faculty of Social Sciences. Later in 1970, the Department became a fully-fledged faculty giving birth to the Faculty of Law[8]. In 2012, the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions (Mnanagement of Constituent Colleges of Makerere University) Statute, 2012, was adopted, converting Makerere into a collegiate university[9]. Subsequently, the School started the process to become a College but chose to retain the name "School".[10]

Makerere University School of Law
MottoWe build for the future
TypePublic
Established1968
ChancellorEzra Suruma[1]
Vice-ChancellorProf. Barnabas Nawangwe[2][3]
PrincipalProf. Christopher Mbazira [4][5]
Administrative staff
39 (2018)[6]
Students1300+ (2018)[7]
Location
Kampala
,
Uganda

00°19′42″N 32°36′59″E
CampusUrban
Websitehttps://www.law.mak.ac.ug/
Location in Kampala

LLM ranked Makerere University School of Law as one of the popular schools Of Law in Africa and Middle East.[11]

Location

The school is located at Plot 8HH9+9V Kampala, Makerere University in one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda, approximately 5.3 kilometres (3 mi), by road, north of the city centre. The coordinates of the school campus are: 0°19'42.0"N 32°36'59.0"E (Latitude: 0.328730; Longitude: 32.571210)[12]

Overview

The school was started by Makerere University in 1968[13]. At the time it was created, it had four departments. In 2010, the University transformed from faculties to a Collegiate system ad therefore the School of Law acquired a College status and it was to be headed by a Principal and a Deputy Principal. Sylvia Tamale was the first female dean in the Law Faculty at Makerere University [14] [15]


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See also

References
  1. Ahimbisibwe, Patience (18 January 2016). "Dr. Suruma Installed Makerere Chancellor". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. Mukhaye, Damali (25 August 2017). "Prof Nawangwe confirmed Makerere University Vice Chancellor". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. Tuhereze, Elias (15 September 2017). "New Makerere University Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe Installed". Ms Jane Anyango, Communication Officer and Ms Ritah Namisango, SPRO. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Makerere School of Law Principal resigns". Daily Monitor (Kampala). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. "Why Makerere University School of Law Principal Resigned". Campus Bee (Kampala). 12 December 2019.
  6. Mukhaye, Damali (1 January 2018). "Makerere probe discovers 16,000 ghost students". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. Musiguzi, Harriet (6 April 2019). "MAKERERE SCHOOL OF LAW HIGHLIGHTS" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200324144624827
  9. https://www.softpower.ug/50-years-anniversary-makerere-school-of-law-to-mobilize-alumni-for-funding/
  10. https://observer.ug/education/62877-makerere-school-of-law-principal-resigns
  11. "Most Popular Law Schools in Africa & Middle East".
  12. Google (19 February 2019). "Location of the Campus of Makerere University School Of Law" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  13. https://90.mak.ac.ug/timeline/department-law-established-makerere
  14. Contributor (2 December 2004). "Honouring Sylvia Tamale". Pambazuka.org. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  15. "School of Law Principal steps down amid bitter standoff with Nawangwe over demand for college status". PML Daily (Kampala). 8 December 2019.
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