Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) In the Administration of Justice a Study in the Chief Magistrate's Court of Mengo


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I .. DEDICATION ..................... : ...................................................................................... 11

DECLARATION .................. !... .................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ·····j···· .................................................................................. v

CHAPTER ONE ................. , ...................................................................................... 1

' 1.1 INTRODUCTION ..........; ...................................................................................... 1

1.2 Aims and Objectives of ADR ............................................................................... 2

1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT .................................................................................... 6

1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................ 7

1.5 THE METHODOLOGY AND SCOPE ..................................................................?

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE- STUDY ....................................................................... 8

1.7 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS .............................................................................. 8

1.8 CHALLENGES FACED DURING THE STUDY ................................................... 8

' CHAPTER TW0 ................. ! ...................................................................................... 9

LITERATURE REVIEW ...... j ..................•................................................................... 9

2.0 Emphasis of Literature ~eview ............................................................................ 9

2.1 Changing perceptions iri Uganda ...................................................................... 13

2.2 A Critical Analysis ......... j .................................................................................... 27

2.3 Criticisms of the ADR ... J.. .................................................................................. 19

2.4 ADR Evaluations ............................................................................................... 20

2.5 Conceptual Framework, .................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER THREE .............; .................................................................................... 23

METHODOLOGY ............... ! .................................................................................... 23

3.1 Study design ................. j .................................................................................... 23

3.2 Study population ........... j ......................: ............................................................. 23

3.3 Sample design ............. l' .................................................................................. 23

3.4 Data collection instruments ............................................................................... 24

3.5 Data collection procedu~e .................................................................................. 24

3.6 Data analysis ................ ; .................................................................................... 24

3.7 Document review: ........ j .................................................................................... 26

3.8 Critical

Analysis ........................ ~ ...............................................................

....... 29 I

CHAPTER FOUR .............. .J. ................................................................................... 31

4.1 NEED FOR ADR .......... J.. ................: ................................................................. 31

4.2 THE FORMS OF ADR .. J...: ..............: ................................................................. 32

4.3 HOW MEDIATION IS DONE. ............................................................................ 33

4.4 ADVANTAGES OF AL TfRNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) ............... 37

4.5 CHALLENGES ............. 1 ................................................................................... .40

4.6 CONCLUSION ............. !. .................................................................................. .45

4.7 RECOMMENDATIONS 1 ................................................................................... .41

BIBLIOGRAPHY ................. 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .48

CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION In the last decade, ADR has taken a heightened significance in legal and judicial practice within the common law jurisdictions. Originally starting as a stand-alone mechanism largely operating outside the court system there is now emerging ADR, ' which can be referred to as Court based ADR1 l The first driving factor for change came from the 1994 Justice Platt Report on Judicial I Reform which recommended the increased use of Arbitration and ADR alongside I litigation and the creation of a Commercial Division of the High court. Shortly after, a major statement was made in the new 1995 constitution. Article 126 (2) (b)3 provides that justice shall not be delayed while clause 2(d) provides that in the adjudication of cases: both civil and of criminal nature, courts shall encourage ' reconciliation between parties. Section 160 of the Magistrates Courts Act is to the effect I I that, in criminal cases, a magistrate's court may promote reconciliation and encourage ' and facilitate settlement in an amicable way. These provisions of the law have been depended on as a base for introduction and application of Alternative Dispute I ' Resolution hereinafter referred to as ADR. • The bible in the book of St Luke 4 provides that if someone brings a lawsuit against you and takes you to court, do your best to settle the dispute with them before you get to I court. If you don't, they will drag1 you before a judge who will hand you over to the police and you will be put to jail. This is seen as an advocating verse for ADR in the Bible.

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