ABSTRACT

This study will appraise the effectiveness of legal and institutional frameworks on environmental protection in Uganda, the study will examine the relevant laws enacted in Uganda on environmental protection, find out the challenges in the enforcement of environmental protection laws in Uganda and identifY any short-comings or gaps in the laws, making it difficult for environmental protection in Uganda. The study will be majorly desktop research. It will use both primary and secondary data sources on the legal and institutional frameworks on environmental protection in Uganda. For primary sources, the study will analyze the statutes, case laws and other instruments for example delegated legislation. Secondary sources the study will collect and analyze information from books and articles on the legal and institutional frameworks in Uganda. The study will discuss the policy framework, the constitution, the framework of environmental law, various sectoral environmental laws and regulations, and provide a framework for environmental protection in Uganda. More than ten years since the framework law was enacted; the country has faced numerous challenges but has also registered some successes. The study will outline policy considerations that informed the law and then discuss a few provisions of the framework law and the sectoral laws that were harmonized with the framework law. The study will also discuss the successes and challenges in environmental regulation, using a few provisions and it will also give conclusions and recommendations on the effectiveness of legal and institutional frameworks on environmental protection in Uganda.