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    FACULTY OF LAW

    LLB 313 Jurisprudence I

    Date when to sit the paper: From.15th May, to 30th May 2023

    INSTRUCTIONS
    1. This is an open book examination.
    2. The paper has TWO SECTIONS A and B
    3. All questions in both SECTION A and B carry equal marks
    4. Answers should be short and pecise
    5. Answers should be presented in word form

    SECTION A

    Answer ALL THE TWO Questions from this section

    Q.1.

    Last week, the military leader of the Republic of Bamuda issued two sets of decrees. The fierst
    one, legalized homosexual and transgender while the second one abolished multi-party
    democracy and freedom of religion on ground that they divide people and that they are
    responsible for past checkered history of the country. This legal development has sparked off
    debate between two sections of the population. Section A or the syndicates claim that are a valid
    law and that people must comply on the other hand, Section B or the Contras are vehemently
    opposed to the said decrees by asserting that both decrees contravene principles of of a valid law
    (50 Marks)

    a) Discuss the merit of the legal position taken by the Syndicates (25 Marks)

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    b) Discuss the strength and limitations of the position taken by the Contras (25 Marks)

    Q.2

    Allocation of land in Banana Republic is regulated by The Land Act cap. 22 of the laws of
    Banana Republic. Allocation of Land to applicants is based on the following criteria: a) An
    applicant must be a citizen, b) Should have justifiable need for the land c) Must pay the requisite
    fees and d) Must be the first to lodge the application. Two hundred families whose homes in the
    mountainous areas of the Eastern region of the country were swept off by recent landslides and
    who are now camped in the overcrowded city suburb were the first persons to lodge their
    applications and satisfied all the requirements as stipulated in the Act. However, Mr. BX Smart a
    businessman from Oman whose application was lodged a month later, is the one whose
    application was granted contrary to stipulations of the Act. When the displaced families
    challenged the decision in court, the court ruled in favor of BX Smart by holding that BX Smart
    proposed and committed substantial capital outlay which would have overwhelming impact on
    revenue collection by the government, increase productivity and employment as well as boosting
    infrastructural development of the city

    a) Discuss the theoretical basis of the school of legal thought that could have influenced the court
    to decide in favor of BX Smart (30 Marks)

    b) Explain why natural law leaning judges overruled the decision in (a) above (20 Marks)

    SECTION B
    Answer only ONE question from this section

    Q.3.
    Using examples and relevant authorities explain ways in which conceptions of law as espoused
    by Karl Marx manifests itself in Uganda’s legal system (50 Marks)

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    Q.4. Explain the following legal concepts as used in Jurisprudence:

    a) Social Contract Theory (10 Marks)

    b) Grundnorm (10 marks)

    c) Empiricism (10 Marks)

    d) Protestantism (10 Marks)

    e) Justice (10 Marks)

    Good luck

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