Magistrates Grade II Courts
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Magistrates Grade II Courts are lower-level Ugandan courts that primarily handle minor civil and criminal matters within the country’s judicial system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
subordinate court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| appealsTo |
Chief Magistrates Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates Grade I Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOfMagistrates | Judicial Service Commission of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canImpose |
limited fines
ⓘ
short custodial sentences ⓘ |
| category | inferior courts of record ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| decisionMaker | single magistrate ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | statute ⓘ |
| function |
administration of justice at local level
ⓘ
first instance adjudication of minor cases ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magistrates Courts Act of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
local community disputes
ⓘ
minor assault cases ⓘ minor theft cases ⓘ simple contract disputes ⓘ small claims ⓘ |
| hearsCases | without jury ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
limited monetary value civil claims
ⓘ
minor civil matters ⓘ minor criminal matters ⓘ misdemeanours ⓘ petty offences ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | lower-level ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Ugandan law
ⓘ
common law ⓘ |
| objective | speedy resolution of minor disputes ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | districts of Uganda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judiciary of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ugandan court system ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
below Chief Magistrates Courts
ⓘ
below High Court of Uganda ⓘ below Magistrates Grade I Courts ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | Magistrate Grade II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
access to justice for rural communities
ⓘ
decongestion of higher courts ⓘ |
| scope |
limited pecuniary jurisdiction
ⓘ
limited territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| subjectTo | judicial review by High Court of Uganda ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Chief Magistrates Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfProceedings |
civil proceedings
ⓘ
criminal proceedings ⓘ |
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