Court Sets Uganda, Congo Case
THE Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), has set dates for the hearing of a four-year old case instituted by the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeking unspecified amount of money in compensation from Uganda for “acts of intentional destruction and looting.â€
By John Kakande
THE Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), has set dates for the hearing of a four-year old case instituted by the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeking unspecified amount of money in compensation from Uganda for “acts of intentional destruction and looting.â€
A statement issued by the ICJ on Friday said the hearing would take three weeks from November 10 to 28 2003.
The public hearing will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague, seat of the Court in The Netherlands, the statement added.
The Ministry of Justice early this month said already Government owes sh1.7b to foreign lawyers representing Uganda in the Hague case.
Congo, among other things, is seeking “compensation from Uganda in respect of all acts of looting, destruction, removal of property and persons and other unlawful acts.â€
Congo instituted the case on June 23, 1999 against Burundi and Rwanda for alleged “acts of armed aggression.â€
But in 2001, Uganda also made counter-claims against the DRC alleging that Congo had perpetrated acts of aggression against it.
On November 29, 2001, the Court ruled that the counter-claims submitted by Uganda against the DRC in the case were “admissible as such and formed part of the current proceedings.â€
Foreign minister James Wapakhabulo (above) responding to a question by Ken Lukyamuzi (Lubaga South), warned that a debate would prejudice Uganda’s interests at the ICJ.
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THE Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), has set dates for the hearing of a four-year old case instituted by the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeking unspecified amount of money in compensation from Uganda for “acts of intentional destruction and looting.â€
A statement issued by the ICJ on Friday said the hearing would take three weeks from November 10 to 28 2003.
The public hearing will be held in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace in The Hague, seat of the Court in The Netherlands, the statement added.
The Ministry of Justice early this month said already Government owes sh1.7b to foreign lawyers representing Uganda in the Hague case.
Congo, among other things, is seeking “compensation from Uganda in respect of all acts of looting, destruction, removal of property and persons and other unlawful acts.â€
Congo instituted the case on June 23, 1999 against Burundi and Rwanda for alleged “acts of armed aggression.â€
But in 2001, Uganda also made counter-claims against the DRC alleging that Congo had perpetrated acts of aggression against it.
On November 29, 2001, the Court ruled that the counter-claims submitted by Uganda against the DRC in the case were “admissible as such and formed part of the current proceedings.â€
Foreign minister James Wapakhabulo (above) responding to a question by Ken Lukyamuzi (Lubaga South), warned that a debate would prejudice Uganda’s interests at the ICJ.
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