[2012] UGSC 17

[2012] UGSC 17

The Supreme Court held that UNAFRI, as an intergovernmental organization established by statute and recognized by the Ugandan government through signature and a hosting agreement, had the legal capacity to sue and be sued in Uganda. The court found that the UNAFRI Statute did not require parliamentary ratification...

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Citation
[2012] UGSC 17
Parties
Appellant: Pentecostal Assemblies of God Ltd; Respondent: Transsahara International (U) Ltd; Respondent: The United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI)
Court
Supreme Court of Uganda
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Number
Civil Appeal 10 of 2010
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment (supreme Court)
Outcome
appeal dismissed with costs to UNAFRI in this court and the courts below
Judges
Kisaakye, JSC, Odoki, CJ, J.W.N.Tsekooko, JSC, Katureebe, JSC, Tumwesigye, JSC
Legal Topics
Attachment of Property, Objector Proceedings, Capacity to Sue, Lease Termination, Execution of Judgments
Source Language
en
Civil Procedure Land and Property Attachment of Property Objector Proceedings Capacity to Sue Lease Termination Execution of Judgments

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Parties

Pentecostal Assemblies of God Ltd

Appellant

Transsahara International (U) Ltd

Respondent

The United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Appellate Judgment (supreme Court)

  1. 1 Whether UNAFRI had legal capacity to sue and be sued in Uganda.
  2. 2 Whether the park yard was properly subject to attachment and whether the attachment was properly executed or renewed.
  3. 3 Whether the Court of Appeal properly evaluated the evidence regarding ratification of the UNAFRI Statute and the status of the lease.

Ratio Decidendi

The Supreme Court held that UNAFRI, as an intergovernmental organization established by statute and recognized by the Ugandan government through signature and a hosting agreement, had the legal capacity to sue and be sued in Uganda. The court found that the UNAFRI Statute did not require parliamentary ratification because it did not relate to armistice, neutrality, or peace, nor did it require constitutional amendment. The appellant failed to prove otherwise. Regarding the attachment, the court determined that although the judgment debtor was in possession of the park yard at the time the warrant was issued, the appellant did not comply with the procedural requirements for attachment,...

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed with costs to UNAFRI in this court and the courts below

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed.
  • Costs are awarded to UNAFRI in the Supreme Court and the courts below.