Constitution of Uganda

E203309

legal document national constitution

The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law that defines the country’s political framework, fundamental rights, and structure of government.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Uganda canonical	8
1995 Constitution of Uganda	3
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda	3
Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995	2
1966 Ugandan constitution ("Pigeonhole Constitution")	1
1967 Constitution of Uganda	1
Chapter Eight of the Constitution of Uganda	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Uganda
Context triple: [Government of Uganda, constitutionalBasis, Constitution of Uganda]

A. Constitution of Kenya
The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of Kenya’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.
B. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
C. Constitution of Zimbabwe
The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Zimbabwean state and its government.
D. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
E. Constitution of Papua New Guinea
The Constitution of Papua New Guinea is the country's supreme legal document that establishes its system of government, fundamental rights, and national principles following independence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Uganda
Target entity description: The Constitution of Uganda is the supreme law that defines the country’s political framework, fundamental rights, and structure of government.

A. Constitution of Kenya
The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of Kenya’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.
B. Parliament of Uganda
The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral national legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the interests of Ugandan citizens.
C. Constitution of Zimbabwe
The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Zimbabwean state and its government.
D. Government of Uganda
The Government of Uganda is the central governing authority of the Republic of Uganda, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and international representation.
E. Constitution of Papua New Guinea
The Constitution of Papua New Guinea is the country's supreme legal document that establishes its system of government, fundamental rights, and national principles following independence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	Constituent Assembly of Uganda ⓘ
adoptedOn	1995-10-08 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1995 Constitution of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
basisFor	all other laws in Uganda ⓘ
bindingOn	all persons and authorities in Uganda ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	1995-10-08 ⓘ
contains	Bill of Rights ⓘ National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy ⓘ Preamble ⓘ provisions on amendment of the Constitution ⓘ provisions on citizenship ⓘ provisions on decentralization ⓘ provisions on electoral system ⓘ provisions on human rights enforcement ⓘ provisions on land ownership ⓘ provisions on local governments ⓘ provisions on political parties ⓘ provisions on public finance ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
defines	political framework of Uganda ⓘ structure of government of Uganda ⓘ
empowers	Parliament of Uganda to make laws ⓘ President of Uganda as Head of Government ⓘ President of Uganda as Head of State ⓘ
establishes	Cabinet of Uganda ⓘ Constitutional Court of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Court of Appeal of Uganda Executive branch of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Government of Uganda High Court of Uganda ⓘ Judiciary of Uganda ⓘ Legislature of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Parliament of Uganda Office of the President of Uganda ⓘ linked to: State House of Uganda Parliament of Uganda ⓘ Supreme Court of Uganda ⓘ
guarantees	fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law ⓘ
precededBy	1967 Constitution of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda
recognizes	multiparty political system ⓘ traditional or cultural leaders subject to the Constitution ⓘ
requires	independence of the judiciary ⓘ regular elections ⓘ respect for human rights ⓘ
subjectTo	constitutional amendments ⓘ
supremeLawOf	Uganda ⓘ
territorialExtent	entire territory of Uganda ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Uganda → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Uganda ⓘ

President of Uganda → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Uganda ⓘ

Parliament of Uganda → legalFoundation → Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 ⓘ