National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy

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The National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy are foundational guidelines in Uganda’s Constitution that direct the state’s governance, lawmaking, and public policy toward social justice, democracy, and national development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional principle ⓘ
part of constitution ⓘ
adoptionYear 1995 ⓘ
aimsTo build a just, free and democratic society ⓘ
ensure respect for human rights and freedoms ⓘ
promote equitable distribution of resources ⓘ
promote participation of the people in governance ⓘ
protect natural resources for present and future generations ⓘ
appliesTo Executive ⓘ
Judiciary ⓘ
linked to: The Judiciary

Legislature ⓘ
all organs and agencies of government ⓘ
constitutionalPosition located at the beginning of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda ⓘ
containsPrinciplesOn accountability and transparency in public affairs ⓘ
balanced and equitable development ⓘ
cultural objectives ⓘ
democratic governance ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ
foreign policy objectives ⓘ
gender balance and fair representation ⓘ
independence of the judiciary ⓘ
national unity and stability ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
provision for marginalized groups ⓘ
provision of basic social services ⓘ
recognition of the role of the family ⓘ
recognition of the role of traditional institutions ⓘ
recognition of the role of women in society ⓘ
role of the people in governance ⓘ
social and economic development ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
foundIn Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 ⓘ
guides implementation of government programs ⓘ
interpretation of the constitution by courts ⓘ
law-making ⓘ
policy-making ⓘ
influencedBy post-1990s constitutional reform trends in Africa ⓘ
legalStatus binding on all organs and agencies of the state ⓘ
non-justiciable guidelines ⓘ
purpose to guide formulation of laws ⓘ
to guide governance and public policy ⓘ
to guide implementation of public policy ⓘ
to guide interpretation of the constitution ⓘ
to promote democracy ⓘ
to promote national development ⓘ
to promote social justice ⓘ
relatedConcept Directive Principles of State Policy (India) ⓘ

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