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PETER MUKIDI WALUBIRI CURRICULUM VITAE AS AT 31/8/2002 1. PERSONAL DATA: (a) Date of Birth : 19th November, 1963. (b) Place of Birth : Kidiki, Namwendwa, Kamuli District. (c) Marital Status : Married with children. (d) Contact address : P. O. Box 21161, Kampala Tel: +256 41 341295/6 Fax :+ 256 41 343 168 Cell : + 256 41 077 401 851 E-mail : kbwadvc@africaonline.co.ug 2. QUALIFICATIONS: (a) LL.M (with merit), University of London, 1990. (b) Dip. L. P, Law Development Centre, 1988. (c) LL.B (Hons) (2nd Class, Upper Division), Makerere University, 1987. 3. PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION AND ASSOCIATIONS: - Advocate of the High Court of Uganda. - Commissioner for Oaths. - Notary Public - Member, Uganda Law Society. - Member, East African Law Society. - Member, International Bar Association. 4. PUBLICATIONS (a) Land and Property Rights in Okumu Wengi (Ed.) "Founding the Constitution Of Uganda; Essays and Materials, " Uganda Law Watch, Kampala, 1994 p. 148 -176. (b) Forcible Land Acquisition, Valuation and Compensation in Uganda in MISR, Makerere University/EDI, World Bank, (ED.) "Involuntary Resettlement and Rehabilitation Papers"; August 1995, pp. 7-19. (c) The Tenure and Control of Land Bill, 1996 - A Critique. Uganda Law Focus, Vol. 1, 1998 p. 53-70. (d) Institutional framework for conduct of banking business in Grace Patrick Mukubwa "Essays in African Banking Law and Practice", Uganda Law Watch, Kampala, 1998 p. 1-21. (e) Determination of Contract Between Banker and Customer in Grace Patrick Timwine-Mukubwa op. cit. P. 337-355. (f) Securities For Bankers Advances: Mortgages in Grace Patrick Tumwine-Mukubwa op. cit. p. 356-403. (g) An Analysis of International Human Rights Instruments and their relevance to a liberalised and Independent Judiciary in Peter Walubiri (ed) "Uganda: Constitutionalism at Cross Roads" Uganda Law Watch, Kampala, 1998 p. 57 - 98. (h) Towards a New Judicature in Uganda: from reluctant Guards to Centurions of Justice in Peter Walubiri op. cit. p. 135 -208. (i) The impending Referendum in Uganda: Radical Perspectives and Realistic Implications in Peter Walubiri op. Cit. p. 295 -331. (j) Liberating African Civil Society: Towards a new context of Citizen participation and Progressive Constitutionalism in J. Oloka Onyango (ed) Constitutionalism in Africa, Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2001 p. 83-102. (k) Expropriated Property in John T. Mugambwa Principles of Land Law in Uganda, Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2002 p. 156 - 168. 5. UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH/WRITINGS: (a) Judicial Inroads in the Principle of Corporate Veil (1990) Essay submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the LL.M at London University. (b) Joint Ventures for the Exploitation of Natural Resources (with John Ntambirweki), (June, 1992). (c) Reform of the Registration of Titles Act and Chattels Transfer Decree (February 1997-December 1997 as part of Uganda Governments Commercial Law Reform Project). (d) The Land Question - an unsolved Constitutional Matter (1997). (e) The Land Bill, 1998 - An unsatisfactory Proposal (1998). (f) Constitutional Change and Environment in Uganda, paper written for ACTS, Nairobi (1999). (g) A Citical Evaluation of Constitutionalism in the UPDF since 1995 (October, 2000). (h) The Constitutional Review Process: A Realistic chance Towards Democratic Governance (June 2001). (i) Land and Political Power: A continuing Constitutional Challenge (August 2001). (j) Politics, Ethinicity and the Land Question in Kibaale District: What is the way forward (May, 2002). (k) A human Rights Audit of Operation Wembley (August, 2002) 6. OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES a) Teaching i) Teaching Bachelor of Laws Students in Land Law, Natural Resources Law, Environmental Law, Banking Law, Insurance Law and Constitutional Law. ii) Teaching Masters of Laws students in Human Rights, Land Law, Environmental Law and Constitutional Law. iii) Supervising Master of Laws students' dissertations. b) Acting Head of Department, Public and Comparative Law, Makerere University from September 1995 to February 1997. c) Membership to University Committees, namely Senate (1995-7), Library and Publications committee. d) Membership to Faculty of Law Committees namely, Finance and Administration Committee, Higher Degrees Committee, Appointments and Promotions Committee. e) Attendance at conferences and workshops; i) WIPO/OAU Regional Seminar on Copyrights, 3rd - 6th December 1991, Kampala. ii) East African Public Law Teachers Conference 25th - 27th June 1992 Arusha [delivered paper see 5(b)]. iii) National Workshop on Human Rights and Development 6th to 8th October 1992. I was part of the team from the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, (FHRI) which organized the workshop. iv) National Conference on Penal Justice and Prison Reform, 17th - 19th August, 1993, Colline Hotel, Mukono (organized by FHRI). v) Constituent Assembly Delegates Conference organized by FHRI, 2nd - 3rd May, 1994, International Conference Centre. I was part of the organizing team. vi) Constitutional Conference organized by the Faculty of Law, Makerere University, 7th -8th June 1994. [I delivered a paper subsequently published -[see 4(a) above]. vii) Bill of Rights Conference, 10th - 14th December 1994, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. viii) International Bar Association, 2nd Human Rights Workshop, 16th -18th July 1995, Sheraton, Kampala. ix) Training Workshop on Involuntary Resettlement and Rehabilitation, [see 4(b) above]. I attended a similar workshop in August 1996 and delivered a paper thereat. x) Annual Makerere Law Society Conference, 6th -7th November 1997 St. Augustine Students Centre, Makerere and delivered a paper [see 5(d) above]. xi) Faculty of Law Symposium, International Conference Centre 23rd November 1998 and presented a paper subsequently published [see 4(h) above]. xii) Judicial Officer Training Workshop, Hotel Triangle, Jinja 5th -7th November 1998 and presented a paper subsequently published [see 4 (g) above] xiii) Uganda Media Development Workshop on the referendum, Uganda Catholic Social Training Centre, Lubaga 28th November 1998 and presented a paper subsequently published [see 4 (i) above]. xiv) International Conference on Constitutionalism in Africa 5th -8th October 1999, International Conference Centre and presented a paper subsequently published [see 4(j) above]. xv) Workshop on Constitutionalism and Security Forces organized by the Uganda Human Rights Commission and the Friedrick Ebert Stiftung, International Conference Centre, 3rd and 4th October, 2000 and presented a paper [see 5(g) above]. xvi) Constitutional Review Workshop organized by Faculty of Law Makerere University and Kituo -Chakatiba, Grand Imperial Hotel Kampala, 22nd June 2001 and presented a paper [see 5(h) above]. xvii) Sensitization and Civil Education Seminar on Constitutional Review organized by Foundation for African Development (FAD) at St. Augustine's Students Centre, Makerere University, 17th August, 2001 and delivered a paper [see 5(i) above]. xviii) The 5th Annual Sir Udo Udoma Symposium organized by the Makerere Law Society and presented a paper [see 5(j) above). xix) Workshop on Human Rights Standards and the Constitutional Rights of Suspects apprehended under Operation Wembley: A legal audit organized by The Uganda Law Society at Hotel Africana on 31st August, 2002 and delivered a paper thereat [see 5(k) above. 7. WORK RECORD: (a) Legal Practitioner/Partner with Kwesigabo, Bamwine and Walubiri Advocates since March 1996 to date: - Heading the land and Property Department and also handling Commercial and Corporate affairs work, Civil and Human Rights/Constitutional Litigation. (b) Senior Lecturer, Department of Public and Comparative law, Makerere University June 1999 to date. (c) Lecturer, Department of Public and Comparative Law, Makerere University 1991 to June 1999. (d) Teaching Assistant, Department of Commercial Law, Makerere University, October 1987 to September 1989. (e) Registrar of Titles (later promoted to Senior and subsequently Principal Registrar of Titles) Ministry of Lands and Surveys (1987 to 1996) - responsible for conveyancing, land registration and litigation and Secretary to Land Review Committee of Registrars. (f) Legal Assistant Messrs. Zabwe & Co. Advocates June - October, 1987. 8. RELEVANT CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE i) Consultant to the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities on the legal status of land utilized by the Uganda Museum and Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, (1997). The consultancy involved a review of the Constitution and all laws relating to land since 1897. ii) Consultant to the Uganda Institutional Capacity Building Project (Legal Sector Component CR-2736-UG) on the reform of Commercial Laws and Related laws that affect private Sector Development (in association with Reid and Priest LL.P and Bwenje, Tibesigwa & Co. Advocates), (1997). Amongst other things the consultancy involved a study of relevant land laws and how they affect private sector development. iii) Consultant to Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Uganda on the rights of refugees to land in Uganda (1998). 9. SERVICE TO COMMUNITY (a) Founder member, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative - a local NGO Championing Human Rights Causes. (b) Member Board of Governors, St. Peters Senior Secondary School, Namwendwa, Kamuli District since 1995 to date. (c) Patron, Namwendwa Student's Association since 1994 to date. (d) Active member of several developmental, cultural and civic organizations and legal advisor thereof. |
