Jon sits down with Brian Dennison to discuss his article “The Possibility of a Christian Jurisprudence.”

The Uganda Christian University hosts a four-year LLB Programme with approximately 900 students. Class sizes typically range from 100 to 130 students and are largely lecture based. This environment is not ideal for facilitating improvements in the writing and oral presentation skills of students. In September of 2014 the Faculty of Law at Uganda Christian University launched a revised curriculum. The revised curriculum addressed perceived problem areas in educational delivery through cost-effective strategies. The utilization and leverage of teaching assistants is at the centre of its change strategies. This paper provides an overview of the change strategies and presents findings from an assessment of these strategies. The paper will be of particular interest and value to law schools in emerging states facing the challenge of large class sizes and limited resources..

This paper presents conceptions from the Christian tradition that have special resonance modern International Humanitarian Law. The object of this paper supplies a lens that enables readers to detect the formative influence of unique Christian concepts. The conceptions from the Christian tradition presented include the Augustinian perspective on mortal and eternal life, the conception of a fallen world contrasted with a utopian vision, love as a motivation for peace, an expansive view of human community, the concept of role appropriate morality and the significance of outward signs and symbolism in the context of armed conflict.

This paper is a spoken word transcript of a presentation made by the author at Regent Law School’s 3rd Annual Symposium of the Center for Global Justice. The theme of the symposium was “Advancing the Rule of Law in East Africa.”

This paper addresses the topic of barriers to advancing the rule of formal law in Uganda. The content of the presentation is based largely on experiences working at at Ugandan law school and seeking to address various legal challenges through the operation of a clinical legal education program at the law school. The presentation was offered as part of a three member panel discussion entitled “Advancing the Rule of Law in East Africa: Overcoming Barriers.”