B BARO CODE-CAOO29 Q 1. There is no generally acceptable definition of the word law; Different schools of law define it in different ways.

Thus Woodrow Williston has defined law in words That portion established thought and habit which has gained distinct and formal recognition in the shape of uniform laws barked by authority and power of government. There are various different classifications of law that are found in Uganda. That is substantive of law which is the substance that makes up a law. It is the meaning of a law that explains what you can and cannot do. Procedures of laws are just the steps that must take place when filing a lawsuit against another party. Public law which simply means that the government is involved. Public law is any law that has to do with the constitution and the public. Private laws are laws that do not involve the government and are laws that allow one private entity to sue another private entity in a civil lawsuit. Criminal law is a body of law involving the state against individuals (including Inco-prorated organizations) where the state relies on the power given it by statutory law. Civil law is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/ organizations in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. Civil law as opposed to criminal law is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals. Which includes the law of torts, contract law, property law, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties and organizations including government departments. It may also include both common law and the law of equity. The sources of law in Uganda include; Statutory laws namely act of parliament made through legislation. Common law and doctrines of equity which are systems of law whose sources are the decisions in cases by judges which was inherited by the common healthy nations Uganda inclusive. That was developed in England Case law delivers from cases in the courts of Uganda that are binding to the lower courts of judicature.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. i Q. 2 A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties with mutual obligations which may or may not take elements in writing. The essential of valid contract includes the mutual assent that is typically reached through offer and acceptance where one party makes an offer for an arrangement that another accepts. Consideration which is something of value given by apromissor to apromisee in exchange for something, the parties must take capacity to contract, the purpose of the contract must be lawful, the form of the contract must be legal and finally the parties must consent with an intention to create a legal relationship. The concept of capacity to contract is one of the essentials of a valid contract. It determines who can enter into a contract. Both parties entering into a contract must take the capacity or be competent to a contract. Thus minors and the mentally incompetent take the legal capacity to enter into a contract and all other are generally assumed to take full power to bind themselves by entering into a contract In Uganda the legal age for entering into a contract is 18 and the test for mental capacity is weather the party understood the nature and consequences of the transaction in question. 1995-2011 The electric law.

Discharge of a contract is the termination of a contractual obligation on court orders (via an order of discharge) or mutual agreement, or caused by breach of contract, frustration of contract, performance of contract. Or discharge of contract is the act of making of contract or agreement null when the rights and obligation arising out of a contract are extinguished. Discharge by mutual consent arises where the parties to the contract by their further agreement or consent agree that the contract may be terminated either by express or implied consent. Discharge by performance which takes place when the parties to the contract fulfill their obligations arising under the contract with in the terms of the contract. Discharge by breach of contract arises when a party to a contract breaks of obligation which a contract imposes and the innocent party or a party not in breach can treat the contract as discharged

aryhe essentials law that is deliver from various notorious customs in Uganda.