Commercial Law
The Department of Commercial Law supports legal education, justice, rights and professional legal practice, student mentorship and 1 active programme within School of Law at the Main Campus.
Commercial Law governs economic and business activities. It includes such diverse subspecialties regulating activities such as those relating to electronic transactions, contracts, companies, partnerships, insolvency, labour law, tax law, electronic transactions law, competition law among others. Commercial transcends professional legal practice and the business world - to a wide range of areas of business law including: insolvency law mergers and acquisitions, business schemes and development, national and international trade, and dispute resolution.
The Commercial Law Department of Kampala International Law Faculty of Law has built a reputation in teaching and researching in different aspects of Commercial Law at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The department has got expertise in Intellectual Property Law, Company Law, Energy Transactions Revenue and Tax Law, Competition Law, Labour Law and Regional Integration Law .The Head of Department is Mrs Kulthum Kamugisha assisted by coordinators of teaching and learning as well as coordinators of Research The Department is to home Research Cluster on Economic Law and Society Research Initiative under the Office of the Research Coordinator for the Department under Dr Tajudeen Sanni.
Objectives
It is the objective of the department to ensure that students are well grounded in the legal intricacies of commercial transactions and well acquainted with the basic principles of law, in a way that will put them in a position to apply them to a wide range of economic and commercial activities, within the ambit of the national and international policy thrust on which legal regulation is based. The department also seeks to make the student well-grounded in the context of economic and business activities.
Mission
The Commercial Law Department seeks to churn out highly qualified business wise graduates who are at once intellectually, socially and legally responsible business leaders who will take their countries and the world to next level
Vision
To be a Center of Excellence in Business Law education promoting integrity and due process in commercial transactions in East Africa, Africa and beyond
Philosophy
socially and morally responsible legal knowledge is an important driver of responsible and responsive economic and commercial system
Core Values
- Excellence
- Communitarianism, and
- Integrity
Leadership
Published academic leadership assignment for this department.
Dr Tebi Mbeli Valentine
HOD
Staff members
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Main Campus
Ms Aharimpisya Catherine
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Mr Akampa Emmanuel
Tutorial Assistant
Ms Antipa Racheal Benard
Lecturer
Mr Aryamanya Rodrick
Teaching Assistant
Mr DAVID REAGAN KADDU
Assistant Lecturer
Mrs Hajarah Mbabazi
Assistant Lecturer
Mr Jackson Ssemwogerere
Administrative Assistant
Mr Mpanso Shaficque Chuka
Tutorial Assistant
Mr Mugema Ivan Ben
Tutorial Assistant
Mr Muhereza Keneth
Tutorial Assistant
Mr Musinguzi Ivan
Assistant Lecturer
Mr Muyinga Samuel
Assistant Lecturer
Ms Nalwadda Ntale Annet
DEC- Commercial Law
Ms Namuddu Florence
Tutorial Assistant
Mrs Natukunda Mastulah
Assistant Lecturer
Mr Nomwesigwa Cranimer
Teaching Assistant
Mr Samuel Ocitti
Assistant Lecturer
Sheya Nuwagaba
Assistant Lecturer