OCTOBER 2019

AMNESTY AS A PANACEA TO CONFLICT:

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF AMNESTY TO

CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN

UGANDA

BY

MURAMUZI INNOCENT

Reg. No: 1200101454

A PHD THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTORATE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

AND RESEARCH IN FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PEACE

AND CONFLICT STUDIES OF NKUMBA UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 2019

DECLARATION

I, Innocent MURAMUZI, hereby declare that this PhD thesis entitled “Amnesty as a Panacea to Conflict: An Assessment of the Contribution of Amnesty to Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace in Uganda”, is my original work and that it has never been presented to any university or other institution of higher learning for any qualification or award. It is my own research carried out under the supervision of my supervisors. Other individual's work cited in this text were clearly and fully acknowledged and referenced.

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Innocent MURAMUZI

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APPROVAL

This is to acknowledge that this research entitled ‘‘Amnesty as a Panacea to Conflict: An Assessment of the Contribution of Amnesty to Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Peace in Uganda’’ was done under my supervision and has been submitted to Nkumba University School of Postgraduate Studies and Research for examination with my approval as the Supervisor assigned to the student by Nkumba University.

SUPERVISOR CO- SUPERVISOR

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Associate Professor Michael MAWA Associate Professor Maximiano NGABIRANO

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