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(1)The jurisdiction of the courts of Uganda, for the purposes of this Code, extends to every place within Uganda.
(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), the courts of Uganda shall have jurisdiction to try offences created under sections 23, 24, 25 and 26 committed outside Uganda by a Uganda citizen or person ordinarily resident in Uganda.
(3)For the avoidance of doubt, the offences referred to in subsection (2) committed outside Uganda by a Uganda citizen or a person ordinarily resident in Uganda shall be dealt with as if they had been committed in Uganda.
Ugandan courts have authority over crimes committed anywhere within Uganda. Additionally, they can try specific serious offences (defined in sections ...
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