patriotic category

The Patriotic Category, is the second book in Kyeyune Sharif's Anthem Trilogy-a gripping legal drama set in Uganda, where a government lawyer must defend the state against a family seeking justice for a stolen national anthem.  When Sarah Kakoma sues the government for sixty years of unpaid royalties on her father's composition-the Ugandan national anthem-Senior State Advocate Harriet Nambooze is assigned to defend the state. What begins as a straightforward copyright case becomes a moral crucible as Nambooze finds herself arguing against a daughter's rightful claim, using doctrines of "e;implied license"e; and "e;sovereign necessity"e; to protect an institution that may have done wrong.  Told from the government's perspective, this novel explores the tension between law and justice, the machinery of institutional self-defense, and one lawyer's journey from certainty to doubt. As a new jury system transforms courtroom dynamics, Nambooze must confront the question: Can you defend an indefensible position with integrity—and what does it cost you.