Browsing LLB Research Projects (2021) by Title
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Implementation of the two thirds gender rule in the Kenyan parliament
(Strathmore University, 2021)The purpose of this paper is to analyse the two-thirds gender rule in Kenya and to determine whether there are sufficient mechanisms to implement it. This will be done through a specific look at women in parliament. The ... -
“In the public interest”: an introspection into the compulsory acquisition and the right to property
(Strathmore University, 2021)There are various laws in Kenya that govern compulsory acquisition powers of the State, mainly the Constitution, the Land Act and the Land Acquisition Act. Despite these various provisions provided by the legal instruments ... -
(In) justice in sports: Are the World Athletics eligibility regulations for female athletes with differences in sex development discriminatory against intersex persons?
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)The Main objective of this paper is to investigate whether the World Athletics eligibility regulations for female athletes with differences in sex development are discriminatory against intersex persons. In doing so, it ... -
Informing Kenya’s perspective on climate change through climate litigation
(Strathmore University, 2021)Progress lies in economic development; however, it causes environmental harm. This dissertation examines the ability of transformative adjudication to combat the current unsustainable development trend in Kenya. It explores ... -
Investigating the extent to which gender neutrality is achieved in The implementation of the sexual offences act
(Strathmore University, 2021)Sexual violence is a serious problem in society. In Kenya, the Sexual Offences Act was introduced to make provisions about sexual offences, their definition, prevention and protection of all persons from unlawful sexual ... -
An investigation of the extent and nature of the world bank’s legal obligation to respect human rights in developing countries
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)This dissertation analyses how development injustices can be confronted by investigating the nature and extent of human rights obligations on the World Bank. In the wake of human rights violations occasioned by the Bank ... -
Judging judges determining the appropriate procedural framework that the JSC can use to handle cases of judges` criminal misconduct signed
(Strathmore University, 2021)In recent years, we have witnessed an unprecedented number of instances in which judges have been accused of criminal behaviour and other serious acts of misconduct. In the event of such misconduct, the Judicial Service ... -
Justice for the Yazidi woman: prosecuting forced contraception at the international criminal court
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)It has been over six years since Da’esh attacked the Yazidi community in Iraq, yet reproductive harms such as forced contraception inflicted on Yazidi women remain unaddressed and unpunished. Da’esh has used forced ... -
Kenya’s sports governance: Finding the middle ground
(Strathmore University, 2021)Kenya’s 2013 Sports Act is among the statutes that were created just after the promulgation of the country’s 2010 Constitution with the good intent to govern and consequently promote sports in Kenya. However, ever since, ... -
Legal protection of children when parents divorce
(Strathmore University, 2021-01)Article 45 of the Constitution of Kenya states that the family is a fundamental unit of the society and is therefore entitled to protection by the state. The Preamble of the Convention on the Rights of Child acknowledges ... -
Legal protection of children when parents divorce
(2021-01)Article 45 of the Constitution of Kenya states that the family is a fundamental unit of the society and is therefore entitled to protection by the state. The Preamble of the Convention on the Rights of Child acknowledges ... -
Legal transplantation and its effects of customary law in Kenya: The case of marriage
(Strathmore University, 2021)At the time where Kenya was part of the United Kingdom’s colonial empire, the United Kingdom with the aim of easier administration of the Kenyan population introduced its own legal system, the common law, and in doing so ... -
The level of protection of pregnant women and mothers at the workplace in kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)All over the world, women are a strong force for growth and development, making important contributions to the economy as well as playing a major role in the welfare of the family. However, cultural hindrances at the ... -
Limiting the right to life: assessing the use of firearms in dispersal of crowds in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)The main objective of this research project was to establish whether the use of firearms io disperse crowds as provided by Kenyan law, specifically sections of the Public Order Act and the Penal Code, is a justified ... -
Non-regulation of virtual currencies: The chink in the anti-corruption armour
(Strathmore University, 2021)For a long time and with little success, Kenya has battled the vice that is corruption and misappropriation of public funds. Presently, with the emergence and continuous growth of digital currencies also known as virtual ... -
On the Interplay between Stabilization Clauses and Sustainable Development: The Case of Tullow Oil plc in Turkana
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)Prior to exploration activities by Tullow Oil plc in Kenya, several Production Sharing Contracts (PSC’s) were signed between the Government of Kenya and the multinational corporation over exploration activities in Turkana ... -
Online defamation: Balancing reputational harm and the freedom of expression and the media
(Strathmore University, 2021)Legal remedies for reputational injury have come a long way since the slicing of one’s tongue. Reputational damage finds in the law a single refuge: Defamation. Black’s Law Dictionary defines defamation as ‘the offense ... -
Online music infringement v copyright law: effectiveness of the Law on notice and takedown procedure by internet service Providers in Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)Development in technology has led to an increase in online infringement, specifically in the music industry, by a rate of 98% by the year of 2013. Kenyan Legislators have made effort to deal with this matter through the ... -
Opening a pandora’s box in investment arbitration: Redefining the murky boundaries of compensable indirect expropriation and non-compensable regulation
(Strathmore University, 2021)The concept of expropriation has developed over the years to include not only the outright taking, but also regulations whose effect is tantamount to expropriation. This is referred to as indirect expropriation. As a result ... -
Outsourcing obligations: an analysis of the principle of non- refoulement with regard to the privatized pushbacks
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)‘If someone escapes hell how can you grab them back and take them back to hell?’ -Bemba 1 This quote summarizes the plight of several refugees that are being forcefully returned to Libya on commercial ships. These forceful ...