Browsing LLB Research Projects (2021) by Title
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Extent of administrative discretion of the judicial service commission on the right to be heard during removal of judges. What happens when the grounds for removal aren’t met?
(Strathmore University, 2021)A decade back, Kenya promulgated a new Constitution which has been termed as transformative. One of the salient features was the judicial independence that it introduced, an example being the formation of the Judicial ... -
The fight against money laundering vs legal professional privilege in Kenya’s anti-money laundering regime: the need to designate legal practitioners as reporting entities
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)The term “money laundering” has widely been defined as the process by which the illegitimate source of large amounts of money is disguised in order to legitimize the proceeds of crime.1 This means that large amounts of ... -
Freedom of expression in the music industry: Do the limitations make it non -existent?
(Strathmore University, 2021)The music industry is one of the most dominant industries with a lot of individuals involved. The freedom of expression is fundamental to the proper and effectively. Musicians have used their platforms and crafts to ... -
The gender principle and an appraisal of institutions’ obligations towards its attainment in Kenya’s parliament
(Strathmore University, 2021)The research is based on the 2:1 gender ratio imposed on the August House by Article 81(b).This is the Constitution’s historically motivated assertion of its aspiration enshrined in its Article 27(8) of not more than ... -
Gendered genocide: the Rome statute’s failure in recognising the inextricable role of rape and gender in genocide
(Strathmore University, 2021)The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, ISIS, Boko-Haram in Nigeria, South Sudan: these are just a few potentially genocidal, contemporary conflicts – in which rape seems to have predominantly taken root. Unfortunately, the genocide ... -
Generational statelessness and rights A case of children from the Nubian community in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)Statelessness leaves individuals in vulnerable situations, it is primarily associated with lack of having ties to a country or in other words lack of nationality. Where certain individuals lack nationality, they fall victim ... -
Homosexuality in an African concept; a study into the decriminalization of homosexuality in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)The paper brings to light the notion that Kenya’s anti-sodomy laws are unconstitutional and incompatible with international human rights instruments. In relation, the paper looks at the constitutional approach to ... -
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 ...