Browsing LLB Research Projects (2021) by Title
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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 ... -
Payment of Royalties for Musical Works in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)Since time immemorial, music has been viewed in the African community and as a pass time activity and not as a career. Due to this conservative belief, those who aim and pursue music as a career in this day and age have a ... -
The pivot point of sexual offences: Issue of consent in rape cases.
(Strathmore University, 2021)Rape as per the legislation is defined as any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person. It can be done against an adult or a child (defilement). Rape has been closely associated and even sometimes used in ... -
The Place of Customary Law in the Hierarchy of Legal Norms in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)The 2010 Kenyan Constitution, unlike the independence Constitution, endorses the significance of customary law and provides for its application within the legal system. The operative integration of customary law is provided ... -
A possible tax haven in Kenya: an analysis of the Nairobi international financial center act and its implication on base erosion and profit shifting
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)African states are moving towards finding mediums to facilitate domestic resource mobilization in a bid to finance their development and stop relying on foreign aid. In light of this, Kenya intends to establish an International ... -
The potential role or lack therof of public participation in the formation of the nairobi metropolitan service
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)With the 2010 Constitution of Kenya having completed its first decade, some of the boldest features include public participation. With democracy and devolution at the fore front, this has enabled the government to provide ... -
Practicality of Universal Health Coverage in Enforcing the Right to Emergency Medical Treatment Final Draft
(Strathmore University, 2021)Achieving universal health coverage is no mean feat. This study delves into the importance of delivering universal health coverage when it relates to access to emergency medical treatment. It aims to investigate the role ...