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Examining women’s access to justice when using traditional dispute resolution mechanisms to secure their land rights in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)
The crux of the study was to assess the effectiveness of traditional dispute mechanisms (hereinafter, TDRMs) in facilitating women’s access to justice when securing their land rights in land disputes. The objectives were ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Protecting environmental justice in light of developmental agendas: the case of laps set Lamu port.
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)
Kenya has widely publicized its development agenda and it has been at the forefront of political campaigns under the auspices of projects such as Vision 2030. One of the biggest development projects that the state has ...
A systematic analysis of natural resource catastrophes in Kenya and their policy frameworks
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)
The objectives of this research project are to analyze the nature and form of actors and institutions involved in disaster management, to evaluate the legal framework that deals with disasters in the country and to discuss ...
Burial disputes in Kenya: are alternative forms of dispute resolution an option for resolving burial disputes in Kenya?
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)
Burial disputes in Kenya have been with us since time immemorial. This study investigated whether alternative forms of dispute resolution are an option for resolving burial disputes in Kenya. In addition, the study also ...
The right to information in Kenya and its potential impact on foreign direct investment (FDI)
(Strathmore University, 2021-03)
Information is a crucial component of any investment cycle. In an attempt to affirm this statement, this paper will discuss the ruling in the Family Care Limited case. Arguing for the need to overturn the ruling, this paper ...
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 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 ...