Browsing LLM Theses and Dissertations (2022) by Title
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The Adequacy of the legal framework in guaranteeing the equitable distribution of profit oil to the local community in the oil and gas sector in Turkana, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2022)The discovery of minerals and petroleum in a country is often a cause for celebration to its citizens. This is rightly so as it is expected that trading in these resources will result in growth of an economy and improve ... -
Administrative justice in taxation: an evaluation of KRA’s administrative practices
(Strathmore University, 2022)Administrative justice is a fundamental requirement of a society based on the rule of law. It indicates a commitment to the principle that the government, and its administration, must act within the scope of legal authority. ... -
Advancing transparent disclosure in petroleum governance: a comparative study of the transparency provisions in the model petroleum agreements in Kenya and Nigeria
(Strathmore University, 2022)Natural resources, especially oil and gas, play a pivotal role toward the socio-economic development of a country. However, despite makings steps towards maximizing the full socio-economic benefits of oil production ... -
Anticipating and mitigating the legal risks resulting from default on external debt from China
(Strathmore University, 2022)In the absence of legal provisions anticipating and protecting against the legal risks of default on external debt from China (a non-Paris Club creditor), Kenya remains exposed to insolvency or debt restructuring procedures ... -
Arbitration of oil and gas disputes in the upstream petroleum sector in Kenya: a critical appraisal
(Strathmore University, 2022)Arbitration is a private mechanism for dispute resolution that is selected and controlled by parties and the final determination made by an arbitral tribunal is final and binding. Upstream petroleum operations are regulated ... -
Assessing the nature of regulatory enforcement by the Council of Legal Education and its effect on corporate governance of law schools in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2022)There has been an uproar over the declining quality of legal professionals in Kenya that has got various stakeholders interrogating what the problem could be. The regulator of legal education and training in Kenya, the ... -
CEO’s Employment rights during dismissal stage under the Employment Act: an analysis of typical Kenyan court judgments
(Strathmore University, 2022)This study explored the basic definition of CEO under employment acts in different countries, typical CEO dismissal cases in Kenya, focusing on CEO employment rights, reasons of CEO dismissal, reasons why these disputes ... -
Flattening the insolvency curve: the adaptability and responsiveness of Kenya’s corporate insolvency law in tackling pandemic and economic depression insolvencies
(Strathmore University, 2022)The covid-19 viral pandemic has negatively affected global economic growth prompting governments across the world to set up fiscal and monetary policy interventions to mitigate the adverse effects of the pandemic on their ... -
The Impact of contract disclosure regulations on the competitiveness of the Kenyan upstream petroleum industry
(Strathmore University, 2022)In this study, the researcher examines the relationship between contract disclosure laws in the recently published Kenyan Petroleum Act, 2019 and the competitiveness of Kenya’s upstream petroleum industry. The researcher ... -
Inclusion of lawyers as reporting entities for money laundering in Kenya: implementation challenges and way forward
(Strathmore University, 2022)This research is examines the implementation challenges faced by the legal profession in Kenya in complying with their intended gatekeeping role, in an effort to detect and prevent furtherance of money laundering activities. ... -
Money laundering and real estate sector in Kenya: towards robust regulation
(Strathmore University, 2022)The problem this study seeks to address is how the failure to impose money-laundering reporting obligations on all non-financial actors who play a critical role in land transactions where the real estate sector falls is ... -
The Rationale for and enforcement of continuous disclosure frameworks in securities regulation in South Africa
(Strathmore University, 2022)Companies listed on financial markets are expected to disclose new non-public material information to investors and market participants. Continuous disclosure entails that investors always envisage being promptly informed ... -
Sovereignty and the legality of collateralization of strategic national assets as security for loan procurement: China-Africa Relations
(Strathmore University, 2022)In the early years of the new millennium, African countries long starved of development finance found a new partner in China, with many governments eager to procure readily available loan facilities to spur much needed ... -
Women trafficking in Kenya: assessing the policy, legal and institutional framework
(Strathmore University, 2022)Kenya has been identified as a tier 2 Country when it comes to combatting human trafficking this is according to the Trafficking in Persons Report 2020, this means that Kenya does not quite comply with the standards put ...