Browsing LLB Research Projects (2016) by Issue Date
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Realizing animal rights and welfare: an analysis of the effectiveness of laws on the protection of domestic animals in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Throughout human history, animals have been used to improve the life of human beings in several ways. The products they produce such as milk and meat by cows and goats have been used by man as his fonn of sustenance. Other ... -
Access to justice: epistolary jurisdiction as a means of improving access to justice in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Access to justice is cardinal to the success and well-being of any democracy. To this effect various legislative mechanisms and avenues have been instituted in different democracies to ease enjoyment of this cardinal right ... -
Analysing the exclusion of child soldiers seeking asylum under article 1F of the 1951 refugee convention on the principle of the best interests of the child
(Strathmore University, 2016)This paper assesses the application of Article IF (a) of the Refugee Convention to child soldiers seeking asylum on the best interests principle of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In conducting the assessment, ... -
Division of matrimonial property: equity versus equality
(Strathmore University, 2016)This study examines the efficacy of the current matrimonial property regime. The new regime was introduced to replace the archaic colonial law imposed by our colonial masters in the form of the Married Women's Property Act ... -
An assessment of the dispute resolution framework in sports Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)This study is carried out on the background of the many disputes in sports in Kenya. The study takes an athlete-centered approach owing to the fact that they are the most affected pmties in the ... -
A Legal analysis of dress codes in institutions of higher learning: a discussion within the right to freedom of expression in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)This paper analyses the threat posed to the freedom of expression through the imposition of dress codes upon student bodies in institutions of higher learning. It brings to light the rationales and theories that revolve ... -
Data protection in Kenya: the case of the right to be forgotten
(Strathmore University, 2016)The right to be forgotten is a data protection right that enables an individual to have personal data concerning themselves removed from the internet. Data Protection laws in Kenya are insufficient. The Data Protection ... -
Security of tenure under the community land bill 2015
(Strathmore University, 2016)The onset of Colonialism in Kenya dealt a blow to the customary land tenure by failing to give it legal recognition in preference for the common law private ownership tenure system. This lack of recognition deprives ... -
A critical assessment on the efficacy of Kenyan legislation in addressing of internet child pornography
(Strathmore University, 2016)The development on the internet has brought about entirely impenetrable conduits for distribution of illegal pornography. Individuals are collecting and sharing Child Pornography images through virtually every type of ... -
Investigating if patents are really useful: a brief study
(Strathmore University, 2016)The objectives of this research project are to highlight the key objectives of patent protection, to investigate if attempts at patent use have been beneficial and review the reasons behind its underutilisation, and to ... -
An Analysis of the legal framework governing disaster management in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)This study sought to examine the legal framework governing disaster management in Kenya. The study appreciates the gravity of disasters and the need for legislation of disaster management activities, in a bid to curb and ... -
International criminal justice versus state sovereignty: case study the international criminal court and Africa.
(Strathmore University, 2016)The objective of the study is to examine the rapid issues facing the court more so problems brought about by the very states that ratified the treaty establishing the court. To analyze this the study seeks to identify the ... -
The White elephant in the room : the role of the consumer protection regulatory framework in Kenya in regulating the increase of hazardous skin lightening cosmetics
(Strathmore University, 2016)This study is an initial attempt to investigate the effectiveness of the current consumer laws in Kenya , in protecting consumers from the exposure to unregulated skin whitening products. Thoughresearchontheimplication ... -
The conflict benveen A1ticles 27 and 86 of the Rome Statute 2vith respect to an accused incumbent head of state and its effect on the effectiveness of the trial process'
(Strathmore University, 2016)Under customary international law, incumbent heads of states are accorded certain immunities whose purpose is to ensure the smooth conduct of international relations of their state which, in turn, require an effective ... -
Mobile money: challenges and regulatory approaches to mobile payment systems
(Strathmore University, 2016)Mobile payment systems as their name suggests, are systems that are used to carry out financial transactions over a mobile telecommunications network. There are two main models of mobile payment systems : The Additive model ... -
Data protection within the cloud: lessons for the new African data protection regime from the European data protection framework.
(Strathmore University, 2016)The digital wave has finally hit Africa, and its effect upon the African economy has been immensely positive. With the development of innovative products such as Safaricom's M-Pesa money transfer service, as well as iCow, ... -
Abuse of diplomatic immunity in bilateral relations: a critique on the vienna convention on diplomatic relations, 1961
(Strathmore University, 2016)This study examines the abuse of diplomatic immunity and privileges. This study further gives an analysis ofthe Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations which has been ratified by many states. The Convention is established ... -
A comparative study of social media use in hiring processes in the united states, the United Kingdom and Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)The main aim of this research is to investigate whether refugees pose a threat to the national security of Kenya. The objects of the study were: to investigate whether refugees portend any security threats in Kenya, to ... -
Resolving community land disputes using traditional justice systems in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2016)Community land is not adequately catered for in policy, law and practice in Kenya.Disputes relating to the ownership and use of community land , for example, have not found an appropriate forum for resolution in the formal ... -
Conservation of monuments in Kenya : a case for a living heritage approach in heritage legislation
(Strathmore University, 2016)The World Heritage Committee in their Thirty First Session in New Zealand on July 2007, included a "Fifth C" to their World Heritage Convention strategic objectives, which is Community participation. The idea of community ...
