Browsing LLB Research Projects (2018) by Title
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Benefit sharing in Kenya's extractive industry: a look into what entails fair and equitable sharing of natural resources
(Strathmore University, 2018)Exploitation of natural resources has often resulted in one affected party losing out or being exploited. This is because of the legal framework not making provisions to ensure that all citizens gained something from the ... -
Beyond elections rituals - Rethinking public participation in Kenya's public finance management
(Strathmore University, 2018)Public participation is one of the edicts of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 which aims to promote transparency and accountability of public resources to the people of Kenya. One of the principles of public finance in Kenya ... -
A Call for reform of international refugee law: the need for an expansion of the definition of a refugee under the 1951 refugee convention
(Strathmore University, 2018)In recent times, the UNHCR has been accused of railing in the fulfilment of its mandate as provided for under its statute. However, the entirety of fault is not to be borne by the UNHCR, owing to the fact that the Agency ... -
The Case for structural interdicts in the protection and fulfillment of socio-economic rights in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)In 2010, Kenya promulgated a new constitution that bore all the hallmarks of progress and which is widely considered transformative. One stark example of this was the unprecedented inclusion of Socio - Economic Rights under ... -
A Case for the abolition of the death penalty
(Strathmore University, 2018)Kenya has had the death penalty through 70 years of colonization and 54 years of independence. The punishment is handed down to capital offenders and although no one has ever been hanged in Kenya since 1982 the number of ... -
A Case for vesting the independent policing and oversight authority with proprietorial functions
(Strathmore University, 2018)The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is an organ which was formed for the purposes of police accountability through civilian oversight over the work of the police in Kenya. IPOA seeks to provide robust ... -
Challenges faced by the current Kenyan tax law in dealing with electronic commerce
(Strathmore University, 2018)The internet has greatly revolutionized the traditional physical modes of conducting business to the current use of electronic devices either partially or wholly to conduct businesses. Many sectors of the Kenyan economy ... -
Challenging security council's monopoly power over the use of force in enforcement actions that case ECOWAS
(Strathmore University, 2018)The treaty of Lagos emerged in 1975 proposing a union of West African states. The treaty was initially meant for economic integration but a wave of political reforms and civil strife in the region led to its revision. This ... -
Compulsory acquisition and the right to property - The gaps in the legal framework, practices and possible solutions
(Strathmore University, 2018)Compulsory acquisition of land has to be carried out in a manner that strikes a balance between private and public interests without arbitrarily infringing on individual or community rights to property. In order to achieve ... -
Compulsory acquisition and the right to property: the gaps in the legal framework, practices and possible solutions
(Strathmore University, 2018)Compulsory acquisition of land has to be carried out m a manner that strikes a balance between private and public interests without arbitrarily infringing on individual or community rights to property. In order to achieve ... -
Consent, Decision Making and Dispute Resolution of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions under “The Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act” in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions are a sui generis form of Intellectual Property that vests in Indigenous communities. Through generations of livelihood and interaction with their environment, these communities ... -
Consumer awareness on genetically modified crops in Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2018)This research paper is based on consumer awareness with much emphasis on health and access to information with regards to genetically modified crops. The main objectives of the study were to investigate the current emerging ... -
Corporate governance in publicly-owned corporations: a case study of the Sugar Industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Corporate governance is a framework used by a corporate entity to manage and control its functions. It is all about encouraging the corporate sector to be fair, accountable, transparent and responsible. Furthermore, the ... -
The Criminalization of match-fixing in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)There are many different definitions of sports however; I hold that sport is an institution which is a social behavior, the core of which is competition based on and individual or team skill and strategy. The specific ... -
A Critical analysis of article 24 on the limitation of rights and fundamental freedoms under the constitution of Kenya 2010
(Strathmore University, 2018)This study sets out to critically examine and assess the main limitation provisions of Kenya's constitutional framework in providing a safeguard to the limitation of rights and fundamental freedoms vis- a-vis the international ... -
A Critical analysis of the character and motivation of the Kenyan warders and its role on the non-achievement of Kenya prisons service's vision and mission
(Strathmore University, 2018)In 2002 Kenya introduced, prison reforms mainly to address human rights issues m incarceration centers. However, as time went by her goal became reforming the prisons from a· place of torture and punishment into correction ... -
A Critical analysis of the independence and impartiality of the courts martial
(Strathmore University, 2018)The right to fair trial encompasses a bundle of other rights, most notably the right to an independent and impartial tribunal. The two concepts of independence and impartiality have been taken to be one but, in actuality, ... -
A Critical analysis of the right to emergency medical treatment in private facilities in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)A human being is prone to fall sick and require access to emergency medical treatment from any hospital regardless of whether or not they can pay the said access. Private hospitals, which are at first instance business ... -
A Critical review of political representation of Kenyan-Asian women
(Strathmore University, 2018)This paper is about women who are members of the Kenyan-Asian community which was recently declared to constitute one of the 44 tribes of Kenya. I endeavor to define what a tribe is in the twenty first century, followed ... -
A Critique of police oversight mechanisms in Kenya with regard to extrajudicial killings
(Strathmore University, 2018)In 2016, there were 152 complaints made relating to police shootings and deaths. This is a problem insofar as there are two bodies that are tasked with police oversight in Kenya. This study was aimed at finding out why ...