The contested empowerment of Kenya's judiciary, 2010-2015 : a historical institutional analysis /
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| Author / Creator: | Gathii, James Thuo, author. |
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| Imprint: | Nairobi, Kenya : Sheria Publishing House, 2016. |
| Description: | xvii, 195 pages ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11559878 |
| Summary: | This book examines and explains the emergence of an independent judiciary in Kenya from 2010 to 2016. It argues that although this empowerment was built on a foundation of an over-two decade constitutional review process, violence following the 2007 General Elections and the 2010 Constitution that followed were an immediate explanation. The book traces the emergence of constitutional supremacy and the backlash the new-found power of judicial review faced from Parliament and the Executive. It traces the ongoing transformation of judicial review through institutional reforms in the judiciary, the vetting of judges and magistrates as well as doctrinal developments in judicial review of the political branches as well as in international law as a source of Kenyan law. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 195 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-191) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780692727065 069272706X |