Author : Kenya. Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence
Publisher :
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,30 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Elections
ISBN :
Author : Sosteness Francis Materu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,62 MB
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9462650411
Since the historic Nuremberg Trial of 1945 an international customary law principle has developed that commission of a core crime under international law – war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and aggression – should not go unpunished. History shows, that when in Africa such violations occurred, especially as a result of election disputes, national and regional actors, including the African Union, resorted to political rather than legal responses. However, when crimes against humanity were alleged to have been committed in Kenya during the 2007-2008 post-election violence, a promising road map for criminal accountability was agreed upon alongside a political solution. In the spirit of this road map, the author analyzes the post-election violence in Kenya from a legal point of view. He extensively examines legal options for domestic criminal accountability and discusses both retributive (prosecutions) and restorative justice (mainly truth commission) mechanisms, being the main legal responses to the gross violations of human rights. Furthermore, he thoroughly investigates the Kenya situation before the ICC and the legal-cum-political responses to the ICC intervention in Kenya. Practitioners and academics in the field of international criminal law and related disciplines, as well as political sciences and (legal) history will find in this book highly relevant information about alternative legal approaches of the fight against and punishment of crimes against humanity, as defined under the ICC Statute.
Author : W. Ouma Oyugi
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 21,53 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Democratization
ISBN :
Author : Ronald Slye
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,2 MB
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108422039
Takes a behind the scenes look at the debates and decisions of the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
Author : Charles O. Oyaya
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317161734
Kenya, like the rest of Africa, has gone through three sets of constitutional crises. The first related to the trauma of colonialism and struggle for independence. The second a period of constitutional dictatorship and the clamor for reform. The third, most recent crisis, being one of identity, legitimacy and the inability of the state to discharge its functions which has resulted in civil unrest, violent ethnic conflicts, poverty, social exclusion and inequality. The Making of the Constitution of Kenya examines the processes, issues and challenges of constitution making, governance and legitimacy in that country and the lessons that can be learned for others on the continent. Equipping the reader with a sound historical perspective on constitutional developments and the crisis of constitutional legitimacy in Kenya it gives an invaluable insight into the normative and political complexities involved in evolving a truly democratic and widely acceptable constitutional order in Africa.
Author : Freedom House
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442205490
Countries at the Crossroads: An Analysis of Democratic Governance evaluates government performance in seventy strategically important countries from across the globe, including emerging market countries and at-risk states. The in-depth comparative analyses and quantitative ratings_examining Accountability and Public Voice, Civil Liberties, Rule of Law, and Anticorruption and Transparency_serve as a valuable tool for public analysts, educators and students, government officials, and the business community.
Author : Carsten Stahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1293 pages
File Size : 23,40 MB
Release : 2011-10-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 1316139506
This systematic, contextual and practice-oriented account of complementarity explores the background and historical expectations associated with complementarity, its interpretation in prosecutorial policy and judicial practice, its context (ad hoc tribunals, universal jurisdiction, R2P) and its impact in specific situations (Colombia, Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic, Sudan and Kenya). Written by leading experts from inside and outside the Court and scholars from multiple disciplines, the essays combine theoretical inquiry with policy recommendations and the first-hand experience of practitioners. It is geared towards academics, lawyers and policy-makers who deal with the impact and application of international criminal justice and its interplay with peace and security, transitional justice and international relations.
Author : Christian M. De Vos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 44,71 MB
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108472486
Critically explores the International Criminal Court's evolution and the domestic effects of its interventions in three African countries.
Author : Godwin R. Murunga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 2014-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1780323670
The aftermath of recent Kenyan elections has been marred by violence and an apparent crisis in democratic governance, with the negotiated settlement resulting from the 2007 election bringing into sharp focus longstanding problems of state and society. The broader reform process has involved electoral, judicial and security-sector reforms, among others, which in turn revolve around constitutional reforms. Written by a gathering of eminent specialists, this highly original volume interrogates the roots and impact of the 2010 constitution. It explains why reforms were blocked in the past but were successful this time around, and explores the scope for their implementation in the face of continued resistance by powerful groups. In doing so, the book demonstrates that the Kenyan experience carries significance well past its borders, speaking to debates surrounding social justice and national cohesion across the African continent and beyond.
Author : Charles M. Fombad
Publisher : PULP
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 18,19 MB
Release : 2016-12-30
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 1920538658
