DOI: https://doi.org/10.52907/slj.v6i1

Published: 2022-12-03

Editorial
Juan Carlos Riofrio

Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice within the African Continent
John Winterdyk

Promoting Efforts in the Eradication of Child Trafficking in Nigeria: The Need for a More Robust Legislation
Uche Nnawulezi, Bosede Remilekun Adeuti

The Efficacy of Legal Reforms in Managing Conflict of Interest Law as a Tool for Handling Conflict of Interest and Corruption
Peter Kwenjera, IanChris Muchangi

A Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Performance of Kenyan Courts Undertaking Judicial Review of Legislative Action
Buluma Bwire, Migai Akech, Agnes Meroka-Mutua

Defining Rape: The Problem with Consent
Caroline Adoch

Judicial Landmarks in Modern Governance: The Contemporary Constitution in a Common Law Medium
Jackton B. Ojwang, Loise Wangeci

The Recovery of an Undue Payment by a Manumitted Slave in Ancient Rome A Reading of Digest 12.4.3.7 in Light of the Theory of Social Acts according to Adolf Reinach
Nadja El Beheiri

Arbitrating During and Post Covid-19: Nigeria and the Imperativeness of Adopting a Legal Framework on Third-Party Funding Lessons from Selected Jurisdictions
David Eyongndi, Faith N. Opara

Deciphering Sustainable Development within the Framework of the International Human Rights System
Leticia Carmen ASUMU BENGO

Legal and Regulatory Framework for Digital Credit Providers in Nigeria: Lessons from Kenya’s Digital Credit Providers Regulations, 2022
Dr. Tayewo Adewumi, Temilade Jolaosho

Judicial Ethics: A Key Tenet to Legal Ethics
Lydia Achode

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52907/slj.v5i1

Published: 2021-06-18

Preliminary Pages
John Osogo Ambani, Melissa Mungai

The Illusion of Greener Pastures: Violence and Justice for Female Ugandan Migrant Workers in the Middle East
Zahara Nampewo

Ending the Oppression Olympics: Promoting the Concomitant Political Participation of Marginalised Groups in Kenya
Luciana Thuo

Devolution as a Panacea to Deeply Divided Multi-Ethnic (National) States: The Continuing Kenyan Experiment
Harrison O Mbori

Constitutional Guardianship in Kenya’s Bicameral Legislature An Assessment of Judicial Intervention in Inter-Cameral Disputes over the Enactment of the Division of Revenue Bill
Walter Khobe Ochieng

Legal Education and its Contemporary Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
Antoinette Kankindi, Victor Chimbwanda

An Examination of the Lomé Charter
Marie Valerie Uppiah

A Representative of the People A review of Dominic Burbidge’s An Experiment in Devolution: National Unity and the Deconstruction of the Kenyan State
Lizzy Muthoni Kibira

Constitution-Making from the Middle: Civil Society and Transition Politics in Kenya, 1992-1997, Second Edition, by Willy Mutunga
Peter Kimani

A Critique of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone’s Conviction of Augustine Marrah for Criminal Contempt
Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah

International Solidarity, Human Rights and Life on the African Continent ‘After’ the Pandemic
Obiora Chinedu Okafor

COVID-19 Pandemic: Awakening the Call for Paradigm Shifting in the Teaching, Learning, Research and Professional Development In Human and Peoples’ Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities in Africa
Shadrack B.O Gutto

The Two-thirds Gender Rule ‘Mirage’: Unlocking the Stalemate
Elisha Ongoya

Land Reform in Kenya: The History of an Idea
Ambreena Manji

Burying the Kasuku Syndrome: Constructing Inventive Sites of Knowledge
Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo

The Contested Empowerment of Kenya’s Judiciary, 2010-2015: A Historical Institutional Analysis by James Thuo Gathii
Maxwel Miyawa

When Courts do Politics: Public Interest Law and Litigation in East Africa by J Oloka- Onyango
Melissa Mungai

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52907/slj.v4i1

Published: 2020-05-01

Foreword
Humphrey S Sipalla

The Commonification of Food as an Approach for the Achievement of Food Security and the Realisation of the Right to Food for All
Nicholas Wasonga Orago

Unpacking the African Backlash to the International Criminal Court (ICC): The Case of Uganda and Kenya
Joe Oloka Onyango

Copyright in Digital Television Broadcasting in Kenya: An Analysis of the Royal Media Services Case
Cynthia Amutete

The Enhanced Rights for Detained Persons Application of the Remedy of Habeas Corpus under the Cameroon Criminal Procedure Code
Ewang Sone Andrew

The Sacrosanct? The Challenge in Holding the United Nations Responsible for the Failure to Prevent Genocide
Allan Mukuki

Regional Mechanisms and Intra-State Conflicts: Implementing the African Union’s Principle of Non-Indifference?
Migai Akech

A Review of the Health Act 2017 Using the Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality Framework
Claire Adionyi

Developing Jurisprudence or Creating Chaos? Reflections on the Decisions of the Court of Appeal of Kenya on Selected Topical Areas of Law (Speech)
Elisha Ongoya

The Death Penalty under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Some Reflections for African States Case Law
Zonke Majodina

The Strategic Utility of Lawfare: Orde F Kittrie’s Study of How International Law Can be Weaponised
Brian Sang YK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52907/slj.v3i1

Published: 2017-08-01

Foreword
Humphrey S Sipalla

The Limits of Targeted Killing in Counterterrorism Operations: An International Law Perspective
Brian Sang YK

The Countering Terrorism and Violet Extremism While Promoting the Right of Peoples to Peace and Security in Africa
Christian Guillermet Fernández, David Fernández Puyana

The Elusive Legal Definition of Terrorism at the United Nations An Inhibition to the Criminal Justice Paradigm at the State Level?
Mercy Obado Ochieng

Discreet Discretion and Moderate Moderation in Judicial Sentencing: A commentary on Kenya’s Sentencing Policy Guidelines, 2016
Harrison O Mbori

Remedies to Illicit Financial Flows from Transfer Pricing of Services and Hosting Intellectual Property in Kenya
Charles Gordema

Security and devolution in Kenya: Struggles in applying constitutional provisions to local politics
Dominic Burbidge

‘South Africa is Not an Accused’ State (non) Co-operation with the ICC and the Case of the Arrest Warrants for President Omar al-Bashir
Jerusha Asin

Religious Pluralism in Practice: Defining Secularism in Kenya’s Headscarf Cases
Mukami Wangai

Casting Fresh Light on an Age-Old Discipline: Migai Akech’s Creative Study of Administrative Law
Jackton B Ojwang

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52907/slj.v2i1

Published: 2016-08-01

Foreword
Luis Franceschi

Islam and Terrorism: The Blurred Boundary Between the Cosmic and this World
Ahaya L. Ochieng

A Critique of the International Legal Regime Applicable to Terrorism
Nabil Mokaya Orina

Regulating Terrorism Before the Act of Terror: A comparative study
Frederick B. Fedynyshyn<

The Way Forward on Counter-Terrorism: Global Perspectives
Alex P. Schmid

Derivative Action Under the Companies Act 2015: New Jurisprudence or Mere Codification of Common Law Principles?
Yohanna Gadaffi, Miriam Tatu

Implementation of Political Participation Standards for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya
Luciana Thuo

Chinese Foreign Direct Investment and Human Rights in Kenya: A Mutually-Affirming Relationship?
Rosemary Mwanza

Chronicles of the Doha Wars: The Battle of Nairobi – Appraisal of the Tenth WTO Ministerial
Mihir Kanade

The ‘Great Escape’: In Pursuit of President Al Bashir in South Africa
Jerusha Asin

The Sexual Minority Rights Conundrum in Africa Contextualising the Debate Following the Coalition of African Lesbians’ Application for Observer Status Before the African Commission
John Osogo Ambani

Selected Recent Institutional and Rule-Making Developments in the Law of the Sea (2015-2016)
Humphrey S Sipalla

Cyber-Attacks and the Exploitable Imperfections of International Law
Ivan Sang

Constitutional law of Kenya on devolution
Tom Kabau

Kenya-South Africa Dialogue on Devolution
Teddy Musiga

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52907/slj.v1i1

Published: 2015-06-01

Foreword
Luis Franceschi

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Access to Justice and Development in Kenya
Kariuki Muigua, Francis Kariuki

Traditional Justice System as Alternative Dispute Resolution Under Article 159(2)(C) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Emily Kinama

The Wretched African Traditionalists in Kenya: The Challenges and Prospects of Customary Law in the New Constitutional Era
John Osogo Ambani, Ochieng Ahaya

Developing an Efficient and Effective Social Security Adjudication Framework in South Africa The Role and Impact of International Standards
Mathias Nyenti

Towards a New Justificatory Theory of Comparative Constitutional Law
Santiago Legarre

The Security Council and the International Criminal Court: When Can the Security Council Defer a Case?
Ken Obura

The Constitution of Kenya, 2010: An Introductory Commentary
Eric Kibet