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  • Judicial Review and Public Power in Kenya: Revisiting Judicial Response to Select Political Cases

    Author(s)
    Franceschi, Luis Gabriel
    Muthoni, Linet
    Wabuke, Emmah Senge
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Muthoni, Linet
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    This chapter discusses the development of the concept of judicial review in Kenya by considering how the Kenyan judiciary has adjudged four significant political cases. Judicial review in Kenya has experienced tremendous growth with the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. This chapter offers a historical analysis of implementation of judicial review in Kenya by revisiting significant politically-oriented judicial decisions. This appraisal is particularly critical as it is conducted in the context of cases that attracted much public interest and had considerable political undertones. A two-pronged temporal approach ...
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    This chapter discusses the development of the concept of judicial review in Kenya by considering how the Kenyan judiciary has adjudged four significant political cases. Judicial review in Kenya has experienced tremendous growth with the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. This chapter offers a historical analysis of implementation of judicial review in Kenya by revisiting significant politically-oriented judicial decisions. This appraisal is particularly critical as it is conducted in the context of cases that attracted much public interest and had considerable political undertones. A two-pronged temporal approach is adopted, with the year 2010 serving as a dividing factor.
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    Book Title
    Rule of Law, Human Rights and Judicial Control of Power: Some Reflections from National and International Law
    Volume
    61
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55186-9_5
    Subject
    Criminology
    Social Sciences
    Political Science
    Government & Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/412031
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