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October 11, 2013
By Ochiel J Dudley, Legal Researcher Laws of Kenya Department. The Bill seeks to consolidate existing marriage laws into a single Act (currently seven). Marriage – voluntary union of a man and a woman Sec 3(1) Equality – both parties to marriage have equal rights all through Sec 3(2) Age – A person must be […]
October 11, 2013
By Michael Murungi, July 2013. The National Council for Law Reporting is a State Corporation in the Judiciary. It is established under the National Council for Law Reporting Act, Act No. 11 of 1994. Its mandate is to monitor and report on the development of Kenya’s jurisprudence through the publication of the Kenya Law Reports, […]
October 11, 2013
Reported by Monica Achode ICC-CPI-20130715-PR931 Situation: Situation in the Republic of Kenya Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang On July 15th 2013, the Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided, in a plenary session, that the commencement of the trial against William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang would […]
October 11, 2013
R (on the Application of AA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2013] UKSC 49 Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Lord Neuberger (President), Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath and Lord Toulson July 10, 2013 Reported by Monica Achode Issue: Whether section 55 of the Immigration Act 1971 rendered the Appellant’s detention […]
October 11, 2013
By Lydia Midecha & Michael Murungi July 2013 Nairobi. The Kenya Gazette – Past and current editions are to be formatted by an Impact Sourcing Service Provider in order to make them easily publishable and accessible on Kenya Law’s website. Kenya Law has signed a contract with Digital Divide Data (DDD), a Business Process Outsourcing […]
October 11, 2013
iLab Africa Executive Director Joseph Sevilla ( right) demonstrates app funtionalities to Samsung Electronics East Africa Head of Digital Maureen Gitau and Kenya Law CEO Michael Murungi Samsung Electronics East Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Strathmore University and Kenya Law Reports for development of an app that will allow Law Students […]
October 11, 2013
United States v Windsor, Executioner of the Estate of Spyer et. al 12-307 Supreme Court of the United States Majority holding – Kennedy A. (A.J), Ginsburg R.B (A.J), Breyer S. (A.J), Sotomayor S (A.J), Kagan E. (A.J), Dissenting opinions – Roberts G., (C.J),Scalia A. (A.J), Thomas C (A.J), Alito S. (A.J) June 26, 2013 Reported […]
October 11, 2013
ICC-CPI-20130618-PR920 The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang June 18, 2013 Reported by Monica Achode The charges in the case The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang were confirmed on 23 January 2012. Mr Ruto and Mr Sang were prosecuted for charges of crimes against humanity consisting in murder, […]
October 11, 2013
Agency for International Development et. al. v. Alliance for Open Society International Inc et. al. Roberts G., (C.J), Scalia A. (A.J) Kennedy A. (A.J), Thomas C (A.J), Ginsburg R. B (A.J), Breyer S. (A.J) Alito S. (A.J) Sotomayor S (A.J) Kagan E. (A.J) June 20, 2013 Reported by Monica Achode Issue: Whether the requirement by […]
June 26, 2013
Maryland v. King Appeal No 12–207. Supreme Court of the United States Roberts G., (C.J), Scalia A. (A.J) Kennedy A. (A.J), Thomas C (A.J), Ginsburg R. B (A.J), Breyer S. (A.J) Alito S. (A.J) Sotomayor S (A.J) Kagan E. (A.J) June 3, 2013 Reported by Monica Achode Issues: - Whether the procedure of taking and […]