This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of the law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice by way of case law and materials. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the Magistrate, and Judge, and the law student.
This book is based on his prosecuting and teaching experience in Criminal Procedure. It is written in a simple, readable, and practical style. It traces criminal proceedings from investigation and arrest of an offender to plea, trial, sentence, and appeal.
Accounting has for long been a fascinating, if not a professional issue for many. The term accounting conjures the image of an accountant which is largely contributed by the traditional stance that accounts is and can only be prepared by an accountant. The 21st century has in its wake reinforced the need for professionals generally to be accountable enhancing the need to learn basics accounting procedures. Accountability is an essential aspect of the practice of law. It is critical that a practicing lawyer manage the firm in a transparent manner. This book seeks to bridge a gap in ideology between the practice of law and accountancy. The author draws from her knowledge and experience both as a lawyer and accountant.
Admiralty and Maritime Law in Tanzania provides a comprehensive study of the subject in Tanzania by examining the historical and practical aspects of the various subjects under admiralty jurisdiction and maritime law, and it portrays the current position of the law governing ships and shipping.
The book covers the Law of the Sea and various subjects on ships and shipping including ship ownership and registration, ship mortgages, admiralty jurisdiction, charter parties, salvage, the law covering seafarer’s employment, maritime liens, ship’s liabilities, pollution, pilotage, and the law covering ports.
Among the major legal systems in the world today, the law of African states is emerging vigorously as one of the preferred subjects in legal scholarship around the world. African customary law is one of the cardinal families of law. This edition succeeds the previous publication on African Customary Law: An Introduction. The African Customary Law and search to develop the African Jurisprudence has included more studies and new insights into the long research project. Remember that the African Law Library is promoting more in-depth academic research into the nature of African customary law in order to abet the justice systems. This edition is a massive contribution to some problems facing African legal education, legal practice, and the need to develop African jurisprudence.
This book seeks to introduce the reader to the concept and principles of marriage in Tanzania by particularly blending legal norms and practices leading to matrimonial relations. It also examines the jurisprudence ensuing from the law of marriage as well as the existing marriage dispute resolution mechanism. This book is useful to students of law, legal practitioners and academics, sociologists, marriage counselors, and members of the general public.
This book is an updated version of A Handbook on Criminal Procedure in Kenya. It is written as a handbook to be resorted to for quick reference. At the same time, it provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject. The book covers most of the key areas of Criminal Procedure that interest the student, the practitioner, the magistrate, the judge, and the academic.
This book is set against the background that the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1989 and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) in 1990 has revolutionized the perception of childhood and children’s rights the world over. Until then, children’s rights were seen as falling within the domain of charity, and children were treated like they were property or chattel of their parents. It is a sound foundation for streamlining the rights and protection of children in the East African countries through law both now and in the future. It will also serve as a resource material in the area of child rights and law, not only in East Africa but also across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Corporate Secretarial Practice in Kenya Today is a practical guide to the core functions and responsibilities of a Company Secretary and, therefore, the secretarial function in present-day Kenya. This handbook covers company secretarial duties as laid down by statute, common law, and good practice. The company secretarial docket is a core corporate function and a key element in the successful management and fulfillment of an institution’s strategic plans and company secretarial regulatory framework and regime. This handbook is in itself a complete procedural guide to the best practice in the fulfillment of the legal and procedural regime governing companies under the Kenyan Companies Act.
Criminology may simply be defined as the study of delinquency and crime as social phenomena. In its current use, the term refers to the study of the process of law-making, of breaking the law, and the societal response to delinquent criminal acts. This response includes within its scope, legal or non-legal or extra-legal producers of handling delinquents and criminal offenders as well as the methods devised for the prevention and control of delinquency and crime. The main objective of this book was to make available a simplified, readily available introductory reader not only for the students of criminology but also for the general reader who may be interested in the problems of crime, crime control, and prevention.
This research presents an analysis of the incidence, trends, and patterns of criminal homicide from among a sample of 484 cases committed between 1955 and 1966 in three districts (Ankole, Toro, and Kigezi) of Western Uganda. The primary source of the author’s data was the court files, both the district courts and the High court. These data were supplemented with personal interviews with village elders and policemen, newspaper reports, and other information. He also included an analysis of homicide among a number of other tribal groups in Uganda.
This text is designed to expose the Kenyan law on criminal responsibility and to define the common and key offenses created by Kenyan statutes. An attempt has been made to rely mainly on Kenyan case law, but there is a reference to cases from the other East African countries and the rest of the Commonwealth.
In this book, the late author F. J. Ayume attempts to explain the practical working of the substantive criminal law in Uganda by examining procedures laid down in various statutes and judicial pronouncements in an intelligible manner thus making reference easy especially to students.
The goals of prosecution are to protect the victims while holding perpetrators accountable for their actions and to communicate a strong message to the community that impunity to rule of law win not be tolerated. However, the majority of cases brought before our Kenyan courts have failed to attain fair and impartial convictions. This is attributed to poor prosecutorial efforts displayed by those charged with the privilege of investigating and prosecuting cases. A good number of prosecutors have not demonstrated understanding of the complex requirements of the prosecution laws or the nitty-gritty of prosecutorial work. For this reason, most prosecutors have left judges and magistrates with no option but to acquit a lot of cases that would otherwise have been ruled in favor of the prosecution.
Criminal Prosecution and Essence of Criminal Offences in Kenya imparts a look at the legal and tactful requisites of the work of a prosecutor. From his own experience and that of others, the author outlines valuable and indispensable principles as well as legal necessities that underpin and illustrate successful practices in criminal prosecution. More importantly, he has outlined practical proposals to reform Kenya’s criminal practice and procedure. This book will be a roadmap to criminal justice, and most significantly, it will bring honor and pride to the prosecution profession. It is ideal for legal practitioners, current and prospective prosecutors, investigators, law students, lecturers of law as well as persons interested in the criminal justice system.
This Dictionary is not limited to criminological or sociological concepts alone. Just like any academic discipline, it covers other areas of social studies such as law, economics, and politics. The dictionary covers some areas that, to the average reader, are least related to law and crime; but to the specialist, even the least likely entry, like race, tribe, and democracy is, in some remote way, linked to the incidence of crime, delinquency or deviance.
