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LawAfrica’s commentaries focus on one particular subject area of law and usually provide a summary of the law, background, and analysis of legal topics, citations to important laws, regulations, and court cases on a particular topic.
Introduction to Judicial Practice and Administration
KShs2,688.00The book is unique as it blends a variety of skills and some aspects of justice administration in a bid to author a masterpiece for judicial administrators and court managers, law students, and the judiciary stakeholders. The book looks at some issues and facts surrounding the administration of the judiciary including, court management, case flow management, leadership skills, and record-keeping. The author relies on credible works and case studies of other jurisdictions. The book spearheads the big idea that despite the challenges that the Tanzanian Judiciary is facing ever since the introduction of a duo system that separates justice administration from the administration of the judiciary and the court, the Tanzanian Judiciary stands a chance of being better.
Administration of Justice in Mainland Tanzania
KShs13,920.00The second edition of this highly successful book features new materials including exceptions to the functus officio doctrine, mareva injunctions, tendering of exhibits, omission to cross-examine, sentencing procedure, costs against a non-party, probate and administration, matrimonial proceedings, and the effect of declarations of unconstitutionality. The book has been thoroughly updated to provide extensive coverage of key statutory changes and the latest case law from 2011 to December 2018 and; in particular, a thorough restatement of the law in view of the mounting conflicting decisions in the Court of Appeal.
Employment and Industrial Relations Law in Uganda
KShs4,060.00The book presents a comprehensive treatment of labour and employment law topics in Uganda. International employment law themes have been discussed such as employee considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions, usage of social media in the workplace, employee secondment, redundancies, volunteerism, background checks, sexual harassment at the workplace, whistleblowing, intellectual property rights arising in the context of employment among others. This book covers the entire spectrum of labour rights recognition, protection, enjoyment, and enforcement in post-2006 Uganda.
The Laws of Tanzania Through Cases
KShs2,320.00This book, containing carefully selected cases of the Higher Courts of Tanzania, is but a furtherance of the much-celebrated heritage under the Common Law of the precedent. Precedent spans a couple of centuries and a practicing lawyer, as well as a student of common law, cannot avoid using it in support of the principle of law he/she is advancing. This book will, therefore, become a ‘handbook’ to whoever wishes to grasp the laws of Tanzania.
This collection of decided cases illustrates the intellectual lineage of the authors and their esteemed commitment to share this work with their fellow professionals. The reported cases are carefully selected from a number of cases that are decided each year, covering a number of selected subjects, which are frequently before those Higher Courts of Tanzania – the Court of Appeal of Tanzania (until now the highest court of the land) and the High Court of Tanzania.
Manual for Court of Appeal Rules of Tanzania, 2009
In a concise form, this Manual expounds the practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania reflected in the Court of Appeal Rules, 2009 as amended and the decisions of the Court. Therefore, this Manual becomes a ‘quick reference book’ to whoever wishes to master easily the practice and the procedure of the Court, hence aiding the Court to administer justice smoothly, fairly, timely, and efficiently.
Supreme Court of Kenya Case Digest
KShs2,900.00This text is a digest of decided cases at the Supreme Court of Kenya. It exposes the ratio decidendi in each and every decided case with the aim of guiding legal practitioners on all aspects of the current jurisprudence and practice in the Supreme Court of Kenya. The text is relevant as a reference book to members of the bench, the bar, the litigant public, law students, and persons of academic interest alike. It is conveniently divided into sub-topics for ease of reference and research.
Research Methodology Simplified
KShs2,668.00Research Methodology is a critical area in academia, policy formulation, and implementation. However, many students and researchers find the discipline very complex and too technical. This inhibits their potential in many aspects. Interactions between the authors and University students (undergraduates and postgraduates), lecturers, policymakers, and implementers revealed the need for a simplified book in research methodology. This book, therefore, presents the different concepts and procedures in research in a simplified way that enables the readers to understand and apply the concepts to everyday life.
Criminal Prosecutions and the Essence of Criminal Offences in Kenya
KShs3,306.00The 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.
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Laws of Kenya (updated to issue 26)
KShs369,020.00Laws of Kenya is a 22-volume compilation of all the Laws currently in force in Kenya arranged in alphabetical order. This includes all the relevant chapters (CAP) and Yearly Acts as well as key subsidiary legislation under each law. The laws are in loose-leaf format to allow for easier updating. The compilation has a table of all Laws considered showing the action taken on each of them.
Key benefits:
Information is updated annually by means of accurate and easy-to-file service issues.
The legislation is published in 22 separate binders.
Spine cards on the exterior of each binder denote the content of each binder.
Practical features:
Updating by means of service issues ensures that the work is always kept up-to-date
Comprehensive and convenient to use due to the consolidation of Acts into Alphabetical order
(Updated three times a year) Subscription service available to receive regular updates.
The Law of Matrimonial Property in East Africa
KShs3,016.00With many marriages coming apart at the seams as can be seen these days in the cacophony of cable news and social media, “the Law of Matrimonial Property in East Africa’ has been written to guide the parties involved on the one hand to guard against or prevent disputes and on the other, once the disputes have arisen, to guide parties to walk through them with less friction. The foundation of Matrimonial property lies in the existence of a valid marriage. Laws on Marriages in East Africa have been scrutinized and where necessary critiqued. The book further distills the subject of matrimonial and family property into what appears to be simplistic yet complicated themes such as mortgaging, alienation, pledging, leasing, transfer of matrimonial property where the consent of a spouse is of paramount importance. Scrutiny is also made to aspects such as joint ownership and division of matrimonial property, property in form of gifts to spouses, prenuptial agreements, fraud, property rights of cohabiting couples, and how interests in matrimonial property can be secured, protected, and defended for couples in East Africa.
Odunga’s Digest on Civil Case Law and Procedure (10 Volumes)
KShs92,800.00Odunga’s Digest on Civil Case Law and Procedure deals with both procedural and substantive decisions hence the title “Civil Case Law and Procedure”. This 3rd edition contains cases from Kampala law reports, Kenya law Reports, and the East Africa Law Reports. It also contains decisions that have been overturned or confirmed by the Court of Appeal since the first edition. The Digest is a reference book whose main aim is to guide the civil law practitioner on the various holdings from our courts on various aspects of civil law. To make the “Digest” more meaningful, most of the decisions cited are available on the LawAfrica’s Law Reports (LLR).
