Strengthening the fragile bastion : blueprint for judicial reform in Kenya : an ICJ policy & legal reform bulletin.

Contributor(s):

International Commission of Jurists (1952- ). Kenya Section

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Nairobi, Kenya : Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists, c2006.Description: vi, 78 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9966958169

Subject(s):

Justice, Administration of -- Kenya

LOC classification:

KSK470 .S77 2006

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

PART ONE: Strengthening the Fragile Bastion ............ . .... .. .... .... ......... .. ... 13 Introduction: Rationale for Judicial Reform .. ...... ...... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 15 Comparative Diagnosis of the State of the Judiciary in Kenya ........ .... ..... ... 16 Past Efforts to Reform the Judiciary ..... .... .. ......... ...... . . .......... . 20 PART TWO: Proposals for Judicial Reform in Kenya ............ .......... .. .. ........ 27 Institutional Independence .. ................. i� . ........ ... .............. 29 Decisional and personal independence ................ ........ .......... 33 Budgetary and Administrative Autonomy ........ ....... __...... .... ............ . 40 Internal Dimensions of Independence ........... ...... ......... .......... . . 41 Enhancing Citizen Access to Justice ............. . ............ ........ ........ . . 48 An Independent and Professional Bar ...... ................. ....... .... .. 3 PART THREE:A Judicial Reform Programme for Kenya ..... ......... ...... ....,..,........53 Overview: Comparative lessons from a decade ofjudicial Reform ..... .............. ....55 The Case for Broad consensus, Sequencing and Prioritization .... ................. ..... 57 The Components of a Judicial Reform Programme in Kenya .............................. 58 Conclusion ........ ..... .... .......... ......... ......... . ........ . ..71 Judicial reform Checklist .................. ... ... ..... ......... ........ .. . 72 Appendix ...... _..... ... . ........... . ..... ..... . ....... . ......... . . .73 Considerations for the Design of Draft Rules for Removing a Judge ........... ............... 73 The Pre-removal Period ........... . ...... ...... .............. . ...... 73 The Principles Under Girding Removal ........ ........ .......... .......... .74 Principles for developing the Procedure for the Constitutional Tribunal .......... .... ....... . ................... ... 76

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	KNCHR Library General Stacks	Non-Fiction	KSK470 .S77 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		MKT00832
Books	KNCHR Library General Stacks	Non-Fiction	KSK470 .S77 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		MKT00866

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PART ONE: Strengthening the Fragile Bastion ............ . .... .. .... .... ......... .. ... 13
Introduction: Rationale for Judicial Reform .. ...... ...... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 15
Comparative Diagnosis of the State of the Judiciary in Kenya ........ .... ..... ... 16
Past Efforts to Reform the Judiciary ..... .... .. ......... ...... . . .......... . 20
PART TWO: Proposals for Judicial Reform in Kenya ............ .......... .. .. ........ 27
Institutional Independence .. ................. i� . ........ ... .............. 29
Decisional and personal independence ................ ........ .......... 33
Budgetary and Administrative Autonomy ........ ....... __...... .... ............ . 40
Internal Dimensions of Independence ........... ...... ......... .......... . . 41
Enhancing Citizen Access to Justice ............. . ............ ........ ........ . . 48
An Independent and Professional Bar ...... ................. ....... .... .. 3
PART THREE:A Judicial Reform Programme for Kenya ..... ......... ...... ....,..,........53
Overview: Comparative lessons from a decade ofjudicial Reform ..... .............. ....55
The Case for Broad consensus, Sequencing and Prioritization .... ................. ..... 57
The Components of a Judicial Reform Programme in Kenya .............................. 58
Conclusion ........ ..... .... .......... ......... ......... . ........ . ..71
Judicial reform Checklist .................. ... ... ..... ......... ........ .. . 72
Appendix ...... _..... ... . ........... . ..... ..... . ....... . ......... . . .73
Considerations for the Design of Draft Rules for Removing a Judge ........... ............... 73
The Pre-removal Period ........... . ...... ...... .............. . ...... 73
The Principles Under Girding Removal ........ ........ .......... .......... .74
Principles for developing the Procedure for the
Constitutional Tribunal .......... .... ....... . ................... ... 76

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