Essays about: "Kadhis’ Courts"

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  1. 1. THE KADHIS' COURTS IN KENYA. Towards Enhancing Access to Justice for Muslim Women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Kevin Wanyonyi; [2016]
    Keywords : Kadhis’ Courts; Kadhis; Legal Pluralism; Access to justice; Muslim women.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The legal framework in Kenya today is akin to a ‘right-angled triangle’ with the African Traditional Society as the hypotenuse, the Islamic law as the adjacent side and the English law as the opposite side. These ‘Pythagorean’ triples have informed both the Kenyan Family law history and practice. READ MORE