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Social change through the law: pursuing the gender constitutional promise in Kenya
August 23, 2023 at 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
| Location: | D492 Loeb and on Zoom |
The Department of Law and Legal Studies, along with the Institute of African Studies would like to invite you for a hybrid talk with visiting scholar, Dr. Sarah Kinyanjui.
Abstract: The Constitution of Kenya 2010 is lauded as one of the most progressive. Notably, with respect to equality, the two-thirds gender rule in the Constitution bears disruptive potential. Indeed, the rule, that not more than two thirds of members in elective and appointive positions would be of the same gender, has propelled increased participation of women in diverse spaces. However, despite the clarity in framing, this ideal is yet to be realized twelve years after the promulgation of the Constitution. Focusing on gender equality, the conversation interrogates the potential and limits of the law in engineering social change.
About the speaker: Dr. Sarah Kinyanjui is an academic, consultant, advocate of the High Court of Kenya, an accredited assistant counsel at the International Criminal Court and a certified professional mediator. She teaches law at the University of Nairobi, Mombasa Campus and currently serves as the Associate Dean of Mombasa Campus. She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Leicester, UK and a Master of Laws – Law in Development from the University of Warwick, UK and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Kinyanjui has research interests in criminal justice, restorative justice, international criminal law, child justice, gender and the law, mediation and technology as a facilitator of justice. She is currently exploring gender and intergenerational dimensions of environmental governance.
Please register below if you wish to attend. Space is limited for in-person attendance. Zoom link will be sent to participants upon registration.