The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorSmythe, Deeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLekakeny, Ruth Nekuraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-21T09:39:29Z
dc.date.available2015-11-21T09:39:29Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis seeks to uncover the challenges encountered by women and girl victims of rape in seeking recourse through the criminal justice system in Kenya. To do this I focus on their experiences in three major points of service provision, i.e. the police, the health facilities and the courts. I then explore, as a secondary research question, whether an integrated service provision approach provides solutions to these challenges. Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya provides that 'The state shall ensure access to justice for all persons and, if any fee is required, it shall be reasonable and shall not impede access to justice'27 This obligation places a tall order on the state and all its agents to ensure that anyone in pursuit of justice should access it with the minimum obstacles.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLekakeny, R. N. (2015). <i>The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15207en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLekakeny, Ruth Nekura. <i>"The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15207en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLekakeny, R. 2015. The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Lekakeny, Ruth Nekura AB - This thesis seeks to uncover the challenges encountered by women and girl victims of rape in seeking recourse through the criminal justice system in Kenya. To do this I focus on their experiences in three major points of service provision, i.e. the police, the health facilities and the courts. I then explore, as a secondary research question, whether an integrated service provision approach provides solutions to these challenges. Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya provides that 'The state shall ensure access to justice for all persons and, if any fee is required, it shall be reasonable and shall not impede access to justice'27 This obligation places a tall order on the state and all its agents to ensure that anyone in pursuit of justice should access it with the minimum obstacles. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya TI - The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15207 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15207
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLekakeny RN. The elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenya. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15207en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHuman Rights Lawen_ZA
dc.titleThe elusive justice for women: a critical analysis of rape law and practice in Kenyaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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