CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Atsiaya, Marcos Mongoi |
|---|---|
| Title | Access to Justice and the Right to Legal Aid: A Comparative Analysis of Kenya and the United Kingdom (England and Wales) |
| Summary | Kenya is a country currently undergoing a transition socially, economically and politically. In an effort to achieve the United Nations millennium development goals, and further implement international instruments prescribing good governance based on the rule of law and respect for human rights, access to justice by its citizens remains one of the biggest challenges. This thesis therefore discusses the notion and significance of access to justice, vis-a vis, the right to legal aid in Kenya, and a comparison is made to that of the English legal aid system, described as one of the best in the world. The reform of Kenya’s National Legal Aid (and Awareness) Programme, a pilot project, is still in its initial phase. If a comparison is made to the English legal aid system, much is still desired. Therefore, this thesis is intended to make a comparison in the legal aid systems of both jurisdictions, but will heavily borrow ideas from England and Wales to be suggested, and recommended for initiating further reforms in the Kenyan legal aid Programme. |
| Supervisor | Prof Karoly Bard |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/atsiaya_marcos.pdf |
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