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Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2020; busiest year 2017 (2 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Judicial Review: The application for judicial review was dismissed. (1)
• Petition for Constitutional Review: Dismissed (1)
• Constitutional: The court declared section 194 of the Penal Code unconstitut (1)
• Civil Appeal: Affirmed with a new award of Kshs.400,000/= (1)

Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.

Most-cited legislation

• Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 (1)
• Fair Administrative Action Act, 2015 (1)
• Law Reform Act, Chapter 26 (1)
• Civil Procedure Rules, 2010 (1)
• Constitution of Kenya (1)
• Refugees Act No. 3 of 2006 (1)
• 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1)
• 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problem in Africa (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (1), Appeal from a lower court decision (1), Application for Judicial Review (1)
• [Petition for Constitutional Review] outcomes — Dismissed: 1/1
• [Constitutional] outcomes — The court declared section 194 of the Penal Code unconstitutional and invalid.: 1/1
• [Judicial Review] outcomes — The application for judicial review was dismissed.: 1/1
• [Civil Appeal] outcomes — Affirmed with a new award of Kshs.400,000/=: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~72049 words
• Includes panel decisions

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 2.8
• Frequently applied statutes: Refugees Act No. 3 of 2006 (1), 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1), 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problem in Africa (1), United Nations Convention Against Torture of 1987 (1), Bill of Rights (1)