Beageant Beageant Beta

Main subject areas

Activity

Published decisions from 2017 to 2018; busiest year 2018 (4 decisions).

Documented outcomes by case type

• Constitutional and Human Rights: The court upheld the conservatory orders and denied the appl (1); Affirming the decision of the lower court (1)
• Constitutional Petition: Judgment in favor of the Kenya Human Rights Commission. (1); The High Court upheld the constitutionality of section 23 of (1)
• Petition: The Petition is dismissed. (1)

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

Most-cited legislation

• Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3)
• Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act (2)
• Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice a (1)
• Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)
• Parliamentary legislation for vetting magistrates (1)
• Sixth Schedule (1)

Documented reasoning patterns

• Most common procedural postures: Appeal from a lower court decision (2), Respondent v Petitioner (1), Appeal from the High Court (1)
• [Constitutional and Human Rights] outcomes — The court upheld the conservatory orders and denied the application for security pending hearing of the Petition.: 1/2, Affirming the decision of the lower court: 1/2
• [Constitutional Petition] outcomes — Judgment in favor of the Kenya Human Rights Commission.: 1/2, The High Court upheld the constitutionality of section 23 of the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act.: 1/2
• [Petition] outcomes — The Petition is dismissed.: 1/1

Writing characteristics

• Median judgment length ~113072 words
• Includes panel decisions

Remedy patterns

• Removal of the DMS system (1)
• Award of costs (1)

Citation patterns

• Avg cited authorities/decision: 4.4
• Frequently applied statutes: Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3), Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act (2), Constitution of Kenya (Protection of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) Practice and Procedure Rules, 2013 (1), Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1), Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 (1)