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East Africa Law Society

The East Africa Law Society is the regional bar association of East Africa and is comprised of all the national bars in the region including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Burundi ,South Sudan and Ethiopia. The website gives details of council members, news items and information on training and professional development offered to members.

Judiciary of Kenya

Website of the Kenyan Judiciary. Provides cause lists and court decisions from the courts in Kenya, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court. Describes the history of the judiciary in Kenya, and details the system of courts in place, with brief descriptions of the function of each court. Also contains information on the different offices of the judiciary, and a resource centre.

African Legal Information Institute

The African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII) makes available treaties, cases, resolutions, decisions, reports and other publications of African regional organisations. It also provides access to legislation and cases from 16 African countries, via its search facility. The home page has links to regional and national African websites. AfricanLII is a project of the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU) at the University of Cape Town law faculty.

World Law: Kenya

Kenya section of WorldLII's Countries service. A full range of browse and search features are available on the site. Browse sections highlight links relating to Government, Courts and Case law, an Introduction to Kenyan Law, Lawyers and Legislation. Additional subject areas include Human Rights, Intellectual Property and Taxation, Revenue and Customs. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Kenya on all of WorldLII. WorldLII was created and is being developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) as a public service.

Law Society of Kenya

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), formed in 1948, advises and assists the legal profession, government and public on matters relating to the administration of justice in Kenya. Membership comprises all practising advocates in Kenya. The website has information on the history and objectives of the LSK, profiles of Council and Secretariat members and directory of members. Details of the various committees and Continuing Legal Education (CLE) provision are available and current and past issues of the LSK Journal, the Advocate Magazine and the LSK weekly newsletter can be downloaded.

Kenya Human Rights Commission

The Kenya Human Rights Commission is a non-governmental body established in 1992 to monitor the state of democracy and human rights in Kenya. Its website provides information on the history, purpose and activities of the organisation. It includes access to recent press releases and details of programmes being undertaken. Topics covered include transitional justice, political corruption, the state of democracy in Kenya, human rights abuses and the conduct of elections and referendums.

Commonwealth Legal Information Institute

The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a cooperative legal information initiative led by AustLII (the Australasian Legal Information Institute), providing access to freely available legal materials from all Commonwealth countries. CommonLII contains over 400 databases providing case law, legislation, treaties and law reform reports from more than 50 Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.

International Center for Transitional Justice

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is an organisation working with countries where there have been mass atrocities or abuses of human rights. The site outlines the Center's research, training and legal and policy analysis and makes available its reports, briefings and other publications. The organisation has initiatives in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Middle East and North Africa. The site is in English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

Justice for the Poor

Website of Justice for the Poor (J4P), a World Bank research and development program concerned with the promotion of legal reform in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. There is information on the different aspects of law covered by the program including land and natural resources, conflict, crime and violence, local governance, gender, customary law and labour disputes. There are also pages detailing the work being done in each country. Briefing papers and reports can be downloaded from the site.

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