Alice Wambui Macharia

Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing

The Case of Kenya

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book draws international attention to the autonomy of the child accompanying incarcerated mothers, and those they leave behind in the community as equal holders of human rights, despite being dependent on the convicted caregiver.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780367698010
• ISBN-10: 0367698013
• Artikelnr.: 60597628

Autorenporträt

Alice Macharia has extensive knowledge of the criminal justice system having worked with the Police, the Probation Department, State Law, and as a sentencer in the Kenyan Judiciary. She holds a PhD in Law from King's College London, a Master in Laws degree from the University of Nairobi, a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Moi University. Dr. Macharia is an active member of Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association, and a registered member of International Women Judges Association (Kenyan Chapter). Currently, she is based at the Judiciary Training Institute in Kenya.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: Introduction; Rights Of The Child, Mothers And Sentencing: The
Case Of Kenya
Chapter Two: Exploring The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The
Child From The Lens Of The Children Of Incarcerated Mothers
Chapter Three: Literature Review; Rights Of The Child, Mothers And
Sentencing
Chapter Four: Evolution Of Women Imprisonment In Kenya And The Effects Of
The Incarceration On Their Dependent Children
Chapter Five: Exploring The Kenyan Sentencing Guidelines From The Lens Of
The Children Of Incarcerated Mothers
Chapter Six: Recommendations; The Rights Of The Child, Women And
Sentencicng
Chapter Seven: Conclusion