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The BBI Judgment: Of Basic Structure Doctrines and Participatory Constitution-making

Dr Silvia Suteu argues that the BBI saga raises important questions about the interplay between unamendability and participatory constitution-making, and considers the relevance of the participatory nature of the adoption of Kenya’s 2010 Constitution vis-à-vis the acceptance or rejection of unamendability in the BBI case.

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International Law, Human Rights Stefanie Rothenberger International Law, Human Rights Stefanie Rothenberger

The Kenyan Supreme Court writes a new chapter in the history of the rule of law in Africa

Dr Stefanie Rothenberger, head of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s Rule of Law Programme for Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, reflects on the Kenyan Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Building Bridges Initiative with Dr Willy Mutunga, the former Chief Justice of Kenya.

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