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Why women judges really matter : the impact of women judges on property law outcomes in Kenya

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Gayoye, Martha (2022) Why women judges really matter : the impact of women judges on property law outcomes in Kenya. Social & Legal Studies, 31 (1). pp. 72-98. doi:10.1177/09646639211007905 ISSN 0964-6639.

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Abstract

In this paper, I discuss the impact that women judges have made in property law outcomes in Kenya. The study shows that women judges were able to influence a feminist jurisprudence in matrimonial property and inheritance disputes peripherally even though they were not sitting in some of those cases – through trainings of other [male] judges and informal interactions with colleagues. I argue that there is need to focus lens on the collaborative and networking programmes of women judges to bring about institutional change as opposed to a focus on individual women judges. The findings suggest that studies that focus on individual [women] judges have far less potential to uncover the impact of collective efforts of women judges. Existing studies are based largely on Anglo-American positivist methodologies that are based on methodological individualism over collectivism. It is no wonder that the collective efforts of women judges under the auspices of the International Women Judges Association has received little to no scholarly attention.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: K Law [Moys] > KR Africa
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Women judges -- Kenya, Sex discrimination in justice administration -- Kenya, Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Kenya, Marital property -- Kenya, Right of property -- Kenya
Journal or Publication Title: Social & Legal Studies
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0964-6639
Official Date: 1 February 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
1 February 2022Published
16 April 2021Published
Volume: 31
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 72-98
DOI: 10.1177/09646639211007905
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 23 June 2021
Date of first compliant Open Access: 24 June 2021

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