Access to Justice for Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities: A Comparative Analysis of Participation in the Kenyan Criminal Justice System (1) (Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure)
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- Synopsis
- Taking Kenya as a case study, this book examines the application of criminal procedure in the context of persons with psychosocial disabilities. It discusses how the right to participation of persons with psychosocial disabilities who have been declared unfit can be best protected during and after the criminal process in Africa and at the international level. In doing so, it hypothesises that the social model of disability is inadequate to respond to violations against the right to participation of persons with psychosocial disabilities in the criminal justice system and thus the need for other normative frameworks such as Foucauldian and decolonial theories. It recommends that legislative enactment and reform are imperative not only to promote participation in access to justice but also to remove the barriers inhibiting the legal capacity of persons with psychosocial disabilities. The study will encourage intercontinental dialogue on disability, unfitness declarations, and participation policy analysis, while also contributing to theory and legal development. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of criminal procedure, disability studies, and international human rights law.
- Copyright:
- 2026
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 278 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040694022
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781041088165, 9781003647102, 9781040568996
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 11/06/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Paul Ochieng Juma. The right of Paul Ochieng Juma to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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