Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing: The Case of Kenya

ISBN-13: 9780367698027 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 176 str.

Alice Macharia

Opis

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.

O autorze

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.