Journal Reviews: Recent submissions
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Towards a liability and redress system under the cartagena protocol on biosafety a review of the Kenya national legal system
(University of Nairobi, 2004)The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is a Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The latter was concluded in 1992 and came into force in 1993. It had already become apparent during the Convention's negotiations ... -
John mwashigadi mukungu -vs- R, criminal appeal no.227 of 2002 [unreported]: a sad commentary on how not to make good law
(University of Nairobi, 2004)the recent decision of the Kenya Court of Appeal delivered in Mombasa on 30th January, 2003, the court found itself confronted with the vexed question of dealing with a conviction in a sexual offence based on ... -
Implementing the Ramsar convention in Tanzania salient features of legislation and policies for the management and conservation of wetlands.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)Wetlands are basically units oflandscapes that occur in different kinds of locations andmay have a presence of static or flowing water. They are known by different names throughout the world. They are in essence ... -
Political jurisprudence or neutral principles another look at the problem of constitutional interpretation
(University of Nairobi, 2004)What is the Constitution? Is the Constitution written, living, or both? How should the Constitution be interpreted? Constitutional interpretation is one of the more difficult tasks that the judiciary is called upon ... -
Adapt or die: the science, politics and economics of climate change
(University of Nairobi, 2004)have stated that part of the vision behind the Kyoto Protocol 1997 portends for developing countries in the 21st century what apartheid bore for South Africa in the zo" Century. The threats to humanity that come with ... -
Private Military Companies: the Challenges They Pose in Contemporary Armed Conflicts
(University of Nairobi, 2005)International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has always sought, and more often than not succeeded, to define the' place of all entities that exist within the radius of armed conflict in order to afford necessary protections to ... -
A "Right to Peace" and Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression
(University of Nairobi, 2005)In discussing the legality or illegality of the use of force and its normative manifestation there is a universal yet inarticulate major premise posited, that at its simplest says, 'there is a right to peace". This right ... -
An Analysis of Section 4a of the Kenyan Income Tax Act, Hedging and Foreign Exchange Losses and Gains
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The one major drive in government policy in most developing countries, Kenya being no exception, has been to increase foreign direct investment. However, the need to provi,de a suitable tax system as a concomitant to ... -
Accountability and Health Care Marketization in Kenya: Why Reform Public Law
(University of Nairobi, 2005)A recent attempt by the Ministry of Health to establish a mandatory social health insurance scheme was vehemently opposed by various inter-est. groups, culminating in the withdrawal of the National Social Health Insurance ... -
Investigation Of Factors That Influence Small And Medium Enterprises Competitive Intelligence Through Facebook
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Abstract: Previous studies do not investigate the factors affecting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) competitive intelligence through Facebook in the context of Malaysia. This article surveys the use of Facebook for ... -
Human resource management practices and performance of firms listed on The Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Most research demonstrating the link between Human Resource Management Practices (HRMP) and firm performance has focused on the private sector, yet understanding this relationship in publicly listed firms, in the Developing ... -
A Review Of The Relationship Between Cultural Beliefs, Stereo types And Executive Selection Outcome
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This paper is a critical literature review of the relationships between cultural beliefs, stereotypes and executive selection outcome. Culture refers to the values, beliefs and codes of practice that make a community. ... -
Perception of Corporate Governance Practices at the University Of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This study aimed at determining how corporate governance practices of public universities, impact on decision making and leadership processes. Public universities are complex institutions and the expectations of their ... -
Organizational resources, external environment, innovation and firm performance: A critical review of literature
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Explaining why organizations in the same industry and markets differ in their performance remains a fundamental question within strategic management circles. Researchers have partly attributed the variation to a number ... -
Linkage dynamics between small and large firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)This paper is concerned with small enterprise development in developing countries, focusing on the question of the potential for using linkages with large enterprises as part of a strategy for the development of the small ... -
Management Science Review Journal
(2013-03)MASSA publishes quality Management Science work of interest to the Management Science practitioner lecturer and student. METHODICA seeks articles on teh Principles of Management Science, observations and modellling of ... -
Length of coronary sinus in a black Kenyan population: Correlation with heart length
(2015)Length of coronary sinus is important in the design of cannulation devices used in cardiac resynchronization therapy and percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty. It displays gender and population variations that may account ... -
Factors associated with establishment-based female sex workers accessing health care services in Shanghai
(2015)Female sex workers are a priority population for HIV prevention and health promotion in China. This paper examines the patterns of and factors associated with the utilisation of HIV-related and general health services by ... -
Early HIV Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Five Cities in the United States
(2015)We tested blood samples from men who have sex with men (MSM) to detect early HIV infection. Early HIV included both acute (infected past 30 days) and recent (estimated recency past 240 days). Acute infections were defined ... -
An analysis of high risk behaviors among female sex workers in Yunnan province in 2013
(2014)OBJECTIVE: To understand the high risk behaviors of female sex workers (FSWs) in Yunnan province in 2013. METHODS: A cross-sectional investigation was conducted during April to June, 2013 in Yunnan province, census was ...
