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Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing Alice Macharia

Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing By Alice Macharia

Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing by Alice Macharia


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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.

Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing Summary

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

This book draws international attention to the autonomy of the child accompanying incarcerated mothers, and those they leave behind in the community, despite being dependent on the convicted caregiver.

Adopting a child rights perspective, the study explores how courts could go about sentencing mothers of young children for the commission of criminal offences, whilst protecting the rights of the child as envisaged under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Drawing on the authors experience as a sentencer in the Kenyan court and with reference to domestic, regional and international law, the book argues that childrens rights are presently left in abeyance when their mothers are sentenced to imprisonment, and that greater efforts should be made to recognize and give effect to the childs existence as an autonomous equal holder of human rights, despite being dependent on the convicted caregiver. It explores the application of precedence as well as the courts discretion in view of the dependent child, and concludes that policy reform in this respect calls for change in attitude and approach on women and childrens issues. Observing that internationally, most women imprisoned with their children fall beneath the custodial threshold set by law, the research examines how current sentencing practices could be reformed, and suggests harnessing the Power of Mercy Committee, the Sentencing Guidelines and progressive practices from developed countries in protecting the childs rights by imposing non-custodial sentences for the offending mothers. It is concluded that in all jurisdictions, strict accountability for the dependent child should be situated with the judiciary, and that the same should be pronounced as a mandatory legal requirement.

The book will be a valuable resource for academic, researchers and policy-makers working in the area of international childrens rights law and criminal law.

About Alice Macharia

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 Kings 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.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction; Rights Of The Child, Mothers And Sentencing: The Case Of Kenya

Chapter Two: Exploring The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child From The Lens Of The Children Of Incarcerated Mothers

Chapter Three: Literature Review; Rights Of The Child, Mothers And Sentencing

Chapter Four: Evolution Of Women Imprisonment In Kenya And The Effects Of The Incarceration On Their Dependent Children

Chapter Five: Exploring The Kenyan Sentencing Guidelines From The Lens Of The Children Of Incarcerated Mothers

Chapter Six: Recommendations; The Rights Of The Child, Women And Sentencicng

Chapter Seven: Conclusion

Additional information

NPB9780367698010
9780367698010
0367698013
Rights of the Child, Mothers and Sentencing: The Case of Kenya by Alice Macharia
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021-02-23
176
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