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'The Concepts and the laws of Adoption in Kenya' is a book about finding, understanding and consolidating the laws of adoption within the jurisdiction. The word finding is that the text brings together all the pieces of legislation that provides for the laws of adoption. These include; the Constitution of Kenya, 2010; all the relevant international statutes; the Children's Act, 2021 and the Children's (Adoption) Regulations, 2022. In terms of understanding; the book critically analyses adoption of children in Kenya by analyzing adoption as an African concept, as a Kenyan contemporary concept and as a human rights subject. As a legal text; the book answers legal, political, social cultural and philosophical questions about adopting a child in Kenya.
About the author
Ouma Kizito Ajuong' ist Rechtsanwalt, Anwalt am Obersten Gerichtshof von Kenia und Menschenrechtsverfechter. Er hat einen Bachelor of Laws von der Kenyatta University School of Law und ein Diplom in Rechtspraxis von der Kenya School of Law. Kizito ist auch Verfasser von Gesetzesentwürfen und hat ein Diplom in diesem Bereich.
