PATHWAY TO DIGITAL JUSTICE AND INNOVATIVE MECHANISMS: AN ANALYSIS OF AMICABLE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT IN KENYA

Authors

  • Nellys Koyoo

Keywords:

Digital Justice, Dispute Settlement, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Online Dispute Resolution, Technology, Justice

Abstract

Digital technology continues to transform dispute resolution landscape. In the
process however, despite solving numerous problems, it generates new breeds of
disputes all together. Since time immemorial, justice has been meted out such that
the disputants alongside the adjudicators have to converge at an agreed place
and give their part of the story hoping that the adjudicator will facilitate an
agreement between them on the issues in contention. By the end of the day, justice
will have been done. This article seeks to review the promise of an improved
dispute resolution mechanism through technology in Kenya, grounded in less
conceptual and physical considerations, and the possibility of justice being
achieved digitally.

Author Biography

  • Nellys Koyoo

    Nellys Koyoo is a graduate law student of Kenyatta University who is driven by a deep sense of justice as well
    as a burning passion for driving sustainable change. Her professional interests span across the fields of Dispute
    Resolution, Commercial Law and Childrens’ Rights. Her professional experience includes interning at the
    National Council for Law Reporting where she proofread legal documents and participated in various legal
    research projects including participating in the generation of the 25th Annual Supplement of the Laws of Kenya.
    She has a knack for other legal disciplines including legal research and writing which is evidenced by her
    publications in the Kenya School of Law Journal titled; The New Dawn: Innovation and Corporate Sustainability
    in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMEs). She has also been published in the Law Society of Kenya Journal
    in a paper titled: Paradigm Shift: An analysis on the Role of the Legal Profession in promoting climate Justice.
    Her research experience includes being a Legal Researcher for the Trade Lab CSL, where she examined the
    efficacy of Good Governance, Human Rights and Rule of Law standards within the East African Community as
    well as the implications of DRC joining the Community. She was also the Head of Peer Review in the All
    Kenyan Moot Court Competition 11th Edition E-Journal, overseeing the publication process of the e-journal.
    Additionally, Nellys served as the Head of Research in the Wakili Wa Watoto Club, a child advocacy
    organization championing children rights.
    This article would be incomplete without mentioning the immense support of Professor Ben Sihanya.He has
    been so critical in the reviewing of the article. His insights were so crucial in the article. Many Thanks
    Prof.Nellys can be reached though akinyikoyoo@gmail.com/nellyskoyoo5@gmail.com.

References

The Nexux Between Technology, the Law and Access to Justice by University of Nairobi Law Journal

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Published

2024-05-14

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023): THE NEXUS BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY, THE LAW AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

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