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BackgroundThe aim of this text is to determine the effectiveness of the ICC in general in the aftermath of the Kenya case in particular.Kenya, an East African country, has a mixed history. It is a former colony of Britain which had a violent process to its independence in 1963 but had relative peace and stability, in comparison to its neighbours.After one of the key founding fathers, Jomo Kenyatta, its first president in 1978, Moi, the then vice president assumed power. In the early 1990s after international and local pressure, Moi opened up political space to a multiparty system. This led to the election of Mwai Kibaki in 2002 who ruled until 2013.But it was the disputed election of 2007 that led to widespread violence and bloodshed that led to the indictment of the key perpetrators of the violence , by the ICC, such as Uhuru et al. They were later to become president and vice president, respectively. The case against them collapsed due to a number of factors as examined below.The effectiveness of the ICC in general and the Kenya case in particular, will be the focus of this text.Overview of the International Criminal CourtBased in the Hague the international criminal court was founded under the Rome statute of July 2002. It has a mandate is to investigate and prosecute 'the 'most serious crimes of concern to the international community' with jurisdiction over 'genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. 'Recent political situation in KenyaThere has since been yet another bitterly disputed election, supreme court intervention, allegations of intimidation of the judiciary and the boycott of the subsequent elections by the opposition.In February 2018, the opposition leader has sworn himself as 'a peoples' president and several opposition leaders have been arrested. Some incommunicado, according to media reports . It is that background creates a need to examine the impact of the ICC intervention in Kenya.

This text examines the ECHR and its practical resonance with social housing expropriation commonly known as estate regeneration , in major urban centres in the UK.It delves into how that practically manifests itself in the day to day lives of individuals and communities, both in the short term, and long term.It is a further step in understanding how best to balance the human rights of residents while improving the living environments without displacing and dehumanising longstanding settled communities.

The aim of this text is to assess whether human rights law is an effective mechanism to challenge the harm caused by housing estate regeneration effected by the use of compulsory purchase orders in the United Kingdom. The focus of this text relates to the actions of local authorities or public bodies that attract the jurisdiction of the ECHR and the applicable international human rights law. The book analyses any potential or existing human rights breaches associated with estate regeneration under the ECHR regime and briefly discusses the relevant international human rights law. International human rights law although discussed briefly below requires a separate chapter in terms of assessing how international human rights law safeguards against violations associated with CPO enforced estate regeneration.

The text focuses on the compatibility of CPOs with the human rights of residents, tenants, homeowners or other parties with proprietary interests in the land. It suggests proposals for reform and analyses the nexus between CPOS and the impact on residents? human rights.By assessing the underlying practical policies, practices and decisions. Such as consultation, internal processes, viability reports, environmental or equality matters, planning permission juxtaposed with the adverse impact on residents and settled communities. The book also challenges the fairness of the compensation of CPO affected residents, in light of the cumulative injurious effects in many areas of their lives. With emphasis on acquisitions by, inter alia, local authorities or public bodies, which inevitably attaches the jurisdiction of the ECHR and HRA 1998. It concludes with examination as to whether the associated legal remedies are practically or meaningfully enforceable with suggested proposals for reform.