Since the onset of the constitution 2010,the Kenyan community has put more weight on women empowerment.The emphasis is more on the girl child compared to the boy child.There are several steps that have been taken to u...Since the onset of the constitution 2010,the Kenyan community has put more weight on women empowerment.The emphasis is more on the girl child compared to the boy child.There are several steps that have been taken to uplift the status of the girl child;these include the creation of a special position in parliament just to deal with women matters.Apart from these there has been deliberate efforts put in place to bring women at per with their male counterparts by putting in place the one third gender.These efforts though laudable requires political good will.However,there is emerging a new phenomenon that seems to pose a challenge to these political-constitutional efforts.This is,the perception of religion and the equation of human equality.In this paper,I try to trace the female participation in the religious and political engagements in Kenya upto 2010.展开更多
In 1555,the Imperial Diet in Augsburg passed a resolution to extend the application of decrees concerning peace and order of the Holy Roman Empire to religious issues,trying to achieve religious peace and order of the...In 1555,the Imperial Diet in Augsburg passed a resolution to extend the application of decrees concerning peace and order of the Holy Roman Empire to religious issues,trying to achieve religious peace and order of the Empire.The Peace of Augsburg(1555)explicitly recognizes the legal existence of Lutheranism and stipulates the“religious freedom”of Imperial Estates,“cuius regio,eius religio”principle,and its exceptions.However,due to the lack of effective mechanism and measures to guarantee the compliance with the Peace of Augsburg(1555),its regulatory function can only be realized through“commitment”.The Peace of Augsburg(1555)is mainly formulated to pursue the peace and order of the Empire and also reflects the fundamental principle of compromise.However,the concepts such as“religious tolerance”and“right protection”contained therein are not original intention of the Peace of Augsburg(1555)or the subjective wishes of all parties thereto.展开更多
文摘Since the onset of the constitution 2010,the Kenyan community has put more weight on women empowerment.The emphasis is more on the girl child compared to the boy child.There are several steps that have been taken to uplift the status of the girl child;these include the creation of a special position in parliament just to deal with women matters.Apart from these there has been deliberate efforts put in place to bring women at per with their male counterparts by putting in place the one third gender.These efforts though laudable requires political good will.However,there is emerging a new phenomenon that seems to pose a challenge to these political-constitutional efforts.This is,the perception of religion and the equation of human equality.In this paper,I try to trace the female participation in the religious and political engagements in Kenya upto 2010.
文摘In 1555,the Imperial Diet in Augsburg passed a resolution to extend the application of decrees concerning peace and order of the Holy Roman Empire to religious issues,trying to achieve religious peace and order of the Empire.The Peace of Augsburg(1555)explicitly recognizes the legal existence of Lutheranism and stipulates the“religious freedom”of Imperial Estates,“cuius regio,eius religio”principle,and its exceptions.However,due to the lack of effective mechanism and measures to guarantee the compliance with the Peace of Augsburg(1555),its regulatory function can only be realized through“commitment”.The Peace of Augsburg(1555)is mainly formulated to pursue the peace and order of the Empire and also reflects the fundamental principle of compromise.However,the concepts such as“religious tolerance”and“right protection”contained therein are not original intention of the Peace of Augsburg(1555)or the subjective wishes of all parties thereto.
