Legal art of artistic law

Interdisciplinary reflections of law and other disciplines

Authors

  • Sharon Moraa Amwama Kabarak University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58216/klr.v1i.243

Keywords:

art and the law, interdisciplinary gap, interdisciplinary integration, humility in the legal profession, respect among professions, criminal liability of actors in character

Abstract

The law never emerged, it developed. It is not static, and despite being written, is not always clear. Hence the different ways in which it can be interpreted. This article emanates from a conversation held during the Symposium on the role of creative arts in social transformation held at Kabarak University in January 2022. The theme was based on Professor Willy Mutunga’s chapter, ‘The role of creative arts in social transformation’ in Furthering constitutions, birthing peace: Liber amicorum Yash Pal Ghai (2021). Joining in this conversation was Godfrey ‘Gado’ Mwapembwa, the expert cartoonist, and faculty and students of the Schools of Law and Music. This article reflects upon their sentiments expressed at this Symposium, which championed the values of interdisciplinary research. The article discusses criminal liability of actions committed by actors while in character, the need for humility in the legal profession, the right to freedom of expression and artistic creativity. It goes further to look at the need for and actions towards integration of the disciplines. This article anchors its argument on the need for respect among professions. It emphasises the importance of and need for all disciplines as bearers of solutions to societal problems.

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Author Biography

Sharon Moraa Amwama, Kabarak University

The author is an LLB graduate from Kabarak University. She is currently an advocate trainee undertaking her diploma from Kenya School of Law. The author is the Editor-in-Chief of Kabarak Law Review for 2021-22 and is an intern at Kabarak University Press and a pupil in the firm of Gumbo & Associates Advocates LLP.

Published

2022-12-09

How to Cite

Moraa Amwama, S. (2022). Legal art of artistic law: Interdisciplinary reflections of law and other disciplines. Kabarak Law Review, 1, 129–144. https://doi.org/10.58216/klr.v1i.243