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Authority & source review
Kenya first · African common law
1. Read the original
Keep the judgment paragraph or statutory section alongside the research question.
2. Inspect the reasoning
Facts. Issues. Holding. Reasons. Follow a source-linked summary back to the text.
3. Check what changed
Followed. Distinguished. Overruled. Inspect later treatment and the passage behind each signal.
4. Keep the limits visible
Check the court, date, coverage and source version. Uncertainty stays visible.
ILLUSTRATION
Authority & source review
Kenya first · African common law
1. Read the original
Keep the judgment paragraph or statutory section alongside the research question.
2. Inspect the reasoning
Facts. Issues. Holding. Reasons. Follow a source-linked summary back to the text.
3. Check what changed
Followed. Distinguished. Overruled. Inspect later treatment and the passage behind each signal.
4. Keep the limits visible
Check the court, date, coverage and source version. Uncertainty stays visible.
ILLUSTRATION
Authority & source review
Kenya first · African common law
1. Read the original
Keep the judgment paragraph or statutory section alongside the research question.
2. Inspect the reasoning
Facts. Issues. Holding. Reasons. Follow a source-linked summary back to the text.
3. Check what changed
Followed. Distinguished. Overruled. Inspect later treatment and the passage behind each signal.
4. Keep the limits visible
Check the court, date, coverage and source version. Uncertainty stays visible.
ILLUSTRATION

