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6 Strathmore L. Rev. 7 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/strathlwrv6 and id is 1 raw text is: Strathmore Law Review (SLR) eISSN: 2414-8164-Volume 6, Issue 1 (2021) p.7-10 https:doi.org/1 0.52907/slr.v6i 1.170 Editorial It has been six years since the Strathmore Law Review (SLR) was founded and each of those years has seen the consistent release of at least one journal issue. With the release of this sixth volume, it is perhaps useful, if not slightly sentimental, to revisit the institution's core objectives. A reading of the SLR's constitution shows two broad goals. The first is to reduce the dearth of legal academic scholarship in Africa by publishing high quality research. The second is to publish scholarship that leads to a better society. In many ways, each volume of the SLR has been a small but meaningful contribution by its editors and authors towards fulfilling these objectives. At a deeper level, these objectives reveal a deliberate academic enterprise to orient the writing, teaching and practice of law in Africa to its context. Most notable is the fact that this enterprise is fuelled entirely, on both the editors' and authors' sides, by individuals at a pre-doctorate level (undergraduate and master's degree-holders and students). The journal is thus testament to the passion and creativity of these young African minds to craft legal solutions responding to Africa's multi-faceted problems. In this regard, the SLR is more than a mere publication; it is a critical epistemic space. Against this backdrop, we humbly present the sixth volume as our contribution to the SLR's dual objectives and epistemic longevity. The sixth volume which has the theme, 'Law towards a better Afrca', coincided with the SLR's inaugural 'Yash and Jill Cottrell Ghai Wnring Pnze'-an award that we hope will become an annual feature at the SLR. The prize was aimed at pre-PhD legal researchers and carried a cash award of 700 USD. All authors who took a socio- legal or multi-disciplinary approach to topics falling under the volume theme were eligible for the prize. We congratulate Mitchelle Kang'ethe who emerged as the prize-winner! Generally, the prize attracted numerous excellent submissions and each author in this volume presents persuasive arguments, deep analyses and bold recommendations. The novel and useful perspectives contained herein are sure to invite critical thought and academic debates. Vol. 6:1 (2021) p. 7