Pay to Play – Anti-Corruption Laws in India
November 22, 2020The essential Anti-Corruption enactment in India is the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (PCA), which criminalizes, in addition to other things, the taking and giving of an undue advantage to public servants. Both the individuals and organizations are obligated to be punished for an offense under the PCA. The Act states that undue advantage is any gratification, not restricted to being pecuniary in nature or estimable in cash, other than the legitimate remuneration that a public servant is allowed to get either from the government or some other association served by the public servant. Further, the term public servant has…
By Anonymous, to Writer – Ghostwriting and Copyright Laws
In today’s digital world the concept of ghostwriting is widely popular. Although western countries have a wider industrial presence many Indians work as ghostwriters all around the globe. Even well-placed people offer themselves to exist as ghostwriters…
The Dilemma of Euthanasia in India – Legal and Moral Outlook
Euthanasia as a concept has been incorporated with terminally ill patients so much, that it has become a norm to imagine someone lying on their ‘death bed’ wishing for a quick release from a prison called ‘life’.…
The Speluncean Explorers’ Case – A Murder for Survival?
The evolution of mankind has been a vast process, but a significant one. This includes the establishment of the state. Primarily, groups of people came together, and what we call a ‘society’ came into existence. And then…
Copyright Law throughout Ages
Copyright incorporates a bundle of rights vested in the proprietor or owner of copyright by Section 14 of the Act. These rights can be practiced only by the owner of the copyright or by other individuals…
Labour Laws amidst Pandemic – Encouraging or Discouraging?
No worker is inherently vulnerable. Workers are made vulnerable by laws that facilitate relationships of inequality and laws that fail to address exploitation. Fay Faraday Fay Faraday is not wrong. Workers in India used to enjoy a…
Hung Parliament – A Democracy without Majority
The word ‘Hung Parliament’ comprises of two words, ‘Hung’ the past tense of the word hang which primarily means something which is suspended from above and dangles free in the lower region, and ‘Parliament’ the legislative body…
The History and Development of Human Rights in India
When you deprive people of their right to live in dignity, to hope for a better future, to have control over their lives, when you deprive them of that choice, then you expect them to fight for…
Deterrence or Punishment – Changing Criminal Justice System
Criminal Deterrence as a concept imposes sanctions on all sorts of criminal activities thereby effectively deterring them from being committed by the general populace. Although it’s just a theory and has seen some success, there is room…
International Law – Decry of Genocide
Genocide refers to mass killings of human beings and we all know the unfortunate persecution through the hands of well-known dictator Adolf Hitler in Germany. The prime object of genocide were the jews, poles, gypsies, and other…
Should there be a limit to Media Freedom?
From every mountainside, let freedom ring. An iconic quote said by one of the most noteworthy advocates of liberating a community and introducing them to the true meaning of ‘freedom‘, Sir Martin Luther King. ‘Freedom’ a term…
Myriads of Superstition – Curbing with Law
In spite of people having the ability of rational thinking, they are not safe from superstitions. Strange notions are unequivocally attached to social practices, particularly in India. Although 17% of the total population resides in India, Indian…
Legal Character and Effects of War
Law of war is that part of International law that manages the commencement, conduct, and end of the war itself. Its point is to restrict the endured agony caused to warriors and to the people who might…
Should Trump build the Wall?
We’re going to build a wall, was probably one of the famous claims of US President Donald Trump since he launched his presidential campaign in 2016. What seemed to be a vague and futile statement, in fact,…
Pandemic and Digitalisation – Changing Legal Education
Legal education plays a pivotal role in shaping up the career of a law student. It’s the 21st century we are talking about, where every change is adapted so quickly to be in line with the fast-paced…
Electoral System in major world Democracies – An Analysis
The Electoral System or Voting System is the way by which the general public selects their Representatives. The Electoral System or System of Voting is a set of rules and regulations that decide how elections and referendums…
