(De)Criminalization of Suicide in India – A Socio-Legal Analysis
September 28, 2021In today’s era, suicide has become a big problem in India. The act of Suicide may be defined as taking one’s own life. It is death that occurs when a person has lost all his will to live and commits an act that causes fatal harm to himself. More than 1 lakh people in India have lost their lives by committing suicide in the year 2012 alone. Attempted suicide is at least 20 times more common than completed suicide and is a serious problem requiring mental health interventions, but it still continues to be treated as a criminal offense under…
Cyber Anonymity and Free Speech – A Socio-Legal Conundrum
Cyberspace is an umbrella term for the medium of interaction between people online. The entire concept of Cyber Space is that anyone with access to the internet and an interest in any topic is free to leave…
The Prostitute Dilemma – Legalization of Prostitution and its effect on Human Trafficking
The right to bodily integrity is one of the fundamental rights in the constitution of India. In Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. vs Union of India and Ors. The court held that the Right to…
Is India a (Majoritarian) Democracy? – A Socio-Legal Analysis
Majoritarian Democracy refers to the democracy that is based upon the majority of society’s citizens. It is the traditional form of democracy that is used as a political system in many countries. In ‘majoritarianism’, a majority of…
Is Right to Offend a Fundamental Right?
The Constitution of India declares the right to freedom of speech and expression to all the citizens of India. It includes various aspects under free speech with reasonable restrictions for the public. The right to offend is…
Is Press Freedom an Absolute Right?
Press Freedom is that essential principle that demands all the communication and expression that takes place through various platforms of media. This is inclusive of printed and electronic media, especially published ones to be absolutely free from…
Biological Warfare and BioTerrorism – The Weapons of the Modern Day
Human civilization has a history full of conflicts, hostilities, and wars. It is, therefore, apposite to quote George Santayana, 1922, Only the dead have seen the end of the war. Every war has a reason. The causes…
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) – Resolving Conflicts from behind the Screens
Hon. Arthur M. Monty Ahalt (ret.) defined Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) as “ODR is a branch of dispute resolution which uses technology to facilitate the resolution of disputes between parties. It primarily involves negotiation, mediation or arbitration, or…
Adjacent to Rape – Conceptualizing the Legal Responses to Nonconsensual Condom Removal
The protection of all women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights has been identified as a global concern. However, the hetero-patriarchal acts and structures that govern female sexuality and reproduction not only deprive women of these rights,…
Stitch in Time – Intellectual Property Protection in the Fashion Industry
The fashion industry has seen tremendous growth in India. This type of work includes hard work and creativeness in designing clothes and luxury goods. At the same time, it should protect the industries from promoting fashion across…
Prisoner’s Right to Healthcare – The Jail Healthcare Issue
Prisons are meant to keep individuals in the custody of the government; nevertheless, they should not have a negative impact on their health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this was sadly the situation — to some degree or…
Majority Rule in Company Law – An Analysis
The common notion surrounding our day-to-day lives is that majority opinion triumphs the minority opinion because the former is perceived as better of the two. Even the democratic principles of a country like India promote the majority…
Marrying your Rapist – An Immortal Saga of Compromise and Humiliation in Rape Cases
A few years ago, Lebanon was bursting with protests and demonstrations from women’s rights groups against the draconian legal provision (marry-your-rapist law) that allowed rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying their own victims. Women’s rights activists hung…
Marital Rape – A Non-Criminalized Crime?
The research helps to learn more about the concept of marital rape and also helps us to understand various myths prevalent in the society that prevent it from being a criminal offense in India. This research also…
Marketing Human Body and Bodily Materials – Property Rights over Human Body
With the growth of biotechnology, organ transplantation, drug development, and surrogacy, the human body, and bodily materials including waste, hair, DNA, gametes, etc. acquired great commercial value. The increased demand for body tissues and organs evolved the…
In Conversation with Avani Pathak, Corporate Head at LiveLaw
We, at KnowLaw, got into an interesting conversation with Ms. Avani Pathak, the Corporate Head at LiveLaw. She has a lot of knowledge in her arsenal about various topics, which is not only limited to law. In…
