Necrophilia – A Socio-Legal Insight
As civilization has progressed, humans have become self-aware. Societies or Modern Societies have now evolved and have changed the way an individual thinks. In the present day and age, we are learning to be more gender-inclusive and…
In a world where Law exists without Sanctions
This entire narrative regarding sanctions and law has been researched by the learned jurisprudential scholar, John Austin. This entire theory has been popularly referred to as Austin’s Command Theory as well. He defines law as the command…
Web of Laws – Absconding of Wrongdoers
Laws are like spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. Honor De Balzac Human civilization can claim without fear of disavowal that law has advanced quickly in an organized way…
Pay to Play – Anti-Corruption Laws in India
The 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…
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…
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…
Law and Liberty
I have never thought, for my part, that man’s freedom consists in his being able to do whatever he wills, but that he should not, by any human power, be forced to do what is against his…
Abduction and Kidnapping
The word ‘Crime’ in simple terms refers to an action or omission which is punishable by law. In India, The Indian Penal Code is the official criminal code of India. The First Law Commission chaired by Thomas Babington…
Police Brutality and Encounters – Condemnation of the Criminal Justice System
The police forces have always been an institution trusted to follow the legal system and help enforce it. They have traditionally created a sense of confidence in the citizens of the country, maintaining security and protecting everyone…
Anti-Terror Laws in India
India has a history where it has witnessed some of the worst terror attacks in the world, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the memory of which haunts till today. Despite numerous international laws present to protect…
Position of Women in Society
Position of women has always been a matter of discussion in debates, newspapers, social media and many magazines. Indian society from the ancient period to the modern times has considered women as an important part of society.…
Elections and Democracy in India
As it is said, that Elections are the nuts and bolts of the largest democracy in the world. Democracy and elections are two faces of the same coin. As we all know and we have been studying…
Social Media Trials – Your Honors behind the Screen.
Don’t say anything online that you shouldn’t want plastered on a billboard with your face on it. Brin Bury Trial by Media is an expression used to define the impression of television and newspaper exposure on a…
