The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in its article 1 state, “All human beings are born free and are equal in dignity and human rights.” Similarly, Article 21 of the Indian Constitution states, “No person shall be deprived of his life and personal liberty except according to procedure established by law”. Thus, the liberty … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world by affecting the economies since its outbreak in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, a city in China. The countries have taken precautionary measures like imposing lockdowns, sending COVID patients to a mandatory quarantine of fourteen days, making vaccines, restricting passengers from traveling abroad, etc. As far as India … Read more
Dispute resolution is a process of resolving the dispute between two or more parties and it is one of the functions of the law. Dispute resolution processes are classified into two categories; adjudicative process and consensual process. Adjudicative process means the third person adjudicates the matter like, a judge in litigation or an arbitrator in … Read more
Introduction: Climate has always been a significant factor for humanity to grow manifold over the years. Sustainable growth has been possible because of the presence of a conducive environmental scenario. Nevertheless, it has also been impacted adversely by the ongoing developments in the industrial sector and real estate maneuvers. There is a dire need at … Read more
The issue of child labour is not a recent issue but a universal problem that prevailed during all periods. As United Nations declared 1979 as the International Year of the Child, the magnanimous exposition of this problem escalated in varied dimensions. Since then, there has been an increasing emphasis regarding the needs and rights of … Read more
The sentencing of offenders is the core of criminal law and policy. Considering the discretionary power that is vested on the judiciary, and given the range of sentences available, it becomes difficult for the judiciary in maintaining the concepts of proportionality, consistency and fairness in sentencing. This disparity in sentencing has resulted in curtailing the … Read more
Introduction: The right to marry and have a family is considered one of the basic human rights recognised in all societies. The Supreme Court of India has time and again recognised it as an inherent part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. In order to be lawfully married, … Read more
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru once said “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of women in the country.” Even though there are laws for the protection of women, the question which comes to mind is whether the country has fulfilled the dreamers of the Constitution. In every stage of life, … Read more
“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses” – Malcolm X. A free and responsible Media is a significant feature of a democratic country. In our country, it … Read more
The word folklore originates from two words, ‘Folk’ meaning the general public of a community or society and ‘Lore’ meaning art, belief or custom inherited by knowledge or experience over the time period of several years or centuries. It includes those knowledge or traditions, which are passed on orally from one generation to another and … Read more