EMERGENCY PROVISIONS -INDIA
Written By – Shruti Saha A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance which can be proclaimed by the President of India during certain crisis situations. Under the advice of the cabinet of ministers, the President can overrule many
Labour Rights As Human Rights in India
One of the questions greatly mooted in the advent of the twentieth century is whether labour rights are human rights. This question has attracted much interest in recent years among lawyers, academic scholars, trade unionists and other activists and has given rise to
Uniform Civil Code: Inclusive or Exclusive of Tribal Identities?
Written By Tushmi Udyalak Introduction In a recent Judgment of Satyaprakash Meena v. Alka Meena, by the Delhi High Court, Justice Pratibha M. Singh commented on the need for a Uniform Civil Code (“UCC”). She opined that there is an ever-prevailing need to
Towards Equality and Empowerment: The Global Quest for Gender Justice in South Asia
Written By – Tanni Ganguly, Pursuing Master of Laws (LLM) from South Asian University Abstract: The article’s goal is to examine the state of gender justice in the world today. Many nations throughout the world are making progress in ensuring gender justice, particularly
TOP LEGAL INTERNSHIPS FOR THIS WEEK – DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
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Europe rights court: Russia responsible for assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko
Written By – Shrey Garg, News Writer The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia is responsible for the killing of the ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in London. The Strasbourg-based court has agreed with the findings of the British
Texas doctor sued by two private citizens in first lawsuit brought under strict state abortion law
Written By – Arshita Anand, News Writer @sociolegalcorp Doctor Alan Braid was sued this Monday by Oscar Stilley and Felipe Gomez for violating Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8) that prohibits abortions six weeks into the pregnancy. Braid had claimed to perform such an
The Heartbeat Act: Texas’s attempt to Circumvent the US Abortion Laws
Written By – Astha Krishna Texas law called the Texas Heartbeat Act, that bans abortion after six weeks, is said to have caused unconstitutional chaos by infringing the legal right to abortion of women acknowledged in the landmark case of Roe v wade.
New California bill would make removing condoms without consent illegal
Written By – Shrey Garg, National Law School of India University California will become the first state in USA to outlaw non-consensual removal of condom during sexual intercourse. This practice is termed as ‘stealthing’. The term ‘stealthing’ gained attention after it was featured
Meet the 9/11 lawyer who decides how much a life is worth
On September 11, twenty years ago today, Washington attorney Kenneth Feinberg was in Philadelphia teaching a law school class on mediating class-action lawsuits. After class got over, he saw some students huddled around a TV, which displayed news about the attack on World
