Year: 2017
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Cyber Crimes to be Penalised: An Overview of the Report by the Expert Committee
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. In 2005, the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which penalised the sending of offensive messages through computer resource or other communication services, thus leading to leniency with regard to laws governing penalisation for the delivering…
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Revisiting the Dilemma: Crime of Aggression and Humanitarian Interventions
By Ruchika Mohapatra, National Law University, Odisha. Firstly, to understand the concept of Crime of Aggression, it is important to understand the relevant international conventions and treaties as well as the customary international law, and finally the general principles that define acts of aggression. A general act of aggression, as discussed in the U.N. Charter and…
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Essential Services Maintenance Act: A Summary
By Arifa Khan, Post Graduate College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Here’s a Power Point Presentation on the ESMA, laying forth a summary of the same. Read it and get an insight on the Act.
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From Swaraj to “Poorna” Swaraj: Celebrating Gandhi
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” It was on the 6th of July, 1944, that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as “Mahatma” Gandhi was addressed as the “Father of the Nation” for the first time. Subhash Chandra Bose was the first to…
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LexQuest’s 4th National Essay Writing Competition, 2018
After the successful organization of three National Essay Writing competitions in the past three years, we are proud to announce the LexQuest 4th National Essay Writing Competition, 2018. To avoid the restriction of creativity in legal writing, the theme this time is “Filling up the voids in the Indian Legal System: Shortcomings and Probable Solutions”.…
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Homosexuality in the light of the Right to Privacy Judgement
By Shikha Mukesh Meena, National Law University, Jodhpur. “The lamp of history destroys the darkness of ignorance” -The Mahabharata The term ‘homosexuality’ was coined in the late 19th century by a German psychologist, Karoly Maria Benkert. Homosexuality refers to sexual behaviors and desires between males or between females. Homosexuality is a social stigma which is still prevalent…
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Judiciary, Media and Public Opinion: An Overview
By Arifa Khan, Post Graduate College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad. The media is regarded as the fourth pillar of any democracy. An independent media is necessary for keeping a check on the government and its organs. But with the increasing corporatisation of media and the race to grab more eyeballs for higher numbers, the media…
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The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill: A Summary
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. It all went downhill for the “King of Good Times” in July 2015, when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against him, Vijay Mallya, Indian Businessman and Politician, for loan default based on a complaint by IDBI Bank. The 61 year-old Chief of the Kingfisher…
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Zero Hunger Programme: A Step to Remove Nutritional Deficiency in India
By Arifa Khan, Post Graduate College of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Every day, men and women across the globe struggle to feed their children a nutritious meal. In a world where we produce enough food to feed everyone, one in nine – still goes to bed on an empty stomach each night. The second most populous country…
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Surrogacy in India: An Analysis
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. The surrogacy scenario is India is ironic. When on one hand celebrities, ranging from Sharukh Khan to Karan Johar have enthusiastically adopted this Artificial Reproductive Technology, the Government on the other hand, displeased, drafts a bill banning commercial surrogacy as a whole, which is a $400 million industry.…