Author: LexQuest Foundation
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Human Trade: A Loathsome Business
By Prerana Tara, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. No less than 20.9 million children and adults are purchased and sold worldwide into business sexual servitude, constrained work and bonded work. Around 2 million kids are abused consistently in the worldwide business sex exchange. Just about 6 in 10 recognized trafficking survivors were trafficked for sexual…
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Child Custody: The best interest dilemma
by Devita Shah from K.L.E Society Law College, Bangalore. “Anyone can have a child and call themselves ‘a parent’. But a real parent is someone who keeps aside their selfish need and puts the child above all.” One of the most crucial issues that surface due to the dissolution of marriage is the matter of…
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Accession of the European Union to the European Convention of Human Rights
By Juš Černovšek, Lawyer, Slovenia. The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the draft agreement on the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not compatible with EU law. The ruling deals a blow to efforts trying to make the Union accede to the ECHR…
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Burger King Case: An Analysis
By Chandan Mohanty, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. With the emergence of competitive market economy, manufacturers began to identify their products by certain symbol, marks or devices so as to distinguish their goods from similar goods manufactured and marketed by others.
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Phone Tapping Laws: A Critical Analysis
By Trishala Sanyal, A.K.K. New Law Academy, Pune. Nira Radia, a famous political lobbyist was entrapped in the net of phone tapping by the Indian income tax department between the years 2008 to 2009. Her tapes included conversations with elite businessmen, journalists, politicians and many more famous figures of the society. In 2010 some parts of the…
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Architectural Work under the Indian Copyright Regime
By Bharat Kumar Singh, Student at National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. In the field of architecture, architects and engineers depend primarily on copyright laws and contractual provisions to protect their original work. The protection of architectural works through copyright laws against infringement and imitation was brought up on an international scale…
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LL.M. in India: A Critical Analysis
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. LL.M., i.e. Legum Magister, is the recognized Postgraduate Academic Master Degree which is awarded for a course or program in law. The program can be undertaken by those who have successfully completed their under graduation in law. LL.M. is hence an opportunity to learn more, to gain an in-depth knowledge…
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The 1997 MCD Election Riots: An Analysis
By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. The MCD came into existence on the 7th of April, 1958, by an act of the Indian parliament (The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957). It was the successor of the Delhi Municipal Committee. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is an autonomous body which constitutes as the one of the…
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The Bloodied Mirror
By Debayan Roy, Kolkata Legal Practitioner; Law Graduate, AKK New Law Academy, University of Pune (2009 – 2014) Deciphering a few “why’s?” of the Charlie Hebdo attack…… Enough has been written, pondered upon and deliberated. Amidst the failing hope and aspirations of the French public rallying in huge numbers, it is indeed the perfect time to…