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Climate Change, Resilience & Our Cities
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines resilience as an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. So what do cities – those commercial and teeming urban sprawls –…
Why We Need To Actively Involve Indian Citizens In Urban Planning
Over the years, governance structures in most Indian cities have followed a simple and traditional top-down approach with little or no room for citizen…
Key To Thoughtful Legislation: Creation of a Consultative Council
Sachin Tendulkar’s ostensible disregard for his attendance at the Council of States, to which he was appointed by the President in 2012, highlights a crucial problem with the nominees elevated…
War Against the World: A Look Into the Environmental Impact of War.
“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt Through the…
To Protect Divine Feelings: A Look Into Section 295A of Indian Penal Code
“Blasphemy is the crime of not taking someone's beliefs as seriously as they do.” …
The Crowns’s Fancy: A Look into the Doctrine of Pleasure (Part-II)
Article 311 Though doctrine of pleasure is accepted in India as it has developed in England, it has not been completely accepted in India. It is subject to the provisions…
The Crown’s Fancy: A Look into the Doctrine of Pleasure (Part- I)
Introduction The ‘Doctrine of Pleasure’ is a principle of the common law, the origins of which may be traced back to the United Kingdom. The Doctrine of Pleasure is a…
Killer Robots: Legality of the future of warfare
They are here, accept it or not, and they raise many concerns both moral and legal. With no human in control of them, we give them the power to choose…
Islamic Finance: Some Elementary Deets.
“When the dinar and the dirham were first minted in the form of metal coins, Iblis the accursed held them happily. He then placed them over his eyes and said…
Legal Scope: Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 & Its Impact On CrPC
Introduction Three long, tiring years have passed, fighting for justice, screaming out slogans for women empowerment and giving consolation and comfort to the tattered position of females in India. The…