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Verdict: The Trial of Salman Khan (By A Salman Khan Fan)
Salman Khan was slapped with a five year imprisonment sentence for conviction under culpable homicide, not amounting to murder, a section under the Indian Penal Code Enacted in 1860, that…
Essential facts about U.S. Supreme Court gay marriage case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hears arguments over whether states may ban gay marriage. Here is a look at the case, known as Obergefell v. Hodges. WHEN…
Case Summery: Shreya Singhal Vs Union Of India (Death of Section 66A of IT Act.)
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 was struck down in its entirety for…
Rohtak Gang Rape: Beyond The Outrage To The Law
“Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life.” -Emma Thompson We have read about incidents wherein a woman after being raped turned into…
Indian Constitution 101: A Visual Journey
The Constitution of India is probably one of the least read of texts in India. It enjoys neither popular affection, nor particular appreciation. However, the original book that is this…
The Curious Case of Google Books (Authors Guild v Google Books)
Google Books has been into news, not for the snippets of information that it has been supplying, but for a very long and protracted litigation, whose end does not seem…
The Plight Of Transgenders In The Global Prison System
You know them as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – people are people. Judith Light A transsexual person is someone who lives or proposes to live in the gender opposite to…
A Peek Into Crisis Policymaking
The Great Recession of 2008 and the following sovereign debt crisis in Europe have radically altered the response that government agencies adopt against financial crises. The primary…
Position of Islamic Law in Malaysia in Light of the Transgender Case
The recent Court of Appeal decision on the transgender case received heavy criticism from certain quarters (hereby referred to as the “gainsayers”) who view the decision as a step backward…
Live-in-Relationships – Legislation is the Need of the Hour
"If one does not wish bonds broken, one should make them elastic and thereby strengthen them." --Ardant du Picq Among the emerging forms of social relationships, “live-in-relationships” are the ones…