The Role of Cruelty in Animal Protection: Legal, Social, and Ethical Dimensions
The recognition and response to animal cruelty have been central to the development of animal protection laws and societal attitudes toward non-human life. This paper explores the multifaceted role of cruelty in shaping animal protection, analysing historical, legal, social, and psychological dimensions. This is a sweeping overview of the laws prevailing in India to guard […]
Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code in India: A Game Changer for Corporate Resolution
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2016[ Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016] is one piece of legislation which has indeed changed the whole paradigm of legal and economic policies pertaining to corporate insolvency and resolution in India. There was an attempt to streamline the country’s diverse insolvency system prior to IBC, however, it resulted in […]
The Evolution of Mediation in India: A Paradigm Shift Towards Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Reparative Justice in Caste Atrocities: Can Indian Criminal Law Go Beyond Retribution?
The origin of caste system is peculiar to India. It is a social hierarchy which divides people into rigid hierarchal groups. It is much similar to the western practice of racism wherein people’s social status is fixed at the time of their birth. This system systematically categorises people into Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras, pushes […]
Can Trees Be Legal Persons? Reimagining Environmental Law in India
Legal Personhood is a concept which developed as a part of a principle called ‘Rights to Nature’. This is a legal construct that challenges the anthropocentric belief that humans are the most important beings on this planet and that natural resources should be protected because they benefit humans. But on the contrary, the concept of […]
Digital Border Policing: The Legal Vacuum Around India’s Internet Shutdown in Conflict Zones
Internet is necessary for the flow of views and opinions because they are crucial for the functioning of democracy. Democracy flourishes on clarity and transparency which can only be ensured if the information about the country’s state of affairs reaches its citizens. If the means of information are banned or restricted then the flow of […]
Role Of Legal Aid Clinics in India
Indira Jaising once said “Access to justice is not a privilege of the rich but the right of every citizen.” This quote reinforces the democratic principle of equality. True justice is in treating everyone equally. If justice is not accessible to everyone or excludes someone then fairness is just an illusion. Rule of law does […]
E. P. Royappa Vs. State Of Tamil Nadu and the Evolution of Article 14
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Redefining Dispute Resolution Through Arbitration and Mediation in India
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The Basic Structure Doctrine and the Limits of Constitutional Amendment
The foundation of Indian constitutional law is the Doctrine of Basic Structure, which was established by the Supreme Court to guarantee that some fundamental aspects of the Constitution are unaffected by parliamentary majorities. Though not explicitly stated in the text of the Constitution, the doctrine emerged through judicial interpretation, most notably in the Kesavananda Bharati […]