India’s national legislation on child sexual abuse, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, more commonly referred to as POCSO, was enacted in 2012 with the objective of protecting young children from varying degrees of sexual assault. The statute was a culmination of relevant provisions regarding child sexual abuse in the Indian Penal Code, […]
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The legal world has often debated the notion of justice by foregrounding the fundamentals of different schools of thought. These axioms have converged to render a multidimensional configuration to widely renowned ideals of justice, drawing upon both the positivist and normative frameworks of legality. The Indian Constitution stipulates the three-fold concept of justice manifesting in
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Children of prisoners are an extremely vulnerable yet severely ignored group. It was only recently in 2005 that they were included in the category of ‘children in especially difficult circumstances’ in the National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC). Often, they are aptly referred to as the ‘forgotten victims of crime’ and the ‘Cinderella of
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Since the pronouncement of India’s No First Use Policy, which is a voluntary decision to not use one’s nuclear weapons first, two decades ago, the matter has been under constant scrutiny. The necessity, relevance and effectiveness of the approach has been a matter of discussions and deliberations ever since. Historical Background India’s stance on the
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The Union Government will again be going to introduce a revised personal data protection bill and for which it has released its draft. The draft bill comes up with many new provisions and changes in relation to the previous bills. On the one hand, these new changes brought new remedies and rights to the data
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Abstract The ‘Online Consumer Reviews- Principles and Requirements for their Collection, Moderation and Publication’ recently published by the Bureau of Indian Standards, regulates reviews on online platforms and recommends procedures to maximise its benefits to consumers and platforms. This article seeks to analyse its provisions, including the positives and negatives. Introduction In November 2022, the
Catalysing Criticism: Assessing the Recent Indian Online Review Standards Read More »
“Witness is the eyes and ears of Justice” – Jeremy Bentham The witness fulfills the holy obligation by helping the court learn the truth by corroboration that relates to the charge of the crime. This is the reason why, before delivering testimony, the witness either swears in God’s name or solemnly declares that their testimony will
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Uniform Civil Code stands to be one of the most debated topic of the recent times in India. Considered a dream by our founding fathers of the Constitution, UCC still remains a far-off vision to be fulfilled by the law-makers. The issue gained momentum after the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court on Shah Bano
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Juvenile delinquency has become an important theme of discussion while analysing the criminal law in India and such crimes committed by adolescents have been a part of the deviance and group conflict in various societies. A juvenile is an individual who has not yet attained the age of eighteen or could be deemed as a
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The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on not just public health, but also on economies and livelihoods of people around the world. Socio-economic inequalities worsened globally, pushing about 230 million people into poverty in India alone, as per a report by Azim Premji University [1]. If there is one thing that the last
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