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January 8, 2022

Women, Domestic violence and Law

Who are Women? She is the creative force of the universe in almost all its expressions. Life begins in her womb and it is in her guiding hands and tender care that it finds expression. She works relentlessly; often putting in more hours than are there in one single day: chopping, cleaning, cooking, nursing and…

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Copyright Societies

Concept of Copyright Societies:Collective administration of copyright by societies is a concept where management and protection of copyright in works are undertaken by a society of authors and other owners of such works. No authors and other owners of copyright in any work can keep track of all the uses others make of his work.…

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Abusive and damaging tropes in dramas.

In East Asian and South Asian dramas especially harassment and abusive behaviour are shown synonymous with being romantic. Deep trauma in the male leads life is justified by the media’s method of representation which formalises the perpetrator as a deeply troubled individual with a dark past who is then separated from the general public, thereby…

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Dalit legal activism in contemporary India. 

In ancient Indian society, a person’s status, occupation, and all aspects of life were closely related to his caste. Brahmins (priests) have the highest status, Kshatriya (princes) are second, Vaishya (merchants or peasants and herdsmen), and Sudras (servants) have the lowest status. In addition to these, there are untouchables who were living at the bottom…

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Neoclassical, Keynesian and Marxian economic theories.

Economic theories attempt to make us understand how economies work. They shape different responses to economic cycles. Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian theories contradict each other in basic ways, for eg. adopting neoclassical theory would lead to no government intervention in regards to the capitalist economy, whereas Keynesian theory would lead to a more state interventionist…

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Does the GDP capture well-being of the economy? Everything you need to know and alternatives to GDP.

The goal of economics is to promote well-being. Economic development cannot be considered the same as economic output, along with that people’s welfare should be considered. However, GDP was never intended to measure welfare or well-being. It only measures the objective data by measuring a country’s economic output which accounts for the total number of…

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Law – A Single Entity

Laws are body of rules and regulations that function within a structure of society. A country will have its laws and within the country there are many organisations that have its own laws. For example, there are separate laws in a temple, church, school, society, or a college. “Law is a multi-vocal term”[1]. Law is…

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Child Custody under Domestic Violence Act 

The Indian legal set of laws has always been proactive in defending children’s welfare assistance and resolving marital disputes between the fighting guardians such that the kids don’t bear their brunt. With that impact, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (“DV Act”) has been instituted to defend women’s interests, however children also.…

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