Introduction The decline of the Judicial Ordeal: From God as witness to Man as witness, starts with the birth of a jury trial. Many years back, two legal systems had appeared: common law of England and the civil law of the Continent. In both the laws, historians have particularly focused on one development, which is…
The right to food is an important and hotly debated topic since time immemorial. Food is required for survival of human life, sufficient food of quality is required for living human life with a sense of dignity. The right to food is considered to be a fundamental right as per national law of several countries…
In order to compare or analyse how these instruments stack up against one another, we’ll take the help of data tabulation as follows: – Parameters Sovereign Gold Bonds Physical Gold Gold ETF Investment limit A minimum of 1 gram and maximum of 4 KG in case of an individual (as per SGB 2020-21 rules) No…
The Act was mainly incorporated to differentiate the types of forests, protecting their use and to regulating the forest produce. The Act defines how a forest or a waste land becomes a reserved or protected forest. The procedure requires the Forest Settlement Officer(FSO) to consider the claims made by the local inhabitants regarding the usage…
The public outcry of the Mumbai terrorist bombing in 2008, was strong enough for the Indian government to consider using the military option vis-a-vis Pakistan. It was soon realised that India no longer had the capability of imposing retribution and that it no longer enjoyed the kind of conventional superiority in the region as it…
“Women, rouse yourselves! The tocsin of reason resounds through the whole universe: recognize your rights. The powerful empire of nature is no longer surrounded by prejudices, fanaticism, superstition and lies.” ~ Olympe de GougesEvery revolution unfolds with an unambiguous chapter through unexceptional scope. They transform into the point of intemperance and terminate by the emergence…
There are some activities which are very dangerous in nature. Even a little negligence has severe and irreversible consequences. In such cases it becomes important that the law levy punishments even if it is no one’s fault. This is known is the Rule of Strict Liability, it comes into play especially in commercial and other…
The Indian President is the head of the state and he is also called the first citizen of India. He is a part of Union Executive, provisions of which are dealt with Article 52-78 including articles related to President (Article 52-62). Under these articles, information on how a President is elected, his powers and functions,…
SYNOPSIS John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755 near Germantown, Virginia and died in July 6, 1835 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1780 he started his own law practice. He defends his clients against pre war British creditors. In the year 1782 he held various political offices. In 1801 John Marshall also became the Chief…
Pros & Cons Of Judicial Activism: Judicial Activism in simple words means when judges interrupt their own personal feelings into a conviction or sentence, instead of upholding the existing laws. For some reason, every judicial case has a base of activism within it, so it is imperative to weigh the pros and cons to determine…
