By Sagarika Chandel, KIIT School of Law, Bhuvaneshwar “EDITOR’S NOTE:- While India has been home to several immigrants from neighbouring indigenous communities in turmoil, however, it needs to devise a legal framework to protect the human rights that these refugees or asylum seekers are entitled to.India’s international commitments as well […]
Law On Phone-tapping In India
By Priyan Garg, Amity Law School, Noida “EDITOR’S NOTE:- The recent times have exposed the diabolic methods used by government agencies all over the world for the greater good of national security. Deployment of such techniques is invasive of the fundamental right to privacy that citizens are entitled to. In […]
Corporate Criminal Liability
By Akhil Mahesh, National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi “Editor’s Note: A corporation is a separate legal entity and considered a legal person. However, a corporation can be made criminally liable for unlawful acts done by its agents when they are acting within the scope of authority. The criminal […]
Basis of Privity of Contract and Consideration
By Aakash Kumbhat, National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi “Editor’s Note: The doctrine of privity of contract in the common law of contract provides that a contract cannot confer rights or impose obligations arising under it on any person or agent except the parties to the contract. The premise is that only […]
A Critical Overview Of Offences Against Women Under The Indian Penal Code
By Jibin Mathew George, Tushar Bhardwaj, Siddhartha Srivasatava, Amity Law School, Delhi “Editor’s Note: In the wake of increasing crime against women, there is an incessant discussion about the laws that deal with offenses against women. The marital offenses against women include bigamy, adultery, criminal elopement among others. The one that is […]
Common Intention and Common Object
By Raghavendra Pratap Singh, National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi Editor’s Note: Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code deals with Common Intention. As per this provision, when a number of persons engaged in a criminal act with a common intention, each person is made liable as if he […]
Standards for Women in Labour Law
Yashaswini Prasad, Jindal Global Law School Editor’s note: Gender equality and protection of women’s interests in labour law has become crucial in recent times. This paper deals with international as well as municipal laws which focus on the promotion of women’s interests in labour law. In India, the percentage of […]
Doctrine of Duress
By Rajshree Lohia, Christ Law University, Bangalore “Editor’s Note: Free Consent is one of the most important essentials of a valid contract. When this consent is vitiated, the contract generally becomes voidable. Consent can be vitiated through duress. In simple terms, duress means any form of coercion or threat that is […]
Cyber Sharing (In terms of Peer-to-Peer networks): Opportunity or Challenge to Entertainment Industry
By Sudhanshu Prakash, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kochi “Editor’s Note: In the era of technological advancement, cyber crimes are rampant, and forever on the rise. Internet piracy violates a large number of copyrights and leads to IPR controversies. The emergence of Peer-to-Peer sharing, better […]
Cross border tort disputes
Yashaswini Prasad, Jindal Global Law School Editor’s note: A tort related claim involves multiple factors such as the place of the tort, the nationality and domicile of the parties, etc. Determining jurisdiction of where the tort was committed is one of the major hurdles faced in cross border torts. Laws […]
Inter-state river water disputes
Udita Saraf, National Law University Orissa Editor’s note: As most rivers in India are interstate, there have arisen several long standing conflicts regarding the proportionate usage of such rivers, including control and distribution. Legislation in this field can be traced back to pre-independence era, and consists of several legislatures, as […]