Aakarsh Shah, RNPI law school Editor’s note: Medical negligence is punishable under various laws such as torts, IPC, Indian Contracts Act, Consumer Protection Act, etc. It can be defined as misconduct by a medical practitioner or doctor, and causes many deaths and illnesses each year. This paper covers the legal […]
Maternal Mortality in India
Digvijay Singh Editor’s Note: In developing countries like India, maternal mortality ratio is still very high. Different socio demographic factors are responsible beside the medical factors for this high ratio. Government of India has taken many steps for the improvement of health of pregnant and nursing women and women in […]
Comparison Of Trial Procedure Between Indian Courts And French Courts
By Madhubala Solanki Editor’s Note: This paper will be dealing with trial procedure followed by India and France, the basic nature of both countries’ legal systems. In law, there are different methods of exposing evidence in court: adversary procedure and inquisitorial procedure. Procedural law prescribes the means of enforcing rights […]
Man: A Legally Disabled Race
By Pranav Gupta, Symbiosis Editor’s Note: The author believes that some of the present laws in India discriminate against men. More specifically, the author discusses Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code in this article and attempts to highlight the misuse of this provision in certain instances. INTRODUCTION Man-A commanding class […]
Arbitrary Powers to Army
By Nimesh Kumar Choudhury Editor’s Note: Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958(AFSPA) was an act created after independence to protect the disturbed or terror affected areas. It was a small act of 6 sections which gave immense powers to military to take actions against the wrong in disturbed areas. It […]
The Critical Role of the Civil Society in Combating Human Trafficking
By Harshit Singh Jadoun Editor’s Note: Human Trafficking is one of the worst forms of social evil that can still be perceived all over the world. This research paper essentially concentrates on forms of human trafficking all around the world for example Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation, child sex tourism, […]
Cross Border Terrorism And Home Grown Militancy
By Harshit Singh Jadoun Editor’s Note: India and Pakistan are two countries which are endeavouring to deal with the issue of cross border terrorism since the time of independence, 1947. One of the most important issues with which almost every country is trying to overcome is of combating militancy, terrorism […]
AFSPA: Tyranny In The Name Of National Security
By Gaurav Hooda Editor’s Note: The AFSPA provokes strong reactions both in the Northeast as well as Jammu & Kashmir; even though it’s constitutional validity has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Certain clear cases of human rights violations, where the armed forces have stonewalled all attempts to investigate and […]
Role Of National Human Right Commission In Administration Of Criminal Justice
By Shreshtha Garg & Anand Kr. Dubey Editor’s Note: The objectives are to study the role of human rights to improve the criminal justice system in India. And to ascertain the actual position of human rights in criminal justice system of India and the various practical problem regarding the implementation […]
Death Penalty: Its Repurcussions
By Ankita Singh, RMLNLU 1. INTRODUCTION Over time, the death penalty has been a debatable issue in the criminal justice system. There are numerous pro and anti-death penalty perspectives that fight each other in the vague of providing justice to the victims. But is retribution justified and deterrent effect successful […]