INTRODUCTION Apostasy is derived from the Greek word “apostasies”, which means defection. Basically Apostasy means the abandonment of belief or simply can be termed as faithlessness. Apostasy is a term used by society when a person loses his faith over his religion. Sociologists say that an apostate is a state Read more
Introduction The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is the successor of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The limitations of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 led to the present 1988 Act. There were many important provisions that were absent in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, among them were Read more
INTRODUCTION There is a need for Gender Neutral Laws in India. Male and females should be the same with equal rights and equal duties. From home to school to the workplace, everyone should be treated equally irrespective of their sex. Due to gender bias in the corporate world, there have Read more
LGBT stands for. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender. Part III of the Constitution of India deals with the fundamental rights. There are a lot of freedoms and rights mentioned in this part. And we know that we do enjoy a lot of rights. The preamble of the Constitution of India has Read more
Introduction Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol states that trafficking in persons “shall mean the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse Read more
INTRODUCTION The term ‘Jurisprudence’ is derived from ‘jurisprudentia’. The word ‘jure’ or ‘juris’ means the ‘law’ and the word prudentia means ‘skill’ or ‘knowledge’ and hence the word ‘Jurisprudence’ means ‘Knowledge of law’ or ‘Skill of Law’. However different writers have different meanings to this term ‘jurisprudence’. One of the Read more
According to the United Nations, “Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status”. In India, the National Human Rights Commission is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 Read more
Federalism has given the country’s political system great flexibility. Thus the capacity to resist stress through accommodation is also present. But to continue the same, it requires not simply federalism, but cooperative and competitive federalism. Cooperative Federalism is the concept where the central, state and local government share their responsibility Read more