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An analysis on the status of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in North-East India
Introduction: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (28 of 1958) was basically brought forward as an immediate measure to control the insurgency problem in North-East India and came into force on 11 September, 1958.[i] The act was modelled on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance promulgated by the British Government in 1942 to control […] -
Value Creation Through Mergers and Acquisition
1. INTRODUCTION The corporate sector in India has seen a considerable growth of mergers and acquisitions since the 1990’s & it’s a business strategy today for Indian corporate. The two main objectives behind any Merger & Acquisition (Hereinafter as M&A) transaction, for corporate were found to be: (i) improving revenues and profitability; and (ii) faster […] -
Summary Dismissal in Labour Laws: Need To Reform Existing Laws in India
Historical Background[i] The history of labour legislation in India is naturally interwoven with the history of British colonialism. The industrial/labour legislations enacted by the British were primarily intended to protect the interests of the British employers. Considerations of British political economy were naturally paramount in shaping some of these early laws. The earliest Indian statute […] -
Rule of Law and South Asia: A View from the Top
About the Author Mr. Mohammad Rubaiyat Rahman Student, LL.M, South Asian University, New Delhi rubaiyat007@gmail.com Introduction: The term ‘rule of law’ is used as opposed to the concept of ‘rule of man’. The primary meaning of rule of law is that the ruler and the ruled must be bound by the same law. Rule of […] -
Role of Mediation in the Arena of Human Rights Dispute
About the Author Mr. Ashish Kumar University Teaching Assistant/Ph.D. Scholar Faculty of Law, University of Delhi ashllm.du@gmail.com Mediation has a long history in international relations, and over time the practice has made inroads into other forms of conflict – labour, business, family, and community disputes – and recently into public policy-making, including environmental issues. Mediation […] -
The Right to Kill: The Case of the Battered Women
About the Author Mr. Shreyas Gupta & Saurabh Misra IInd Year Law Student, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat 11jgls-sgupta@jgu.edu.in Abstract The current law of self-defence within the definitions of the Indian Penal Code is so narrowly defined, that it fails to argue for the case of battered women, who have lost the basic integrity to function […] -
Legislative and Judicial Approach towards Law of Rape
About the Author Mr. Sharathraj P.A. Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Law, University of Mysore, Mysore sharathrajlaw@gmail.com Introduction: The offences against women, young girls some of whom are even tender aged girls are on rampant increase in this country where women are worshipped as Goddess of wealth, learning, purity or purifier, strength or power […] -
Constitutional And Legal Dimensions On The Doctrine Of Equal Pay For Equal Work: An Indian Perspective
About the Author Mr. Ratemo Tom Junior B.Com., LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of Post Graduate Studies in Law, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, juniortom2001@yahoo.com The Constitutions of India, 1950 [hereinafter referred to as COI] in its Preamble indisputably require the State to secure to all its citizens, “social justice, economic and political; […] -
Climate Change: Paramount Challenge Facing Earth
About the Author Mr. Chhayank Nagpal IInd Year Law Student, Amity Law School, Delhi chhayank.nagpal@gmail.com INTRODUCTION In contemporary society, the climate change is one of the most important issues that affect daily life of human beings. Climate change can be attributed to natural and anthropogenic factors. The major international effort for the protection of global […] -
Criminalizing romance; Why do we need to create new category of crimes?
About the Author Prof. (Dr.) G. P. Tripathi Director, MATS Law School, Raipur profgangeshwarprasad@gmail.com Life is surety of death. It is at mercy of death. Life starts with wake up in each day and ends with sleeps each night. Whether one would wake up is beyond one’s control. So end up each day as if […]