By Kunal Yadav and Ekamjot Singh Bagga (This is our third vernacular post under the 2021 edition of the JILS Vernacular Publication Initiative, that marks the celebration of the International Mother Language Day. Through this initiative, we at JILS, are attempting to take a small step towards making legal education and information more inclusive and … Continue reading ਨਜ਼ਰੀਆ: ਕੇਂਦਰ ਬਨਾਮ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ
Month: February 2021
Breaking the Gender Binary: A Call for Inclusion in India’s Abortion Laws
By Shamik Datta and Trisha Choudhary Introduction Abortion laws have been prevalent as a part of popular discourse in the recent past, with several countries, including India, amending or creating abortion laws and respecting abortion rights. India has been in the process of amending[1] its abortion act, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971 … Continue reading Breaking the Gender Binary: A Call for Inclusion in India’s Abortion Laws
అంతర్జాతీయ న్యాయ వ్యవస్థ : మూడో ప్రపంచ దేశాలు
By Nagaraj Vallala and Atul Alexander (This is our second vernacular post under the 2021 edition of the JILS Vernacular Publication Initiative, that marks the celebration of the International Mother Language Day. Through this initiative, we at JILS, are attempting to take a small step towards making legal education and information more inclusive and accessible, … Continue reading అంతర్జాతీయ న్యాయ వ్యవస్థ : మూడో ప్రపంచ దేశాలు
অধিকার বুঝে নেওয়ার প্রখর দাবিতে
By Rishav Ray (This is our first post as we begin the 2nd edition of the JILS Vernacular Publication Initiative, to mark the celebration of the International Mother Language Day. Through this initiative, we at JILS, attempt to take a small step towards making legal education and information more inclusive and accessible, and countering the … Continue reading অধিকার বুঝে নেওয়ার প্রখর দাবিতে
Sexual Harassment In Indian Classical Arts: A Call For Responsibility and Reform
By Aradhana Parmeshwar Introduction In January 2021, Kathak Kendra, one of India’s foremost dance institutes and a constituent unit of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, instituted an internal complaints committee (hereinafter ‘ICC’) for the first time, after an FIR alleging sexual harassment was lodged against Pt. Ravi Shankar Upadhyay, a renowned pakhawaj player, and a guru … Continue reading Sexual Harassment In Indian Classical Arts: A Call For Responsibility and Reform
Revisiting the Roster System: The Supreme Court Must Introspect For the Sake of India’s Democracy
By Philip Oommen and Kunal Jain Introduction Abu Abraham, who popularized cartoons as a form of ‘dissent’, had famously pictured President Fakhrudin Ahmed as a political puppet signing ordinances even from a bathtub.[1] Cartoons, ever since, have proven to be an effective mode of criticism, often used to trigger public debates over the injustices perpetrated … Continue reading Revisiting the Roster System: The Supreme Court Must Introspect For the Sake of India’s Democracy
The Judiciary and Mental Health
By Chaaru Gupta Judges have to make life-changing decisions on a routine basis, and that too, for others. Ideally, they have to listen to both the sides, balance them out and give the decision. In this whole process, they have to be neutral and remain detached from the situation.[1] But is it possible for a … Continue reading The Judiciary and Mental Health
Court Fees and Access to Justice: A Re-Examination
By Saiesh Kamath Access to Justice Access to justice is a principle which has come to be recognised as a human right in international law.[1] Access to justice is traditionally considered as “access to the formal judicial system for dispute resolution.”[2] In its fundamental sense, ‘access’ is used to denote the right to recourse to … Continue reading Court Fees and Access to Justice: A Re-Examination
‘Converting’ Love into Marriage: State, Society and Religion
By Shikhar Aggarwal and Tanishka Goswami On November 28 last year, Uttar Pradesh (“UP”) Governor, Anandiben Patel, gave assent to the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 (“the Ordinance”). The Ordinance intends to prohibit unlawful conversion from one religion to another through misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement, fraudulent means, or by … Continue reading ‘Converting’ Love into Marriage: State, Society and Religion
Customs & Cultures: Sources Or Stumbling Blocks For Law?
By Bhishm Khanna Customs and cultures are perceived as traditional, which are not amenable to change or challenge. Change is associated with laws, evident from the preoccupation to understand law as an instrument of social change. However as argued in this article, the perception that customs are ridden with orthodoxy on one hand and law … Continue reading Customs & Cultures: Sources Or Stumbling Blocks For Law?
The Journal of Indian Law and Society 