By Toshita Jha Introduction Abortion or the wilful killing of a foetus inside the womb of a woman, through medical or surgical methods[1] has been a topic of debate across the world polarising the society on a moral front. In academic discourse, any question concerning termination of pregnancy through abortion involves in its fold … Continue reading Abortion and ‘Choice’ in India in light of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Category: Equality
Digitization Of Crime : An Indian Perspective
By Devarshi Mohan and Pallav Gupta Introduction Digitization has allowed people to increasingly explore the internet and communicate with virtually anyone, anytime, anywhere across the world. However, the digital space by blurring the line between the physical and the virtual has given birth to cyber-crimes which pose a grave threat to women and … Continue reading Digitization Of Crime : An Indian Perspective
Singapore High Court’s Judgement on Homosexuality : A Critique
By Hetal Doshi and Sankalp Udgata On 30th March, 2020 Singapore High Court (“Court”), in Ong Ming Johnson v. Attorney General,[1] upheld the law that criminalizes sex between men. The ruling dismissed all the three appeals[2] which challenged the colonial-era law[3] to be unconstitutional. This decision came after the LGBTQ rights movement in Singapore … Continue reading Singapore High Court’s Judgement on Homosexuality : A Critique
Interview with Catharine A. MacKinnon
* Interview taken by Archismita Raha, Debomita Sadhu, Siddharth Sonkar, and Shivani Kabra As we live in the internet era, some people do not want to identify themselves as feminists even though they support women’s rights. In fact, there is even positive backlash in the form of pages like MensXP. Why do you think this … Continue reading Interview with Catharine A. MacKinnon
Remedying the Malady: Laws on Advance Directives in India
by Tejas Popat Advance Medical Directive, (hereafter ‘directive/s’) or what is commonly known as a ‘living will’ is a document indicative of an individual’s wish to continue medical treatment or not when he is artificially kept alive. Recently, the Health Ministry released a draft of, ‘The Medical Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients (Protection of Patients … Continue reading Remedying the Malady: Laws on Advance Directives in India
Nepal’s Constitutional Crisis
by Mara Malagodi Nepali legislators are currently striving to promulgate the country’s seventh constitution and conclude the peace process that began in 2006 after the ten-year long Maoist People’s War. By 2001 a new constitution drafted ‘by the people’s elected representatives’ had become the Maoists’ key demand and the precondition to bring the insurgents to … Continue reading Nepal’s Constitutional Crisis
Conversation with Prof. Nandini Sundar, Professor of Sociology at DU
Prof. Nandini Sundar is a Professor of Sociology at the Delhi University. She was one of the lead petitioners in the well-known case of Nandini Sundar v. State of Chattisgarh (WP (C) 250 of 2007). She won the prestigious Infosys Prize in 2010 for her contributions to social sciences. She has several publications to her credit and … Continue reading Conversation with Prof. Nandini Sundar, Professor of Sociology at DU
The Racism Quandary
by Avani Chokshi The release of the movie ‘Mary Kom’, which traces the life of the Indian boxing champion of the same name, has led to huge controversies with people questioning the decision of the creators of the film to cast Priyanka Chopra- an actor apparently without the distinctive North- Eastern physical features- as Mary … Continue reading The Racism Quandary
The Journal of Indian Law and Society 