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网页2018年6月25日 · Aparajita Bill: The inadequacy of rape law reform. Jhuma Sen · September 14, 2024. Many so-called women-centric criminal law reforms in India focus heavily on punishment rather than addressing systemic and structural issues, writes Jhuma Sen.
Security for the LoP in a democracy is paramount and non …
网页5 小时之前 · The security of high functionaries, including that of the LoP, is paramount. If democracy has to live, a robust opposition must exist. For otherwise, as Quintin Hogg observed, “It is not a long step from the absence of an …
Identity politics, law and queerness in India: Reflections on six …
网页2 天之前 · While visibility is crucial, focusing solely on it can short-circuit the more profound understanding of how queer identities are socially and materially produced, write Aditya Krishna and Sagrika Rajora. THIS sixth of September marked six years since the judgment in Navtej Singh Johar versus Union of India. There is a celebratory remembrance of ...
Is it time for a law addressing sexual violence against Muslim …
网页1 天前 · Muslim women in India are under a unique threat in India at the intersection of the rising crimes against both Muslims and women. Is it time for the law to recognise and address this? —. ON August 15, 2022, the government of Gujarat granted remission to all the 11 convicts sentenced in the case of Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder of her seven ...
As SC Collegium modifies two HC chief justice recommendations ...
网页3 天之前 · The collegium has also maintained its earlier recommendations to appoint two Bombay High Court judges, Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar and Justice K.R. Shriram, as chief justices of the Kerala and Madras high courts respectively.
Aparajita Bill: The inadequacy of rape law reform
网页2024年9月14日 · The Aparajita Bill, like many similar reforms, focuses heavily on punishment without addressing the socio-cultural contexts in which sexual violence occurs. This narrow approach risks reinforcing the status quo, where the law remains an instrument of power rather than a mechanism for delivering justice. Without a …
Opinion - The Leaflet
网页2024年9月3日 · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Impacts and challenges—Part 2. Amit Desai · August 31, 2024.
Indira Jaising - The Leaflet
网页2024年1月2日 · Bombay High Court stays provisions of the new IT Rules 2021 on eve of Independence Day. Indira Jaising · August 15, 2021. Indira Jaising is a noted human rights lawyer and a senior advocate at the Supreme Court …
A top-notch primer on reservations in India – The Leaflet
网页2023年10月7日 · Reservations: A contextual analysis. The book serves as a strong primer on the topic of reservations in India, which has developed a dense and complicated jurisprudence filled with questions that have no straightforward answers. The author makes this jurisprudence accessible to the average reader with a …
Life and Liberty: India at 75 years of Independence – The Leaflet
网页2022年8月15日 · Full text of the speech delivered by Justice L.Nageswara Rao at a webinar, hosted by The Leaflet on August 15, 2022. – – – On this momentous milestone, I am very pleased to be amongst you all. I take this opportunity to engage in some introspection into the idea of India and our identity as a democratic society after 75 years of our independence.