Saumya Ranjan Dixit This article explores the preparedness of India for the reduction in the age of consent. It highlights certain prerequisites that need to be met before reducing the age of […]
Reducing the Age of Consent: A Liminal Stand
Examining the Constitutionality of Female Genital Mutilation in India
Dhruv Singhal The unscientific and anachronistic practice of khatna, practised by the Dawoodi Bohra community in India is against the right to privacy, bodily autonomy, dignity, and equality, and must be struck […]
Of Contestations and Contradictions: The Constitution, the Legislature, and Civil Society in Contemporary India
Kanav N Sahgal The Indian Constitution promises its citizens the fundamental rights to equality and freedom (among others). However, the process of ensuring this has been far from easy. This essay is […]
LSPR Monthly Newsletter (Volume 5)
Indian jurisprudence on abortion rights: Progressive or Merely Inconsistent? Rakshit Agarwal and Niveditha K Prasad The Indian judiciary, despite the criminalization of abortion under the IPC has been proactive and progressive in […]
Case Comment – Bishop Franco Mulakkal v. State of Kerala: Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater?
Nidhi Agrawal This piece seeks to critique the Bishop Franco Mulakkal v. State of Kerala by highlighting its contravention of multiple judicial precedents through its reliance on the principle of Falsus in […]
Raising Legal Age of Marriage for Women: Wrong Solution to the Child Marriage Problem?
Abhayaditya Singh and Pranathi S. In this piece, the authors examine the NDA government’s proposed move to increase the minimum age of marriage for women. They argue that the proposed change would […]
In whose interest? – Exploring the court’s role in Basti Evictions and its effects on the residents
Soumya Ghosal The article attempts to look at the judiciary’s temperament with respect to Basti evictions. To that effect, the article highlights the callous approach taken by the Courts to understand the […]
Solidifying Impartial Justice via Sentencing Panels
Harshita Sharma, Aditya Maheshwari The article highlights the arbitrariness and discrepancies present in the sentencing system of the Indian Criminal Justice System and attempts to outline the need for impartial sentencing via […]
Pre-Trial Detention Under the UAPA: An International Law Perspective
Ishika Garg This article considers the pre-trial detention framework and bail jurisprudence under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (‘UAPA’), in the wider context of the demise of Father Stan Swamy, from […]
The SSR case: A missed call on posthumous personality rights?
Tanuj Sharma The lack of adequate protection of posthumous personality rights for celebrities is an existing threat to not only their privacy but also their family members. This article analyses the case […]
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