Bhargavi S. Rao Karnataka now holds a global position for one of the largest solar parks spreading across nearly 13,000 acres in its eastern district Tumkur. Pavagada, the taluk that pops out […]
How just is the transition to solar?
Dealing With The Growing Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Mala Kapur Shanakardass With almost eight million people in India to be affected by Alzheimer’s Disease by 2030, it is imminent to manage the disease and improve the quality of life […]
“Hungary” and Homeless: The Problem of Criminilization
Sumit Chatterjee Any law which seeks to criminalise rough sleeping, begging in public, loitering in the streets and other such conduct is problematic as it perpetuates a vicious cycle of poverty and […]
Death Penalty as Punishment for Child Rapists?
Rajat Maloo A disproportionate and ineffective measure, death penalty for child rapists is plagued by a host of jurisprudential, penological, and practical problems The State aims to regulate the conduct of the […]
Justice and the Death Penalty: Is it simply a game of chance?
Somyajit Mohanty Death penalty, as administered and practised in the Indian criminal justice system falls short of morality by violating the principles of legality as laid down by Fuller. Introduction Lon Fuller […]
Critical Morality & the Hivemind
Arjun Singal ‘Critical morality’ is undesirable as it requires a surrender of one’s personal moral reasoning to the interpretation of morality by a biased party, akin to how a hivemind would subjugate […]
Rights of Women: A Critical Study of the Jury System in Parsi Matrimonial Law
Ashirbad Nayak Anachronistic at best and violative of basic rights at worst, the jury system under Parsi matrimonial law must be done away with immediately Evolution of Jury System in India The […]
Transgressions : Life on the Cusp of Legitimacy (2/2)
Kavya Bharadkar Trans persons are extremely vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence and yet, they are totally excluded from laws preventing and penalising sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape. This […]
Transgressions : Political Economy of Trans Lives in India (1/2)
Kavya Bharadkar[*] Public perception of the trans person is still largely defined by derision and disgust at perceived “deviant” sexual and gender identities. This post is the first in a series about […]
Land Banks: Unsettled Law & Undetermined Rights
Arpitha Kodiveri Land banks operate in a field of legal uncertainty, and are often used as a mechanism to bypass procedural requirements and rights of the local community The long yellow boundary […]