The Restitution of Conjugal Rights in Indian Law violates the Right to Privacy
In 1983, the Indian Supreme Court held that the right to privacy did not guarantee the autonomy of an individual ...
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Indian High Court’s Recognition of a Person’s Right to Live as Transgender – A Bitter-Sweet Pill
In a recent judgement by the Kerala High Court, the court refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus and dismissed ...
India’s Reaction to the 1st UN Report on Kashmir is Unwarranted
On June 14, 2018, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in recognition of the urgent need to ...
Let’s Talk About Kashmir: The Symbolic Significance Of The UN Report On Kashmir
On 14th June, 2018, The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a 49 page report, the first one ...
Internet Shutdowns: The Irony of a Digital Nation?
Between January to May (2018) alone, the Indian government imposed 55 internet shutdowns. An internet shutdown ...
New Legislation Promoting the Right to Health in Karnataka, India
After a long standoff between private doctors and the Government of Karnataka, India, The Karnataka Medical ...
The Sexist Intestacy Laws Governing Hindu Women In India: Grounds for a successful constitutional challenge?
The vast Hindu population of India of 95 million is subject to sexist and unconstitutional inheritance norms under ...
The Indian Supreme Court Takes a Stand Against Honour Crimes
Despite India’s liberal and secular commitments, honour killing has remained a social reality. A report by the ...
A Difficult Time for Women’s Autonomy in the Indian Courts
The Kerala High Court judgment annulling the marriage of Hadiya, a 24-year-old homeopathy student from Kerala with ...
Indian Supreme Court Waters Down Legislation Protecting Scheduled Castes and Tribes from Unlawful Discrimination
On 20 March, a Two-Judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court diluted the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and ...
Understanding the Indian Supreme Court Judgment on The Atrocities Act, Against Backward Classes
The Supreme Court of India recently rendered a historic judgment relating to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled ...
The Union Government of India Introduces the Death Penalty for Child Rape
When news broke out two weeks ago of the horrors committed in the brutal rape of two girls in the small towns of ...
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