AWAAZ- The Blog

 By Krishnagopal Abhay and Neha Chauhan (Krishnagopal Abhay is a II year student of LL.B. at Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi and Neha Chauhan is a final year student of M.A. Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University.) Introduction With 29 central labour and employment enactments being subsumed under four codes, our country saw a comprehensive …

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On the occasion of Constitution Day, 2020, the Legal Aid Society, Campus Law Centre and Awaaz- The Blog organised an article writing competition for students of all disciplines across universities in India. This article won the first prize. By Yashdeep Lakra [Yashdeep Lakra is a student of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) at University School of Law …

Read more “EVOLVING NOTIONS OF FREEDOM OF PRESS AND MEDIA TRIAL”

 By Mili Budhiraja [Mili Budhiraja is a II year student of LL.B. at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.] Torture of a human being by another human being is essentially an instrument to impose the will of the ‘strong’ over the ‘weak’ by suffering                     …

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 By Ananya Mago [Ananya Mago is a II year student of B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) at University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.] An Introduction On 2 May 2020, in a move that was unfortunately nothing short of historic, Sudan criminalized female genital mutilation, or as is preferred by activists and …

Read more “FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING IN INDIAN JURISPRUDENCE: NEGLECTING ATROCITIES”

 By Kanika Chugh [Kanika Chugh is a third year student of B.A. LL.B (Hons.) at National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam.] Introduction A video of a man being attacked with a pickaxe went viral on the internet, in which after the first blow he manages to ask, ‘What did I do?’ His attacker not …

Read more “‘LOVE-JIHAD’ IN INDIA: A REALITY CHECK”

 By Abhimanyu Chauhan and Vasudha Singh [Abhimanyu Chauhan and Vasudha Singh are penultimate year students of LL.B. at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.] Introduction The history of preventive detention in India extends as far back as 1818, when the Bengal State Prisoners Regulation Act [i] was enacted by the East India …

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 By Dhriti Mitra and Treenok Guha [Dhriti Mitra and Treenok Guha are fourth and third year (respectively) students of BBA. LL.B. (Hons.) at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.] Prefatory The license cannot be issued for driving any kind of vehicle to an illiterate person, as he is virtually a menace for the pedestrians. [i] The aforementioned …

Read more “IS ILLITERACY A MENACE TO PEDESTRIANS? AN ANALYSIS”

 By Ranu Tiwari [Ranu Tiwari is a third year student of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) at National Law University, Nagpur.] Introduction: The transgender community is one of the most marginalized sections of the society in India. It is such a sorry state of affairs that a study enumerating their woes was brought only in the year …

Read more “ANALYZING THE TRANSGENDER PERSONS (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) ACT, 2019”

By Mohammad Mishal [Mohammad Mishal is a second year student of B.A. LL.B (Hons.) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law.] Introduction: The nature of wealth creation in our economy is such that it is primarily dependent on the efforts put in by the workers. The weight of historical change in India has traditionally been …

Read more “AN ANALYSIS OF LABOUR LAW REFORMS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC”

By Abhijit Vadavalli [Abhijit Vadavalli is a first year student of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) at National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR University of Law).] Prefatory: The archaic Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 criminalised homosexual sex, thereby criminalising homosexuality, among other forms of “unnatural sex”. In 2018, a five-judge constitutional bench …

Read more “THE LEGALITY OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN INDIA”