Tag: Criminal Law

Towards a Humane Approach to the Death Penalty

Post author By nualslj
Post date July 8, 2023
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Ishita Ayala Introduction The death penalty is defined as the legal punishment of death for a criminal action. It has existed as a means of punishment for many millennia, and the arguments for retention and abolition have remained constant. The retentionists have argued that the death penalty serves as a deterrent. Certain crimes are grossly […]

Tags Capital Punishment, Criminal Law, Death Penalty

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’22 April Round-Up (Weeks 2-4)

Post author By aneetam
Post date May 4, 2022
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Hello! Telawgram, this month takes you through Supreme Court and High Court decisions, arbitration proceedings, insurance disputes, maritime matters and more. The readings will give you a wide range of content – from private international law to general principles of criminal law and more! Happy Reading!

Tags 2016, adultery, adversarial proceedings, Amendments, Anti-Terrorism Act, Anti-terrorism laws, Apostille Convention, Arbitration, Arms Trade Treaty, Bail, Biden, Bosnia-Herzogovina, Colombia, Community Service, Confinement, Criminal Law, CrPC, cruelty, Culpability of minors, decree-holders, doli incapax, ECHR, Economic Entitites, El Salvador, El-Salvador, exclusive legislation, financial creditors, free-speech, gang-violence, Group of Companies, Hafiz Sayed, HCCH, Human Rights, IBBI, IBC, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Justice Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Lashkar-e-taiba, Lend-Lease Act, maintenance, Mental Health, Nicaragua, Non-Signatories, Office of the High Commissioner, Pakistan, Philippines, Private International Law, Property Law, Republika Sprska, Saplings, Saudi Arabia, Section 125, separatist, Sovereignty, Statelessness, Supreme Court, Territorial Waters, Tripura High Court, Ukraine, United Nations, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, World War II

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You’ve Got TeLawgram: 2020 Roundup

Post author By Abhishek Rajiv
Post date January 1, 2021
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2020 was a tough year for all of us. Regardless, the world has marched on. Countless changes have been wrought worldwide, in all spheres, including law. In furtherance of our goal of providing our readers with updates, we have collected the largest updates over the past year, in India, and have presented them with a curated reading list for your perusal.
Happy Reading!

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25.09.20 – 02.10.20

Greetings! We are pleased to present ‘TeLawgram’, our new weekly segment focussing on events of legal importance – in India and elsewhere. For your ease, we will be providing a brief summary of events, as well as a reading list that explores different points of view. With TeLawgram, we hope to both inform readers and […]

Tags Babri Masjid, Brexit, Call for Papers, Copyright, Criminal Law, Data Protection, EU, European Union, Facebook, Free Speech, GDPR, Gujarat, Hathras Case, Labour Rights, LGPD, Privacy, Right to Privacy, Social Media, Twitter