About the University South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established by the eight-member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers post-graduate and doctoral programmes in various disciplinesContinueContinue reading “SAU LL.M Entrance Exam, 2023”
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Call for Members of Editorial Board
ISLR is looking to expand its Editorial Team, and thereby invite applications for the below-mentioned categories: The editorial committee of ISLR will be responsible for editing and publishing newsletters, journals and books by ISLR. In addition to this will also be a blog team that will be responsible for the upcoming ISLR BLOG. 1. SeniorContinueContinue reading “Call for Members of Editorial Board”
Call for Researchers: ISLR’s Short Term Project on Climate Change & Climate Refugees
About the ProjectInternational Refugee Law is a growing wing of International Law and has gained significant attention in recent decade due to the huge trans-boundary migration of people so various reasons such as; armed conflict, climate change; economic needs etc. Researchers predict that one of the main cause of the conflict among nations in upcomingContinueContinue reading “Call for Researchers: ISLR’s Short Term Project on Climate Change & Climate Refugees”
Revisiting Rylands v. Fletcher
|| Areeb Sadaf || The rule which was laid down in Ryland v. Fletcher, in 1968 by the House of Lords was of ‘No fault’ liability. The liability was recognised as ‘Strict liability’, i.e, even if the defendant was not negligent or rather, even if the defendant did not intentionally cause any harm, or heContinueContinue reading “Revisiting Rylands v. Fletcher”
Call for Members: ISLR’s Global Ambassadors Programme
About ISLR Indian Society for Legal Research is a non-profit and apolitical organisation which works in the field of legal research. Currently, we have launched a short term Project on International Courts & Tribunals and Electoral Reforms. We have also launched Online Certificate Course on International Humanitarian Law and Artificial Intelligence. About the Global Ambassadors ProgrammeContinueContinue reading “Call for Members: ISLR’s Global Ambassadors Programme”
Zomato’s Parental Leave Policy
|| Pragati Mishra || Restaurant discovery and food delivery service provider Zomato has set a new benchmark of policies by introducing 26 weeks parental leave for all employees, both men & women. The policy also applies to non-birthing parents, and in cases of surrogacy, adoption and same-sex partners. Apart from that, Zomato will give $1,000ContinueContinue reading “Zomato’s Parental Leave Policy”
Animals’ Right and Duties
|| Jahnvi Shah || In the past year, two High Courts of India have given the animal kingdom the status of ‘legal entity’. With these judgments opening a plethora of legal remedies for these animals that have been treated with cruelty, it has granted them rights and responsibilities like that held by a human being.ContinueContinue reading “Animals’ Right and Duties”
Animals as Legal Persons
Pragati Mishra || How would you feel if somebody tortured you? It is the same feeling for animals who are as much as a part of this earth as we are. However, there is no consensus among the jurists about the legal personality of animals. Salmond regards them as mere objects of legal rights andContinueContinue reading “Animals as Legal Persons”
Need for Criminalizing Marital Rape in India
||Pragati Mishra|| The bruises and the marks on the body of some married Indian women often tell the story of their sufferings. The story which has no existence in the eyes of law. It is often said that how can a husband rape his wife? Why the hell she said yes to the marriage ifContinueContinue reading “Need for Criminalizing Marital Rape in India”
Why an Accused Can contest the election but cannot vote?
The Chief Election Commissioner etc. v. Jan Chaukidar (Peoples Watch) and Ors (MANU/SC/0689/2013, 2013(8) SCALE487) Decided on: 10.07.2013 Hon’ble Judges: A.K. Patnaik and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, JJ. Background of the Case In 2004, a Public Interest Petition was filed in Patna High Court, by Jan Chaukidar, an NGO, in wake of several malpractices in elections reported in Bihar.ContinueContinue reading “Why an Accused Can contest the election but cannot vote?”
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