Unlike other refugee problems, the Venezuelan crisis is not the product of everyday military conflict. However, the hardships Venezuelans experience every day are not any different from those experienced in an ongoing war zone. Since 2013 the economy of Venezuela has shrunk by 65 per cent, the biggest recession from outside of the war in 45 years. The only near comparisons are countries experiencing armed warfare, such as Liberia, where 90 per cent of the country’s GDP was decimated during its brutal civil war.
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ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE ON MERGERS AND ACQUISITION
This course will focus on providing extensive knowledge to the students about the Company Law along with corporate restructuring and along with SEBI regulations of the M&A.
WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR – 12 JUNE
This year, a Week of Action will be launched from 10-17 June, starting with the release of the global estimates and trends on child labour (2016-2020), partnering with Alliance 8.7. The report will include an assessment of “how the pace of progress towards ending child labour is likely to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented economic crisis that has accompanied it” concluding with the stakeholders announcing their 2021 Action Pledges.
World Environment Day: 2021
In 1987, the UN decided to rotate the host country for the celebrations of this day. Pakistan will act as the global host of the day in 2021 in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The theme for this year is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore’, as 2021 marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The decade starting from 2021 to 2030 will mark the goal to reach sustainable development as a practice for man to co-exist with nature.
Can International Justice Create Peace? Reflections on Kelsen’s Thoughts on International Law and the Judiciary
I. Hans Kelsen, an Austrian jurist born into a family of Jewish faith, never wanted to become a legal academic. He rather wanted to become a physicist, mathematician or philosopher. But his decision to enter the legal profession was driven by practicability.[1] And yet: his eventual decision in favour of the law bestowed upon himContinueContinue reading “Can International Justice Create Peace? Reflections on Kelsen’s Thoughts on International Law and the Judiciary”
Why Bodies Matter: An Analysis from Legal Perspective
Introduction Legal Jurisprudence accords high stature to bodily integrity. This vehicle for awakening has DNA engulfed with precious information of our lineage making privacy, bodily integrity, dignity and property command veneration in the eyes of law. But floating bodies in UP and Bihar reveal that the treatment meted out to the dead is amateurish. AccordingContinueContinue reading “Why Bodies Matter: An Analysis from Legal Perspective”
Ensuring Right to Decent Burial in Post Covid-19 India
Asthi Visarjan is a very significant ritual in the Hindu religion which basically means immersion of the left ashes collected from Antim Sanskar (last rites)of a dead person. But in the time of Covid-19 the basic meaning of “Asthi Visarjan” i.e., immersion of ashes have been misunderstood as ‘Bodies’ now. And we saw that ‘Bodies’ContinueContinue reading “Ensuring Right to Decent Burial in Post Covid-19 India”
The Tragic Failure of the Medical Infrastructure in the Country
The article discusses the tragic failure of the medical infrastructure in the country which resulted in a large number of casualties and sufferings caused to the citizens all over the country. The author believes that the government at Centre, State and Union Territory level shall be held responsible for compensating the loss available under Constitution of India and other laws both civil and criminal as applicable.
India’s Public Health System Crumbles in Violation of Fundamental Rights
By Simran Kaur, Final year law student, UILS, Punjab University, Chandigarh. The country’s healthcare resources are drained, exposing the hollow infrastructure and policy protection for its health care ‘warriors’ as India battles the most ruthless wave of the deadly coronavirus pandemic which has claimed thousands of lives and still counting. The nation ranks at 155ContinueContinue reading “India’s Public Health System Crumbles in Violation of Fundamental Rights”
The Securities Laws of India and The USA- A Critical Analysis
This blog deals with the analysis of the structure of the legal system developed by India and USA to alleviate the systemic problems in the securities laws. It also chalks out the differences between the implementation of the established legal mechanisms.
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