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TWO FINGER VIRGINITY TEST: UNETHICAL, UNSCIENTIFIC & INVASIVE 

Summary Over the years, healthcare professionals and human rights organizations have condemned the practice of Virginity Testing as it is harmful, invasive, unethical and violative of universally guaranteed human rights. Similarly, the changing socio-legal outlook has pushed for eliminating sexual violence against women in most countries and has highlighted the routine and frequent use ofContinueContinue reading “TWO FINGER VIRGINITY TEST: UNETHICAL, UNSCIENTIFIC & INVASIVE “

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”

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”

Avoiding Fake Profiles on Social Media

Mohd Imran Before reading this blog  just ask yourself few questions- Do you use social media for more than 5-6 hours a day?, Do you know all the members connected to you on social media?, Do you care if some or most of these profiles are fake or real?, Do you ever check the profileContinueContinue reading “Avoiding Fake Profiles on Social Media”

HONOR KILLING: A BLAZING VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

By: Nazneen Zafar !! In the words of B.R. Ambedkar, “Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer, who defies society, is a much more courageous man than a politician who defies government.” Even after so many years of independence, in the newly liberalized India, who proud its democracy, the marriage isContinueContinue reading “HONOR KILLING: A BLAZING VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS”