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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”

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”

Habeas Corpus Case: A Supreme Mistake

By – Mohd Ashraf The Latin term “habeas corpus” means ‘you must have the body’ and a writ for securing the liberty of the person was called habeas corpus . The writ affords an effective means of immediate release from an unlawful or unjustifiable detention whether in prison or in private custody. The writ isContinueContinue reading “Habeas Corpus Case: A Supreme Mistake”

The Evolution of Global Environmentalism

Authors:  Mohd Imran (AMU Murshidabad Centre) Shivangi Shukla (Amity University Campus, Lucknow) Published by: Lex Terra, Centre for Environmental Law Advocacy and Research, NLU Assam (ISSUE 17, ISSN: 2455 0965) Introduction Environment is the wellspring of life on earth like water, air, soil, and so on, and decides the nearness, advancement and change of humankind andContinueContinue reading “The Evolution of Global Environmentalism”