Category: Law Basics
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A Holistic Understanding of Public Law
The existence of public law is incontrovertible in the sense that public law is “found” and not “made”. Public law can be understood not in terms of rights but democracy. This concept of right is inherent in the concept of politics. In other words, public law provides recourse when variegated rights come into conflict with…
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F.I.R. – What? How? If not, then what?
First Information Report[1], or more commonly known by its acronym, “F.I.R.”, is a tool of the criminal law in India which pushes the Police into action. So, what is this tool of the criminal justice system that initiates the criminal proceedings by pushing the Police into action? In simple words, F.I.R. means a complaint. It…
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The truth? Which truth?
Imagine yourself in the role of a judge. The victim’s lawyer forgot to present a key document within the specified period, to prove that his client had the right he was claiming for. Because of this, he lost the case, and therefore his client lost his right. You couldn’t do anything about it, even though…
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Easier said than done: The problem of non-compliance of the law
“There is no more serious pathology in law than a law that can’t achieve its goal” A. Andaluz Have you ever heard that “the laws are dead letters”? Most probably yes and more than once… and probably many examples are moving back-and-forth in your mind, but in order to illustrate what I mean with it…
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Third Party Lawsuits
What is a Third-Party Lawsuit? A third-party lawsuit, most simply put, is a lawsuit filed often against a person or group of persons not directly involved with your place of employment, but taking place while you are technically on the job. In most cases where a third-party lawsuit is justified, the employee who files it…
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Crime and Punishment
In the book of Genesis, Chapter 3, it is said that Adam and Eve were told by God not to eat the forbidden fruit. However, they were tempted by the serpent and did eat it. When God came and asked what happened, they said the devil tempted them, thus trying to put blame on the devil.…
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