[Evangelos Stasinopoulos is currently a Judge at the Athens Court of First Instance, Greece] The present article provides an analysis of the provisions regarding the right to appeal to the Supreme Court of Greece (called ‘Areios Pagos’), which have been deemed as a bar to the effective justice delivery system by the European Court of … Continue reading Is Cassation Limited by Law a Bar to Effective Justice?

[Abhirup Das has a keen interest as well as specializes in Criminal Law. He is currently an Assistant Professor at National Law University, Jodhpur.] Note: This work has been divided into multiple parts. This series of work elucidates various interrogation techniques and manuals that can be sources of knowledge for the development of interrogation manuals for Indian … Continue reading The Application of Modern Methodologies in Interrogations and Confessions [Part IV: Recommendations]

[Preeti Joseph is currently a Teaching Assistant at National Law University, Jodhpur (India)] A five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India, on 27th September 2018, gave its decision in the case of Joseph Shine v. Union of India[1] and declared Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code [“IPC”] that criminalized adultery as unconstitutional. … Continue reading Decriminalizing Adultery: The Sole Itinerary with the Supreme Court

[Akash Anurag is a fourth-year law student at National Law University, Jodhpur. Prashant Bhushan is a third-year law student at National Law University, Jodhpur.] Introduction “If witnesses are deposing under fear or intimidation or for favour or allurement, the foundation of administration of justice not only gets weakened, but it may even get obliterated.”[1] The … Continue reading Witness Protection in India – The Need for an Effective Legislation to Achieve a Fair Criminal Trial

[Abhirup Das has a keen interest as well as specializes in Criminal Law. He is currently an Assistant Professor at National Law University, Jodhpur.]   Note: This work has been divided into multiple parts. This series of work elucidates various interrogation techniques and manuals that can be sources of knowledge for the development of interrogation manuals for … Continue reading The Application of Modern Methodologies in Interrogations and Confessions [Part III: Techniques of Interrogation]

[Achal Mittal is a third year law student at National Law University, Jodhpur] Gambling primarily refers to gambling activities taking place in physical premises, defined as “gaming or common gaming houses”.[1] Gambling activities have enjoyed an enormous popularity amongst Indians. A 2011 report by KPMG has estimated India’s overall gaming market to be worth Rs. … Continue reading Sports E-betting: Legal!

[Abhirup Das has a keen interest as well as specializes in Criminal Law. He is currently an Assistant Professor at National Law University, Jodhpur.] Note: This work has been divided into multiple parts. This series of work elucidates various interrogation techniques and manuals that can be sources of knowledge for the development of interrogation manuals for Indian … Continue reading The Application of Modern Methodologies in Interrogations and Confessions [Part II: Legal Position]

[Abhirup Das has a keen interest as well as specializes in Criminal Law. He is currently an Assistant Professor at National Law University, Jodhpur.]   Note: This work has been divided into multiple parts. This series of work elucidates various interrogation techniques and manuals that can be sources of knowledge for the development of interrogation manuals … Continue reading The Application of Modern Methodologies in Interrogations and Confessions [Part I: Brief History]

[Anmol Jain is a third-year law student at National Law University, Jodhpur.] This work concerns the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India,[1] wherein the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutionality of criminal defamation.[2] The crux of the dispute, in this case, was whether imposing criminal liability on a private individual for defaming … Continue reading Mr. Criminal Defamation: Ain’t you unconstitutional?