A report by a new UN agency for women called UN WOMEN has called on member states to endeavor more for the justification and empowerment of women in respect of their legal entitlements. The UN has emphasized that such entitlements shouldn’t be only on papers but get transformed into equality and justice.
A new law passed in El Salvador requires the country’s Supreme Court decisions to be unanimous.
The legislation could be considered a hurdle or a stumbling block to the principles of separation of powers and independence of the judiciary, fundamental to any democracy or any rule of law.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of Haryana legislators, Abhay and Ajay Chautala on the issue of Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) needing prior permission of Assembly speaker before initiating prosecution proceedings against them in a disproportionate assets case.
Six cellars of the local Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple, which is being run by a trust of the royal family that had ruled Travancore in the past, are being opened one by one, as per Supreme Court order. The court had ordered for opening up of these cellars and to make a list of items found thereon, while hearing a private complaint. These cellars have remained off limits from everyone and are located underground.
A County Londonderry man who denied child cruelty against his son has been sentenced to four years in prison.
SAVE A GIRL CHILD- State plans 10-week abortion limit for contraceptive
The Maharashtra Government is fighting female foeticide on a war footing and wanted to tighten the abortion laws under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules in order to protect the unborn girl child. If the reason cited for the procedure is ‘failure of contraceptive, the Government wants to prevent the women who are more than ten weeks pregnant, from undergoing an abortion.
Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday slammed Baba Ramdev’s call to arms, saying he abhorred violence and he would not associate himself with a man who planned to raise a militia of volunteers. Hazare said he will not meet the yoga guru for some time as a result of his non- support to the plan to train volunteers.
The association of Indian lawyers (AIL) has filed a case against the Delhi-based court of international Arbitration (LCIA), wanting to exercise “London court” and alleging that the arbitration organization is introducing foreign law and lawyers under the grab of arbitration. “The defendant (LCIA) is trying to circumvent the law by allowing foreign legal practitioners to provide professional legal services in the grab of conducting arbitration”