Plea bargaining: Is it as consensual as convenient? [Jasneet Kaur]
In my opinion, before vehemently applauding or criticising ‘plea bargaining’, it actually needs to be seen and witnessed whether the concept, which has so steadily safeguarded one of the world’s most influential judicial systems, will in actuality be able to do the same for our comparatively fragile system.
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The defense of duress under Indian law [Malak Bhatt]
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Contempt of court and the media [Ritu Tiwary, Aju John]
The right to a fair trial, uninfluenced by extraneous pressures is recognized as a basic tenet of justice. The Constitution of India and the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 contain provisions aimed at safeguarding the right to fair trial. Restrictions are imposed on the discussion or publication of matters relating to the merits of a case pending before a Court.
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Custodial crimes - a critical analysis [K. Anup Koushik]
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Insanity as a defence [Ankit Kejriwal]
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Barking up the wrong tree? Can courts direct the CBI to investigate without the consent of state governments? [N Vivekananda]
The argument often made to justify directions from courts to the CBI is that Article 142 or the inherent powers of other courts can be invoked to direct the CBI to investigate cases without consent from the State Government. This argument is based on obiter in the decision in Sampat Lal.
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The law of passports in India: a legally untenable attempt to incorporate some draconian provisions in the name of security as well as to satisfy some populist demands [Dr. N. C. Asthana, IPS and Dr. Anjali Nirmal]
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Thinking about narcoanalysis and polygraph tests [Preeti Gandhi]
Robert House concluded that a patient under the influence of scopolamine “cannot create a lie… and there is no power to think or reason”. His experiment and this conclusion attracted wide attention, and the idea of a truth drug was thus launched on the public consciousness.
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A systematic review of the national and international evidence on the effectiveness of interventions with violent offenders [Ministry of Justice]
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Criminal law on conjugal violence [Arun Soni]
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Money Laundering Regulations 2007: Regulatory impact assessment [H M Treasury]
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Exercise of inherent powers of the High Court under Section 482 [Shelly Saluja]
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A brief note on the International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute [Sahil M Shah]
United States’ main concern was the broad extent of the ICC’s jurisdiction, allowing a national of a state to be brought before the court even if that state was a non-party to the treaty. Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, United States, stated that the ICC threatens the sovereignty of the United States.
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Developing an International Criminal Court [Apurva Rai]
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Jurisprudence of bail [Romit Agrawal]
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