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Interviewing Shyamala Pappu
“Judges Must Not Become Victims of Corruption” Shyamala Pappu, Senior Advocate She was the only lady lawyer when she started practice in the High Court at Mysore, 35 years ago. After putting a few years in at Mysore she came to Delhi to practice in the Supreme Court. Close to Lord Denning, he used to…
Gender Harassment in the Legal Arena
BY ARCHITA. Gender Harassment in the Legal Arena When Priya, a budding lawyer, is called by her Senior for a conference with a client but the topic veers from law points to the nuances of the latest nude done by Hussain or Souza, Priya doesn’t know whether to participate in the discussion, as a mature,…
Young Lawyer
BY THE CO-AUTHORS. Young Lawyer Once a London daily carried this advertisement: “Applications invited for an expedition team to the Antartics, low remuneration, sleepless hours, survival rate low, fame guaranteed if successful”. Aspirants to the legal field can hope for similar working conditions, except that the fame is not guaranteed!! Humour and hyperbole apart the…
Interviewing Anant N. Haksar
BY LAWZ BUREAU. “Luck Can Give You the Right Break, But It Is Your Hard Work and Dedication That Will Make You Excel in This Profession” Q: What essential qualities must one have to become successful in the legal profession? Are these qualities inborn or can they be developed subsequently? The first and the most…
Cloning: Are We on the Right Path?
BY THE AUTHOR. In what could be claimed a revolutionary advancement in the ever growing field of genetic engineering, a French scientist has claimed that world’s first human clone has been born. The baby girl was reportedly born on 26th December, 2002. The French scientist, Brigitte Boisselier, who undertook this great task is the president…
Human Rights: Understanding the Concept
BY SACHA HARTMANN. HUMAN RIGHTS: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT nyone who has heard of the concept of human rights will have some idea of what they are about and what is meant by that deceptively simple phrase. Since they have been mentioned in the media with increasing frequency, in particular in conjunction with the world’s troubled…
Think about it
BY ALOK KRISHNA AGARWAL. Think about it Times they are a changing sang the revolutionary Rock icon Bob Dylan many years ago. But now, the times seem to be changing really fast. Look around for yourself, the computer has replaced the typewriters so fast, that one could have never imagined. It is not merely the…
Marital Rape – Myth, Reality and Need for Criminalization
BY SAURABH MISHRA & SARVESH SINGH. The idea of the ‘sacrosanct’ institution of marriage dished out by the mainstream Indian cinema is a myth and is contrary to women’s perceptions of reality. Cries of despair, indignation, humiliation and protests emanate from them more than melodies with romantic lyrics. Though marital rape is the most common…
Interviewing Vijay Bahuguna
BY LAWZ BUREAU. “A judge and a lawyer, are two sides of a coin” Being the son of Mr. H N Bahuguna made little difference to Vijay Bahuguna, for he had to start his career from scratch. He never sought any help from his father, who was always busy with his party activities. He and…
Hugo Grotius
BY Somesh Mahajan. Huig de Groot was born on April 10, 1583, in Delft, Holland. He was the son of Jan de Groot, a Curator at the University of Leyden, where he began studying on August 3, 1594. He was eleven years old. By 1598 he received his Doctorate at the University of Orleans while…