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United Nations

In everyday language, the law refers to laws that rule and guide humans. Every society has its own set of traditional means of carrying out social events. These are precise and unmistakable. Otherwise, a significant amount of time would be lost dealing with the friction.    Laws are a type of unwritten code enforced by […]

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Trial by Media

Media has always been examined as the watchdog of society. It is essential to have free and fair media in every form of government. In a vast and diverse democracy like India, it is of utmost importance that the media functions without bias and prejudice as the media also takes the role of opposition. Media

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Treaties: Formation, application, termination and reservation

Introduction The world is now global and states share resources. International trade connects the world, and trade economics helps states become a part of the development processes. In the process, there are possibilities of conflict in interests. Treaties help in regulating behaviour and ensure mutual benefits. Through treaties, countries decide the negotiation points and terms

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Testing of nuclear weapons

India conducted its first successful nuclear weapons test in 1974. Due to this test, a nuclear suppliers group was formed to curb the misuse of nuclear weapons and testing. NSG is also formed to stop the export of materials and technology that could be utilised to create hazardous nuclear weapons. In 1998, a series of

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Territorial Sovereignty

The state’s sovereignty is confined to a piece of territory, which is prone to the undivided jurisdiction of the state and is conserved by international law. Territorial sovereignty is a political and legal expression. It designates a relationship of power, supremacy, and freedom between an actor, the state, and an object, the territory. According to

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Territorial Jurisdiction of States

The court’s power to inquire and proceed with the trial of the matter presented before it is called territorial jurisdiction. It determines the authority of state and federal courts to bind the parties to the action.  There are two types of territorial jurisdiction of the states: Intra-territorial jurisdiction and extra-territorial jurisdiction. Intra-territorial jurisdiction deals with

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Supreme Court and High Courts

The Indian judicial system follows a system of the integrated Judiciary; in this system, the Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal and is succeeded by the High Courts at state levels. The Subordinate Courts further succeed High Courts at district and local levels. The present-day Supreme Court of India was established in January

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Standard Form Contracts

A standard form contract is the type of contract signed between two parties. In these contracts, one party sets the terms and conditions, whereas the other one does not have any ability to negotiate.  Strictly speaking, these are legally binding agreements entered into through the events to perform or abstain from performing something in which

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