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International Humanitarian Law

International Humanitarian law is a law that governs the regulation of war. The branch of international law determines how the rights of civilians and those outside hostilities can be protected as a result of armed conflict by limiting the consequences of hostilities and by regulating and restricting their use of the methods and means of […]

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International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a multi-member organisation formed in July 2002 and was first proposed in July of 1998. The ICC looks into international crime cases; its headquarter is located in The Hague, Netherlands. Currently, there are 123 member counties with the International Criminal Court, and at least 42 countries have neither signed

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Information Technology Law

The legislation governing information technology, such as computers and the internet, is known as cyberlaw or IT law. It oversees the digital circulation of information, software, information security, and e-commerce and is related to legal informatics. IT law encompasses contract components, proprietary information, privacy, and data protection laws rather than being a separate area of

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Governor and His Powers

The constitution of India has given provisions for the office of Governor at the state level. The President of India has the executive power to appoint the Governor to every state of India directly. The Governor of the state works as an agent of the central government. The constitution provides the Governor with various powers

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General Exception

Chapter IV, was introduced in the Indian Penal Code to safeguard you or someone else who was in the same position getting penalised; chapter IV of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, protects you against a crime or makes an offence a non-offense.  Not merely protection out of requisite but various other exemptions are provided if

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Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties

For the proper working of the country’s democratic system, the Constitution of India has provided specific provisions to the citizens and state. The Fundamental Rights are provided in Part III of the Constitution as the essential tool for safeguarding the rights and lives of the citizens. Part IV of the Constitution gives the Directive Principles

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Freedom Of Speech

Freedom of speech or expression is a fundamental right guaranteed to all Indian citizens under the Constitution of India. The Constitution does not guarantee an absolute right to freedom of speech. Instead, it puts reasonable restrictions on it. Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution states that “every citizen of India has the right to freedom

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False Imprisonment

When a person’s right to freedom is restrained intentionally by another person without any legal right or justification, the offence is of wrongful confinement defined under Section 340 of the IPC. Unlawful imprisonment is defined under Section 339 to Section 348. For example, if an armed robber yells at the bank and asks customers to

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