In a judgment of immense consequence for the legal fraternity and the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court has drawn a clear constitutional and statutory line against the practice of investigating agencies summoning lawyers for questioning merely because they represented an accused or gave a legal opinion. The Court, speaking through Justice K. Vinod Chandran, emphatically held that such summons, without falling within the narrow exceptions of law, are illegal and an a

In a historic step toward reinforcing the rule of law, the Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international treaty dedicated to...

In a Significant judgment delivered on May 14, 2024 , the Supreme Court of India addressed a critical question: Can advocates be held...

In a recent government survey conducted in Japan , over 80% of respondents expressed support for the death penalty, reaffirming the...

(हिंदी Translation Below) In a significant judgment delivered on February 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of India has introduced a...

At last November’s F A Mann Lecture, Justice Philip Sales of the UK Supreme Court offered a compelling philosophical framework for...

The judgment in Assam Urban Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. Subhash Projects & Marketing Limited   highlights a significant distinction...

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant judgment addressing the misuse of state authority in carrying out demolitions...

In a landmark ruling, Jennifer and James Crumbley, the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting, were sentenced to at ...

The Manhattan Bail Project, initiated in 1961 by the Vera Institute of Justice, was a groundbreaking effort to reform the bail system...