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Somalia v. Kenya: Shaping the Legality of MoU

Introduction The semi-autonomous 62,000-square-mile triangle Jubba land region has become a battleground in the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute. It is rooted in a disagreement over which direction, parallel to the equator or equidistant line, the border between the two countries extends into the Indian Ocean.  In 2009, the Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Somali

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Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights: An Introspect

INTRODUCTION In our common understanding, Artificial intelligence is the ability of the computer to make decisions on its own. In today’s tech-savvy world AI is quickly gaining intense and widespread momentum for e.g. Sophia the 1st humanoid robot to receive citizenship from any country or Google’s machine learning algorithm which

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Horizontal Application of Fundamental Rights

Fundamental rights are those rights that are considered essential for the dignified life of any individual and are hence offered a higher level of protection as compared to other laws. These rights are enshrined under part III of the Indian constitution and any right which obliterates the principles of these

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Sastri Yagnapurushadji And Others V Muldas Brudardas Vaishya and Anr

INTRODUCTION This case of 1966 was concerned with two important aspects. The Hindu religion and Untouchability were two aspects that form the crux of this case. Hinduism The case required to describe that who are Hindus which is the most difficult task because of the fact that unlike other religions

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Bijoe Emmanuel and Ors. Vs State of Kerala

INTRODUCTION In the year 1985, a matter of national importance came before Kerala high court and then it went to Supreme Court. The matter was concerned with the singing of the national anthem. This matter contradicts with religious beliefs of a sect called Jehovah’s witnesses in respect to article 25

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Rawalpenta Venkalu and Another v. State of Hyderabad

Introduction The unlawful killing of a human being with malicious intent by another human being is known as murder. Murder is defined under Sec 300 of INDIAN PENAL CODE as follows:  Sec 300 IPC  “Except in the cases hereinafter, excepted, culpable homicide is murder, if the act by which the death

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Chandrakala vs. Vipin Menon

INTRODUCTION Under the guardian and wards act, custody of the minor female child is with her mother.  In this case appellant, Vipin Menon filed a petition for the custody of her minor female child Soumya with him after the divorce. But the appeal was dismissed by the court and was

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Transfer of Property and Its Transferability: An Analysis

1.1 Introduction The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (hereinafter “TOPA, 1882”) governs the laws related to the transfer of property from one person to another. The act provides the rules and provisions related to the valid transfer of property and what property can be transferred i.e. transferable and non-transferable property

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Doctrine of Frustration

Introduction In a general scenario, frustration means defeated, and this concept has been commonly used in parties’ agreements and contracts. The word frustration is used to deal with transactions that were ineffective and could not be completed because for some reason. The doctrine of frustration has arisen in the law

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