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प्राइम टाइम : हम माफी, प्रायश्चित को इंसाफ क्यों नहीं मानते?

Ravish Kumar I NDTV I December 22, 2015 नया कानून जनभावना या चैनल भावना को संतुष्ठ करने के लिए बना है या वाकई इससे कोई इंसाफ होता है। किसका इंसाफ होता है। सारा ज़ोर सज़ा पर है, सुधार पर क्यों नहीं है। हम माफी, प्रायश्चित को इंसाफ़ क्यों ..... Read More

India Has Taken A Rash Decision On Juveniles

NDTV I December 23, 2015 The Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill lowering the age of a juvenile from 18 to 16 years was passed in the Rajya Sabha after opposition parties like the Congress and the TMC resiled from their earlier stand of referring the amendment to a ..... Read More

Neuroscience and the juvenile legislation

The Hinud I December 27, 2015 Scientific evidence suggests that the parts of the brain responsible for impulse control, decision-making, judgment and emotions, and crucial when fixing culpability in case of juvenile delinquency, keep developing into the twenties arlier this week, the Rajya Sabha cleared the ..... Read More

Experts disappointed over trying juveniles as adults

Afshan Yasmeen Cities » Bengaluru I The Hindu I January 7, 2016 Experts in the field of juvenile justice in Karnataka have expressed disappointment over passing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which will allow those in the age group of 16 to ..... Read More

Government giving in to reactionary ideas

By Sagnik Dutta I Front Line I January 2, 2016 Interview with Ved Kumari, Professor of Law, University of Delhi, and Chairperson of the Delhi Judicial Academy. By Sagnik Dutta Ved Kumari is a professor of Law at the University of Delhi and the chairperson of the Delhi ..... Read More