One Statute for Two Spirits: Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Country
April 16, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Ann Kronk of the University of Kansas School of Law evaluates the recent approval of a measure to permit same-sex marriages in the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians...On March 15, 2013, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) became the third t....... [more] 
India Supreme Court upholds death penalty for convicted terrorist
April 14, 2013
The Supreme Court of India on Sunday upheld a death penalty sentence against Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, a convicted terrorist. This ruling allows the Indian government to continue a trend toward use of execution that began in November after a de facto moratorium on its use since 2004. The governmen....... [more]
India's New Ordinance for Women's Rights Falls Short
April 12, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Kim Brancato, DePaul University College of Law Class of 2014, discusses the successes and failures of recent women's rights legislation in India...As an observer at the fifty-fourth session of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDA....... [more]
India president approves anti-rape bill
April 3, 2013
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed into law an anti-rape bill providing for life terms and death sentences for offenders in addition to punishment for acid attacks, stalking and voyeurism. The bill also provides that all hospitals shall immediately provide medical assistance free....... [more]
India high court denies patent for drug maker Novartis
April 1, 2013
The Supreme Court of India on Monday rejected efforts by drug maker Novartis AG to patent an updated version of the company's leukemia-treating drug Glivec. The court reasoned that subject product "beta crystalline form of Imatinib Mesylate (the ingredient in Glivec), fails in both the tests of inve....... [more]
India upper house passes anti-rape legislation
March 22, 2013
India's upper house of parliament, the Rajya Sabha, approved a bill on Thursday that imposes tough penalties on perpetrators of sex crimes. The bill, which was approved by the lower house earlier this week, increases the punishment for crimes such as rape, stalking and voyeurism. It imposes a jail....... [more]
India lower house approves anti-rape legislation
March 20, 2013
India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed an anti-rape law on Wednesday in an attempt to redefine rape and increase the criminal penalties associated with it. The law is expected to be passed by the upper house in the current session. The lower house's changes would allow as much as a....... [more]
Maldives police arrest former president
March 5, 2013
Police in the Maldives arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday for missing a February 10 court appearance for charges that he illegally detained a judge prior to his resignation last year. Nasheed had taken refuge in the Indian High Commission in the Maldives last month to avoid police....... [more]
Maldives court issues second arrest warrant for ex-president
February 18, 2013
A Maldives court issued a second arrest warrant on Monday for former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on charges of the illegal detention of a judge. The charges against Nasheed stem from his unilateral order to arrest Chief Justice Abdulla Mohamed on corruption charges in January, when Nasheed wa....... [more]
India parliament attack plotter executed after president refuses to grant clemency
February 9, 2013
Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri militant who received the death penalty for participating in the 2001 attack on India's parliament, was executed on Saturday. Guru was hanged after India's president, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, turned down his plea for clemency. Following Guru's execution, India's government im....... [more]
India president signs sexual assault ordinance
February 4, 2013
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance on Sunday imposing stricter penalties for rape. The ordinance, which was passed by the Union Cabinet on Friday, will be tabled before the parliament within six weeks of the next session beginning on February 21. The new laws are effective immedi....... [more]
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