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India Supreme Court upholds death penalty for convicted terrorist
April 14, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
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.... [more]
India's New Ordinance for Women's Rights Falls Short
April 12, 2013 by Emily Osgood
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 (.... [more]
India president approves anti-rape bill
April 3, 2013 by Blake Lynch
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.... [more]
India high court denies patent for drug maker Novartis
April 1, 2013 by Peter Snyder
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.... [more]
India upper house passes anti-rape legislation
March 22, 2013 by Max Slater
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.... [more]
India high court upholds death sentence for 1993 Mumbai bombings
March 21, 2013 by Keith Herting
The Indian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence for one of the plotters of the 1993 Mumbai serial bombings that killed 257 people. Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, brother of mastermind "Tiger" Memon, was convicted in 2006 for his role in orchestrating the attacks that spread havoc.... [more]
India lower house approves anti-rape legislation
March 20, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
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.... [more]
Luxembourg parliament passed first reading of euthanasia bill [this day at law]
February 20, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On February 20, 2008, the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies narrowly passed the first reading of a bill legalizing euthanasia. The second reading of the bill passed in March 2009, making Luxembourg the fourth nation in Europe to legalize euthanasia after Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland..... [more]
Rights groups urge India to reject new sexual violence law
February 13, 2013 by Peter Snyder
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Tuesday for significant alterations to India's new criminal law on violence against women. The new law was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee in early February. The rights groups contend that the new law fails to meet current.... [more]
India parliament attack plotter executed after president refuses to grant clemency
February 9, 2013 by Max Slater
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]
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