Category: Law & Society
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COVID-19 and its impact on the global labour market.
Without a doubt, the Covid-19 pandemic has produced one of the world’s biggest job crises in the labour market. Causing a significant risk that exacerbates poverty and extends disparities, with long-term consequences. COVID-19 is not a piece of news for us anymore. Originating in Wuhan, China (2019), Covid-19 engulfed many countries worldwide, causing severe distress…
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Sudan And Democracy At Crossroads: Coup, Protests, Repeat!
Introduction:- A north-eastern African country: Sudan, share its border with Egypt, Libya, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, and the Central African republic. It is one of the most heterogeneous countries globally, ranging from ethnicity to language spoken. The capital Khartoum is the center of politics, although it comprises 2% of the Sudanese population. Earlier Sudan used…
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND IT’S IMPACT ON WOMEN AND TRIBALS IN INDIA
The environmental problems are universal with global, regional, and national dimensions. On the contrary, laws are applicable within geographical boundaries. It is imperative to have some legislation in place to protect the environment. The statutory backing helps to deal with an Act of God. It also rectifies human-induced disasters and sets limits on exploitation. Before…
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Democracy under threat! Decoding the protests in Hong Kong
In 1997, the British government handed over the control of Hong Kong to China. It thus became a Special Administrative Region in China, mainly free to manage its affairs on its own, based on the ‘One Nation, Two Systems’ Policy developed by Deng Xiaoping himself. It also guaranteed to the people of Hong Kong freedom…
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THE GREEN DEAL: EUROPE AND ITS DREAM OF CLIMATE NEUTRALITY
The recent climate conference at Glasgow (COP26) ended in a hassle, bringing the commitments, targets, and efforts of Europe as a regional entity to the forefront. It was not far in history when discussions on climate change at an international level gained momentum in the 1970s significantly after the Stockholm Conference of 1972. Let us…
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“The Real Threat”: Women’s Rights In Afghanistan During The Regime Of The Taliban
Women’s rights are the essence of every country. Its cruciality lies in the fact that a country’s development is directly proportional to the rights enjoyed by women. This is because women are the real actors contributing to the government and household, whether inside or outside the house, driving steady development. Even the IMF advocates for…
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Cultural Genocide of indigenous people in Canada- Part II
An unkind history of forced assimilation of the indigenous people (Part II) While one is reminded of the horrible memories of Hitler’s Nazi Germany’s Holocaust policies toward the Jews during the second world war when one reads about the cultural genocide in Canada. Canada’s assimilation laws’ implementation has seen no Nuremberg Trials or repercussions from…
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Cultural Genocide of indigenous people in Canada- Part I
The shocking revelation about the cultural genocide in Canada would have even taken Voltaire by surprise. Who is often quoted as saying- “History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.” Voltaire. Voltaire would have never imagined such horrendous secrets still exist deeply stashed in the register of history that can send chills through your…
