The dictionary meaning of the word research is it is a systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Research is defined as careful consideration of study regarding a particular concern or a problem using scientific methods. According to the American sociologist Earl Robert Babbie, […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Environmental Laws > Sustainable Development > Rio Declaration Twenty years after Stockholm, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro from 3rd to 14th June 1992 with the goal of establishing a new and equitable global partnership through the creation of new […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Environmental Laws > Sustainable Development > Stockholm Declaration The term ‘sustainable development’ was first used in the Cocoyoc Declaration on Environment and Development held at Cocoyoc in Mexico between 8-12 October 1974. The symposium, chaired by Barbara Ward, president of the International Institute for Environment and Development, was […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Environmental Laws > Sustainable Development > Meaning of Sustainable Development Man is both creature and moulder of his environment, which gives him physical sustenance and affords him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. In the long and tortuous evolution of the human race on this […]
Powers and Functions of Supreme Court in India: As a Federal Court: Article 131 of the Indian Constitution vests the SC with original and exclusive jurisdiction to determine the justiciable disputes between the Union and the States or between the States. As a Guardian of the Constitution: The Supreme Court is the protector and guardian […]
The provisions related to subordinate courts are provided in the 6th part of the Indian Constitution. Articles 233-237 deal with the subordinate courts. District courts are under administrative and judicial control of the High Court of the State to which the district concerned belongs. They form the third level from the top in the hierarchy of […]
High Courts of India High Courts are second Courts of Importance of the democracy of India. They are at the second level in the hierarchy of the courts in India. In general, they are subordinate to the Supreme Court. They are run by Article 141 of the Constitution of India. They are governed by the […]
Contempt in its simple literal meaning is disgrace, scorn or disobedience. Contempt of court is the offense of being disobedient or disrespectful towards the court, its officers, or the proceedings of a court of law. Thus the contempt of court is any behavior or wrongdoing that conflicts with or challenges the authority, integrity, and superiority […]
The word jurisprudence comes from the Latin word ‘jurisprudentia’. Juris means law and prudentia means knowledge. So jurisprudence stands for “knowledge of the law” or “wisdom of the law” or “philosophy of the law”. In general sense, Jurisprudence is the knowledge which deals with law. The study of jurisprudence started with the Romans. Bentham is […]