The Justice Debate
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An activist’s dilemma: What is ahimsa in the age of state-sponsored murder?
One part is unequivocally naming the true Himsa, the true violence – that of the state, that of the systemic oppression of minorities.
Sunita Viswanath
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Justice AP Shah: ‘Freedoms on unsteady ground, made to doubt whether SC able to protect our rights’
The former chief justice of Delhi High Court delivered a scathing indictment of recent Supreme Court orders.
AP Shah
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Hyderabad rape: Widespread approval for encounter killings only serves to institutionalise violence
Masculine justice – attractive to many since it seems to offer a way out of legal lethargy and police inefficiency – is a quick fix solution.
Sanjay Srivastava
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Seven Kashmiri students arrested after row over celebrating India’s World Cup loss
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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How a British spy operation dragged neutral Goa into the bloodshed of the Second World War
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Why the medieval trial by ordeal actually worked as an effective test of guilt
A guilty person will be apprehensive to undergo the test, believing he is likely to fail.
Peter T Leeson
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Pistorius sentence raises vital questions about punishment and how to administer it
Why do we punish: to exact retribution for wrongdoing, to rehabilitate offenders or to restore the community?
Bill Dixon, The Conversation