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

· Jun 10, 2020 · 11:30 am

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

· Feb 12, 2020 · 08:30 am

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

· Dec 22, 2019 · 06:30 pm

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

· Oct 20, 2017 · 11:30 pm

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

· Oct 22, 2014 · 02:30 am