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Daniel Lewis Lee: First Federal Execution in US in 17 years
The United States Justice Department has stated that Daniel Lewis Lee (47), convicted of murdering three people of a family, was put to death by lethal injection. This is the first federal execution in the country in the last 17 years. Daniel is the first of the three federal convicts who are going to be ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Capital punishment • United States • US Military
What is “Collective Conscience” invoked by Indian Courts in Death Penalty cases?
Project 39A was conducted by a team of National Law University, Delhi. According to the project, the Indian Courts invoke “Collective Conscience” of the society in most of the death penalty cases. Project details The study chose three states and Union Territories namely Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra. These states were chosen as they ranked ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Capital punishment • Capital punishment by country • CLAT • Collective Conscience • Death Penalty • High courts • Law • Law Commission • Supreme court
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Both the houses of parliament have approved the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill amends the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 seeks to protect children from offences such as sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography. Features of the Bill Penetrative Sexual Assault The 2012 act provided punishment of imprisonment ..
Topics: Assault • Capital punishment • Child sexual abuse • Child sexual abuse laws in India • Crime • Crimes against women • Human sexuality • Laws regarding child sexual abuse • Laws regarding rape • PCSOA 2012 • Penetrative Sexual Assault • POCSO Act • Sex crimes • Sexual assault
Abolition of Capital Punishment Bill, 2016
A bill to remove capital punishment, the Abolition of Capital Punishment Bill, 2016 is being discussed in the Rajya Sabha. What is happening? The Law Commission of India , had in 2015, released a report which recommended that the country moves toward abolishing the death penalty. Exemptions may be given in terrorism cases to safeguard ..
Topics: Bill • Bills • Capital punishment • Law Commission • Supreme court
India abstains from voting on Torture Goods
India has abstained from voting on United Nation General Assembly (UNGA’s) resolution aimed at examining options to end trade in goods which are used for capital punishment and torture. India stated that it is unacceptable to place death penalty on par with torture that it firmly believe that freedom from torture is a human right ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Topics: Capital punishment • Indian Juidiciary • Indian Penal Code • Unga • UNGA resolution on Torture Goods • UNGA Voting • United Nation General Assembly