Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022

The National Law University was established under the NLUA Act of 2007. Project 39A is a group associated with the university and it recently released a report called the Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022. According to the report, the number ..

Tags: Capital punishment • Death Penalty • Death Penalty India Report (DPIR) • Death Sentence • High Court

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

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 ..

Tags: Capital punishment • United States • US Military

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

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 ..

Tags: Capital punishment • Capital punishment by country • CLAT • Collective Conscience • Death Penalty

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

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 ..

Tags: Assault • Capital punishment • Child sexual abuse • Child sexual abuse laws in India • Crime

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 ..

Tags: 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 ..

Tags: Capital punishment • Indian Juidiciary • Unga • UNGA resolution on Torture Goods • UNGA Voting

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019