This review titled ‘Book review on 1984: A Story of Dystopia’ is written by Arshi Hayat Gangohi and attempts to present a review of the book titled 1984: A Story of Dystopia written by George Orwell. Book Review on 1984: A Story of Dystopia Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. In… Read More »
The Japanese term “ikigai” or the “art of living” refers to the practice of living a purposeful life with respect to a person’s sense of the self. The book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, written by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia Puigcerver, discusses this idea from the authors’ visit to a town in… Read More »
Before Memory Fades is the celebrated autobiography of Fali S Nariman, one of the greatest jurists India has ever produced. The book is an international bestseller and highly critically acclaimed. It traces Mr Nariman’s life from his childhood and early career beginnings and the hardships he faced in the course of his career to his glorious years as… Read More »
Overview Revolutionary Constitutionalism: Law, Legitimacy, Power published in 2020, is the result of a major international conference held at Yale Law School. It contains contributions from leading scholars in public law who engage critically with Bruce Ackerman’s path-breaking book. The book also features a rebuttal chapter by Ackerman in which he responds directly to the contributors’ essays. Bruce Ackerman… Read More »
This article is a book review of the book, ‘Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics’. The book has been written by Ann Elizabeth Mayer. The author is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Introduction Since decades, there has been constant tensions and stress in matters related to human rights… Read More »
This article reviews the book ‘Radical Equality: Ambedkar, Gandhi and the risk of Democracy’ written by Mr Aishwary Kumar. The assuring contextual analysis of the doctrines of both Gandhi and Ambedkar has been observed to bring out the challenges of equality in the times of Hindu cultural hegemony and Colonial independence. Introduction ‘Radical Equality: Ambedkar, Gandhi, and the… Read More »
This article reviews the book ‘The Cases that India forgot’. The author of this book is Dr. Chintan Chandrachud. This book is highly critically acclaimed in the legal fraternity. It has received praise from some of the best legal minds in the country. This book was published by Juggernaut Publication in December 2019 and is currently available free… Read More »
The book ’10 Judgments that changed India’ is published Penguin Classics in the year 2013. It is a narrative of the evolution of the Indian judiciary reestablishing its power to transform the story. About the author Authored by one of the best corporate lawyers in the country, Zia Mody is the daughter of the revered Soli S. Sorabjee.… Read More »
Rogue Lawyer written by John Grisham is a legal thriller where the protagonist deals with five cases. The background is that the protagonist is a criminal lawyer who represents the people whose case nobody else would touch. That is why he calls himself a rogue lawyer. This book consists of different courtrooms scenes, where the odds are against… Read More »
Introduction The Trial is a novel that has been written by Franz Kafka in the year of 1914 but it didn’t publish until 1925 and it was published after the death of Franz Kafka. “Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.” … Read More »
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