Mental Element in Tortious Liability, Unlike criminal law, where mens rea or guilty mind is an important factor to determine a crime, in a tort, the state of mind of a person is not so important, and in fact irrelevant, except in certain cases (because unlike criminal law, the focus in the law of torts…
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the appointment of eight person to five distinct high courts. Among those named was judicial officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui, who, if approved by the Centre, would be the first woman from the ST community to be appointed to the Manipur High Court. On Monday, the collegium of…
Foreign Policy – No State can strive alone without having relations with other States. While dealing with other States, a State must be systematic on certain well defined principles. Though while determining these principles, the States are to work within limits of their strength and realities of the external environments, they must have a fixed…
Neo-Colonialism : Although Classical (European) Colonialism, which persisted until the end of World War II, has diminished, it has reemerged in a new guise known as “neo-colonialism.” A few colonies were able to gain independence and were accepted as sovereign states in the UN during the post-World War II era. These states, however, were unable…
Urban Sociology – Our modern industrial civilization is dominated by cities. “Urbanization” or urban growth is a recent phenomenon. This is “a very recent phenomenon in human history, so recent that its rapid growth and full potential have yet to be fully understood and realized.” Not only are existing cities in the world growing, but…
Origin of word negligence – The word negligence derived from latin term ‘negligentia’ that means ‘disregard’. Meaning & definitions of Negligence When there is no intention of causing harm to the person complained of – it is called as negligence. Carelessness on the part of defendant constitutes negligence. If, there is an unreasonable conduct followed…