Exemption From Disclosure of Information under RTI Act, Section 8 of the Act attempts to balance the public interest with the right to information of individuals. Though the Act intends to give individuals a progressive and participatory right in a meaningful way, it must also take into account the larger national interest. Regardless of the…
“State is known by the rights that it maintains”, says Prof. Laski. The state should ensure that individuals have access to a set of basic human rights that are necessary for a happy life. As Hobbes puts it, “rights are.” “what we may expect from others, and others from us, and all genuine rights are…
Remoteness of Damages, In law, the injury must be direct and natural as a result of the defendant’s action. Otherwise, the plaintiff will fail. This is referred to as “In jure non remota causased proxima spectatur” (In law the immediate, not the remote cause of any event that is to be considered). This is because…
Island of Bombay Administration of Justice in Bombay (1668-1726),The Portuguese were the first Europeans to acquire Bombay Island in 1661 from King Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat. The island was transferred as a dowry gift to Charles II by the Portuguese king Alfnous VI. Charles II transferred it to the East India Company in 1668 for…
One of the most significant developments in political science in the twentieth century was behavioralism. It is also regarded as a novel or contemporary approach to the study of political science. Though the term “behaviouralism’ was widely used by the Americans in the First Great War and subsequently, but its systematic approach started when an…
The concept of Balance of Power is also called “a basic principle of International Relations” and a “fundamental law of politics.” It is the oldest and most controversial of all the concepts of international politics. As the organisation of civilization began to take the form of nations, the idea of the balance of power gradually…
