The revisional jurisdiction of the High Courts has undergone a radical metamorphosis since its inception. Today the powers and functions of the High Courts in India stands altered to suit the roles they are expected to don amidst the changing socio-judicial scenario. This article makes an attempt...
The Court shares first instance jurisdiction with the Supreme Courts ofthe states and territories in the complex area of intellectual property(copyright, patents, trademarks, designs and circuit layouts). All appeals in these cases, including appeals from the Supreme Courts, are to a full Federal C...
Using courts to build states: The competing spaces of citizenship in transitional justice programmes and citizenship, where the imagined sense of universal jurisdiction is undermined by social concerns relating to the barriers that prevent access to justice... Alex,Jeffrey,Michaelina,... - 《Political...
barratry- (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo ...
Among the topics on the agenda are: the principles of complementarity in action; Ensuring evidence collected can be put before courts; and prioritizing the interests and needs of survivors and victims of core international crimes Some sessions are closed while others are open to the public and ava...
This chapter addresses the conflicting interactions between the WTO and the FTA DSMs in general. It assesses the likelihood of different tools resolving jurisdictional conflicts, taking into consideration the existing legal framework provided by public a
Can a case be filed against a contract even if the agreement states that dispute to be filed in a court of a particular jurisdiction only - Jurisdiction
but retains Cuban sovereignty over the territory where the Base is located. In theRasul v. Bushcase, the United States Supreme Court decided that the detention of prisoners in the Guantánamo Base was legal and, due to the Lease Agreement, US federal courts had jurisdiction to entertain cases ...
Even where an apex court lacks specific jurisdiction over a superior court, the court can exercise original jurisdiction where fundamental (natural) rights are violated. The PC and final courts in the Commonwealth and in the US, India, Canada, etc. set aside unjust rulings that violat...
7. This court is seized of the following questions; i) Whether the instant petition is maintainable IN its present form? ii) Whether the courts here at Chandigarh would have territorial jurisdiction to entertain the instant complaint under the DV Act?