COVID-19: Treatment as Force Majeure under UNCISG and Impact on World Trade

INTRODUCTION “Covid-19 has had a significant impact on economies all over the world impacting their trade and financial markets, in addition to being a global pandemic and public health disaster.” “The disease mitigation measures imposed by many nations have also resulted in significant income reductions, increased unemployment, and disruption in the demand and supply chainRead More

Outlining the Importance of Maritime Law in India

INTRODUCTION India is supposedly one of the most important stakeholders in the maritime industry. Usage of the sea is not a recent activity for India. In ancient times, most transportation used to happen through the seas. A lot of important ports are also present in India. The maritime laws that we follow today have arrivedRead More

MARBURY V. MADISON

CITATION 5 US 137 APPELLANT William Marbury RESPONDENT James Madison DECIDED ON 24 February 1803 COURT US Supreme Court JUDGES Justice John Marshall AREA OF LAW Doctrine of Judicial review BACKGROUND The most controversial election in the history of America is the one occurred in 1800, where the anti- federalists run by democratic republican andRead More

Right to choose Partner in Matrimonial Relationship

INTRODUCTION India Is a country with a population of over 130 crores people spanning through varied culture and heritage. It is home to many religions and gives due respects to a person’s choice to propagate the religion of his/her choice. People hailing from all religions and cultures have different perspective, Ideas and feelings hence thereRead More

NEPOTISM IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF INDIA

INTRODUCTION The word “Nep” of nepotism is derived from ‘Nepote’, a 17th-century variant of the Italian word ‘nipote’ which means “nephew”. Nepotism is a term that began to be used in English for the exhibition of favouritism or biased preference to any blood relative or friends by someone in a position of power and canRead More

FELTHOUSE V. BINDLEY

CITATION (1862) 11Cb (NS) 869, EWHC CP J35; 142 ER 1037 APELLANT Bindley RESPONDENT Paul felthouse DECIDED ON 8 th July 1862 COURT Court of Exchequer chamber JUDGES Willies, byles and Keating JJ AREA OF LAW Acceptance BACKGROUND Uncle felthouse was quite interested with his nephew’s horse. So, he sends a letter to hisnephew asRead More