Author: Pragnya Vasishtha, Research Associate Blackstone ((William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book 4, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1765-1769 p.5))in his Commentaries on the Laws of England has stated that…
Author: Tanya Agarwal, Research Associate The earliest reference to the word ‘crime’ puts the date in the fourteenth century. It conveyed to the mind something disreputable or wicked ((Sir Federick…
Author: Aviral Umrao, Research Associate Many attempts have been made to define crime, but they all fail to help us in identifying what kind of act and omission amounts to…
Author: Nivedita Saxena, Research Associate Facts of the case ((Crl. R.C. No. 674 of 2007Decided on 17th June 2013, by Single Judge Bench of C.S. Karnan, J. available at http://judis.nic.in/judis_chennai/qrydisp.aspx?filename=42120…
Author: Dmytro Tupchiienko, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge (UK) Theories of Punishment and their Origins For punishment to be instituted, a conduct or behaviour must be deemed as improper…
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