Top 5 Legal Internships & Events for Law Student/Grad in April 2024
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Top 5 Legal Internships & Events for Law Student/Grad in April 2024

April is the midpoint of the academic year for law students. This makes it a great time for law students to do real legal work without getting in the way of regular coursework.

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Top 5 Opportunities & Events for Law Student/Grad in March 2024
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Top 5 Opportunities & Events for Law Student/Grad in March 2024

As law students are in their mid-academic semester, March is the perfect time to look for internships and activities. By now, students are comfortable with their studies, and many law firms/organisations begin hiring interns in March for the summer.

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Important Provisions in Civil Procedure Code, 1908
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Important Provisions in Civil Procedure Code, 1908

When it comes to procedural laws, the Code of Civil and Criminal Procedures are the two laws that come into play. Since both are procedural laws, there is a noticeable difference in the thickness of bare acts of both compared to bare acts of other substantive laws. This extra-thickness brings some extra apprehension in the minds of students who are preparing either for semester exams or any competitive exams because it gets really difficult to comprehend each and every provision in a short period of time.

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Music Industry and Copyright Law in India
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Music Industry and Copyright Law in India

Do you remember iconic songs like ‘Tamma Tamma’, ‘Badan pe Sitaarein’, and ‘Urvasi’ of 70s, 80s or 90s? These songs were the biggest hits of their times because of their eccentric dance moves and catchy music tunes.  Nowadays, we are witnessing the latest trend of remixes of these legendary old Hindi songs in Bollywood. Did you ever notice that the remix versions of these legendary old melodious songs are in violation of copyright laws or not? Or Does a person has the legal authority to launch a remix version of the song that is the original work of an author? 

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Rights in Police Custody in the light of Recent Police Brutality Cases
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Rights in Police Custody in the light of Recent Police Brutality Cases

While there was great uproar on social media recently regarding the George Floyd murder and police brutality on black people in the US, we have seen a considerable silence on the part of the “woke” Indian right wing figurines on the police brutality accounts in India. In the past 2 years, there has been an increase in the cases of police brutality in the prisons as well as outside prisons. In 2018, the number of prisoners who died in prisons across India amounted to 1,845. As alarming as the number of death in India is, the causes registered for these deaths is more alarming. Most of these deaths were registered as deaths due to natural causes and others went unregistered. 

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India's Labour Laws: A Key Area of Reform

India has a number of labour laws that govern almost all the aspects of employment and are regarded as rigid in nature due to their restriction on mobility. In this article, we will be discussing the background of labour laws and the recent reforms done by various state governments due to the Covid-19 outbreak. 

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Force Majeure Clause:Understanding the Importance of this Clause
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Force Majeure Clause:Understanding the Importance of this Clause

During the COVID-19 pandemic, two things were mostly talked about: Remdesivir, a medicine, and Force Majeure, a contract's clause. While Remdesivir captured headlines for its potential in combating the virus, the Force Majeure Clause quietly played an important role in protecting business deals, offering a remedy for contractual chaos caused by lockdowns, supply chain problems, and financial trouble.

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