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Why people in rural areas prefer traditional dispute resolution forums over the formal justice system? Last month a Panchayat, a village council of elders, in Raja Ram’s rural locality of Multan ...

Justice in any civilised society is not just about retribution, but also about deterrence, and in less serious crimes, rehabilitation of the offenders. The heinous rape and murder of a veterinarian in ...

I say “merely” because if not retribution, the least that society can expect is atonement on the part of the offender. Restorative justice is a new concept and I believe that more time needs to pass ...

Thailand’s prison overcrowding is one of the most severe problems deteriorating its justice system and prisoners’ wellbeing. Meanwhile, the emergence of Covid-19 in Thailand and worldwide reverberates ...

Yakub Memon is dead and buried. He was legally murdered on Thursday, 30 July 2015. This was after the Supreme Court dismissed the final petition put forward by a group of eminent lawyers pleading ...

Will the suggested penalty of chemical castration for child rapists bring down the incidents of child rapes in the country? Well, some judges, politicians and civil society groups, reacting in a ...

Will the suggested penalty of chemical castration for child rapists bring down the incidents of child rapes in the country Will the suggested penalty of chemical castration for child rapists bring ...

f ifteen-year-old Jamshed was a typical spoilt 10th grader. Extremely disobedient towards his parents and teachers, he had no sense of morality or respect for anyone. Both his parents and teachers ...