Distinction between Deviance, Crime and Sin

Criminal Law

In a society people have norms, beliefs, customs and traditions which are implicitly accepted by its members as conducive to their well-being and healthy all-round development. Infringement of these cherished norms and customs is condemned as anti-social. Thus many a writer has. defined the term ‘crime’ as anti-social, immoral or sinful, deviant behaviour. Deviance v … Read more

Concept of Crime

Criminal Law

Since the dawn of human civilization, crime has been a baffling problem. There is hardly any society which is without the problem of crime Violation of norms and rules do occur in a society. Durkheim in his book Crime as a Natural Phenomenon said : “A society composed of persons with angelic qualities would not … Read more

Crime and Social policy

Criminal Law

The concept of crime is closely related to social policy of a given time. With changes in ideologies or values, the concept of crime also changes. What is crime today may become a permissible conduct tomorrow and vice versa. For example, abortion which was considered to be heinous crime because of the immorality involved in … Read more

What is Cyber Space?

The term ‘cyber space’ was first used by William Gibson in his science fiction ‘Neuromancer’ in 1982, which he later described as “an evocative and essentially meaningless buzzword that could serve as a cipher for all of his cybernetic musings. Now it is used to describe anything associated with computers, information technology, the internet and … Read more

Right to Legal Practice of an Advocate in India

Section 29 of the Advocate’s Act, 1961 provides that subject to the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder, there shall, as from the appointed day, be only one class of persons entitled to practise the profession of law, namely, advocates. In Nibaran Bora v. Union of India, AIR 1992 Gauhati 54, it … Read more

General Duties of an Advocate

An advocate’s duties are not carried out in a vacuum. While facing financial and competitive pressures, advocates must fulfill and balance their duties to the client, opposing counsel, the administration of justice and society. General duties of an advocate are given below:- (1) To maintain cordial and fiduciary Relations with Clients:-  Due to the confidential … Read more

Rights of an Advocate in India

An advocate has not to engage himself in any other trade or business while carrying on the legal profession. Persons who wish to take up this profession must take their choice. Advocate is deemed to be the responsible person in society. The provisions relating to rights of advocates have been described under Sections 29, 30, … Read more