Article 21- A magic wand in Indian Constitution
The basic spirit of our Constitution is to provide each and every person of the nation equal opportunity to grow as a human being, irrespective of race, caste, religion, community…
Philosophy of Human Rights and its Application in India
The most important lesson which was learnt as a result of Second World War was the realization by the Governments of various countries about the human dignity which needed to…
What are the Indian Supreme Court views on transgender rights?
Transgender people, as a whole, face multiple forms of oppression in this country. Discrimination is so large and pronounced, especially in the field of health care, employment, education, leave aside…
Meaning Gender identity and sexual orientation in Law
Gender identity is one of the most-fundamental aspects of life which refers to a person’s intrinsic sense of being male, female or transgender or transsexual person. A person’s sex is…
Detailed Explainer- National Legal Service Authority v. Union of India, (2014)
The case of ‘National Legal Service Authority v. Union of India’ is a landmark case not only in constitution law but in the Indian history too, when Supreme court of…
Are International Laws binding on Indian Courts?
Article 253 Article 253 of the Constitution of India states that the Parliament has the power to make any law for the whole or any part of the territory of…
An Overview of Foreign Legislation on Sexual Re-Assignment Surgery
Right of a person to have the gender of his/her choice. When a child is born, at the time ofbirth itself, sex is assigned to him/her. A child would be…
Transgenders in India- History of community, Types and laws applicable to them
Meaning of the Transgender Transgender is generally described as an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not conform to their biological sex. TG may…
An Overview of the Foreign Judgments on sex reassignment surgery
Right of a person to have the gender of his/her choice. When a child is born, at the time ofbirth itself, sex is assigned to him/her. A child would be…
Yogyakarta Principles on sexual orientation and sexual identity
International Commission of Jurists and the International Service for Human Rights on behalf of a coalition of human rights organizations, took a project to develop a set of international legal…