Year: 2021

The court's ruling on abortion has provoked days of demonstrations || REUTERS
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Right of Abortion under Attack in Poland: Analysis in Light of a Recent Court Decision

A Judgment by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal (CT) dated 22 October 2020 (ref. K1/20) marked the dark day for Polish women and their reproductive rights as it banned abortions in case of fetal abnormalities. Abortion laws in Poland are codified in The Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortion Act, 1993 […]
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From the Court Corridor: February Edition (2021)

This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in February 2021. Ordering the removal of all online uploads of the documentary by Al Jazeera titled ‘All the Prime Minister’s Men’ After the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera aired the […]
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From the Court Corridor: January Edition (2021)

This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in January 2021. Designating government officers as OSD without lawful authority In 2019 a retired government officer filed a writ challenging the process of designating any […]
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A Critical Assessment of the CrPC Amendment Ordinances 2025 with Dr Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

DHLR: Section 54 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC 1898), as amended, tightens the scope of arrest without warrant by distinguishing between offences punishable with imprisonment for a term up to seven years and those punishable with more than seven years. In the former case, police may arrest without a warrant only if […]
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