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Menaka Guruswamy (born 27 November 1974) is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. She was the B.R. Ambedkar Research Scholar and Lecturer at Columbia Law School, New York from 2017 to 2019. Guruswamy has been visiting faculty at Yale Law School, New York University School of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
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Menaka Guruswamy writes: New criminal codes, not an open and shut case
First, we shall briefly discuss what has not changed when one compares the BNS to the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Second, we shall consider provisions that have been minimally revised. Experts ...
Indian Express
2 days ago
BNS implemented without discussions, can’t consider it welcome change: Amartya Sen
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said he does not consider replacing the IPC with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) a “welcome change” as it was done without holding a wide-ranging discussion ...
Indian Express
2 days ago
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2 days ago · Menaka Guruswamy writes: New criminal codes, not an open and shut case. There is a need for law reform in postcolonial nations. But it must be in consonance with constitutional values. Written by Menaka Guruswamy. follow. July 6, 2024 07:42 IST. Follow Us. The three new statutes impact offences that are committed on and after July 1.
Mar 6, 2019 · In the corridors of India’s Supreme Court, Menaka Guruswamy, 44, has a reputation for being a fearless fighter. As one of the lawyers who argued against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, she...
Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju, who won a landmark LGBTQ rights case in India, are two of the most influential people in 2019, Priyanka Chopra writes.
Jul 8, 2019 · Menaka Guruswamy successfully argued against a colonial-era law that criminalized gay sex in India. Credit: Maurice Weiss
Dr. Menaka Guruswamy is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India. Through her litigation practice, she has successfully sought reform of the bureaucracy in the country through fixed tenure, defended federal legislation that mandates that all private schools admit disadvantaged children, and most recently overturned section 377 the ...
Dr. Menaka Guruswamy is the Henry Steiner Visiting Professor of Human Rights Law at Harvard Law School (spring 2022). She is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India where she litigates mostly large constitutional rights cases.
Jan 19, 2018 · SC Lawyers Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju Named In Time's List Of 100 Influential Persons For Legal Battle Against Sec.377 IPC. 17 April 2019 1:48 PM GMT. Meet Six Women Lawyers Designated As...