Technology, gender, ethics
The world was left in shock when reports emerged that between April and June 2019, not a single girl was born in 132 villages in India’s Uttarakhand state. These villages…
Ethics and politics
Last August, the FBI raided former US president Donald Trump's resort home in Florida. They searched for and confiscated a large number of classified documents that were in the former…
Unethical’ legal practitioners
Yes, legal practitioners should be ethical and exhibit good character. Every lawyer, whether enrolled as an advocate or as an attorney, has a duty to observe the Legal Practitioners and…
Organisational ethics
MANY organisations include ‘ethics’ in their vision and mission statements and policies without truly understanding what it means to be an ethical organisation. Outside a few countries in the West,…
Legal tribalism
Someone has to be the bearer of bad news. So here it is: don’t hold your breath for meaningful legal reform. We won’t let it happen. We understand that in…
Legal eye: Minds wide shut
There is no justification for what lawyers did in Lahore this week. There are no principles at play here. It is hooliganism in stark form. We’ll get to the question…
Ethics and politics
Finally, the Court spoke and gave its decision on the much publicised Panama leaks case. Needless to say, the decision was eagerly awaited by the government, the opposition and the…
Legalising corrupt practices
In a paper on "The impact of corruption in post-conflict environments on contracting agencies", Mark Carruthers of Centerra says that corruption prospers at all levels in society. He defines it…
Legalising corrupt practices
In a paper on "The impact of corruption in post-conflict environments on contracting agencies", Mark Carruthers of Centerra says that corruption prospers at all levels in society. He defines it…
The economic consequences of ethics
Governance in modern times has been subjected to three aspects that of responsiveness, accountability and open administration. Democracy is all about meeting the requirements of these elements. But this has…
