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Public International Law – KSLU Notes – UNO WTO ILO

Unit 5 of the subject Public International Law as per KSLU Syllabus: 1. United Nations Organisation - Principal Organs and their functions Short ebook from UNO Summary of UNO by Dristi Leaflet explaining the various organs of UNO 2. World Trade Organisation - basics  3. International Labour Organisation Compilation on ILO - bodies, standards, how it works Leaflet - simple
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Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Act, 1961

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Act, 1961 A crucial piece of legislation in India designed to: protect bank depositors maintain the stability of the banking system. Purpose: To provide insurance for bank deposits, ensuring that depositors receive their funds even if a bank fails. To instill confidence in the banking system and prevent panic withdrawals during times of financial distress. Originally it also had a Credit Guarantee function, but those functions were separated.   Establishment of DICGC: The…
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One man one vote – Mandela

I watched Mandela (Tamil) recently on Netflix and it gave a glimpse of the caste politics and violence in Tamil Nadu (a South Indian state). The whole movie is set in a village named “Soorangudi” where the people are divided between two caste lines – North People and South People. The leader of the village – Periya Ayya (means senior leader) is a follower of Periyar and has married two women belonging to the two competing castes of the village.…
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Choosing an optional subject between Human Rights and Law of Insurance

KSLU gives an option to choose between Human Rights Law and Law of Insurance during the 3rd Semester of 3 years LLB course and 8th Semester of 5 years LLB courses. In The Past: Law of Insurance earlier was never an optional subject, but a compulsory paper. Some universities had one paper that had Law of Insurance and Banking Law as a single subject. Human Rights Law on the other hand used to be taught as a part of the…
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Doing LLM in India or abroad

Many students, especially the ones good in studies approach me and ask - (a) if it is a good idea to do LLM after LLB and (b) what are the best places to do LLM. In this article, I will cover two aspects: (1) Purpose of doing an LLM (2) Where to do LLM. Purpose of Doing an LLMLL.M. stands for Legum Magister. It is the post-graduate degree or masters in law. In India, LL.M. is done mostly for the…