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Through a Loophole by Brute Force: The Case That Ended Trial By Combat

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“Not guilty, and I am ready to defend the same with my body.”

From Popula
On November 9, 2022
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Wherefore, qua, bonum: decrypting Indian legalese

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The English language arrived in India with the British colonists of the 17th century, giving rise to unique genres and variants, including some that characterize formal communications on the subcontinent to this day. “It seems that some judges have unrealised literary dreams,” one former judge told me. “Maybe it’s a colonial hangover, or the feeling that obfuscation is a sign of merit… It can then become a 300-page judgment, just pontificating."

From Popula
On July 1, 2021
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