Commentaries by Aditya Mehrotra

The Indian Supreme Court and Disability Rights – Critiquing the Underpinnings of Disability Rights Jurisprudence in India

A delegation of Divyangjan called on the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, to congratulate him on passing of “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill – 2016” by Parliament, in New Delhi on December 16, 2016 - credit Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The Indian Supreme Court and Disability Rights – Critiquing the Underpinnings of Disability Rights Jurisprudence in India

Aditya Mehrotra

January 31, 2023 03:41:51 pm

The Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, has created a team to evaluate the “physical and functional access“ of the top court’s facilities to make them accessible to people with disabilities. The group will be chaired by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat of the Apex Court. The Supreme Court has charged its Supreme Court Committee on [...]

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Laws of Burgos put into effect

The Spanish Crown put the Laws of Burgos into effect on December 27, 1512. These laws governed the relationship of Spanish settlers with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The laws established the encomienda system of labor, promoted conversion to Catholicism, and safeguarded the indigenous peoples from physical abuse. However, historians argue that the laws were ineffective at protecting the rights of the indigenous population. Learn more from the Library of Congress.

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public bar smashing

On December 27, 1900, militant Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. Nation argued that destroying bars was an acceptable means of battling the liquor trade since the Kansas Constitution prohibited alcohol. Learn more about Carrie Nation.

World Bank created

On December 27, 1944, the World Bank was created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Learn more about the history of the World Bank.