What is the difference between active and passive euthanasia in India?
Active euthanasia, the deliberate administration of a life-ending agent, remains illegal in India. Passive euthanasia is the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment such as ventilators, dialysis or artificial nutrition. The Supreme Court permits it under Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011) and Common Cause v. Union of India (2018), the latter modified in 2023. Read Justice K. Kannan’s article on the advance directive process.
What is the difference between mediation and arbitration?
In mediation, a neutral third party helps the parties settle a conflict based on their own needs and interests, and the settlement is reached by the parties themselves. In arbitration, an independent arbitrator gives a reasoned determination of the dispute. Justice K. Kannan offers both, along with negotiation strategy and early neutral evaluation, under Conflict Resolution.
Can vaccination be made mandatory in India?
In his article on COVID-19 and global health governance, Justice K. Kannan notes that the Supreme Court held vaccination cannot be forcibly imposed, while leaving room for reasonable restrictions in specific contexts such as healthcare or education.
Is a daughter a coparcener under Hindu law?
The 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 declared the daughter a coparcener by birth. Justice K. Kannan argues that important consequences remain undefined, such as whether she can create a fresh stock of descent, and that the coparcenary right by birth should be abolished. Read his article on personal law reform.
