PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Public interest litigation (PIL) defined as the use of litigation‚ or legal action‚ which seeks to advance the cause of minority or disadvantaged groups or individuals‚ or which raises issues of broad public concern. PIL represents a departure from traditional judicial proceedings‚ as litigation is not necessarily filed by the aggrieved person. Public interest litigation describes the legal implements which allow individuals‚ groups and communities to challenge
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The pursuit of a satisfying and meaningful career is my ultimate goal and a master of public health degree is a stepping stone along the path to a future career. For me‚ it is also a responsibility I owe to myself. My university education exposed me to a number of public health issues. While at university‚ I was affiliated to an anti AIDS club whose increased emphasis was placed on behavioural change to prevent the risk of STDs‚ HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancies. I particularly joined this club
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Public-Interest Litigation (PIL‚ or जनहित याचिका) is litigation for the protection of the public interest. In Indian law‚ Article 32 of the Indian constitution contains a tool which directly joints the public with judiciary. A PIL may be introduced in a court of law by the court itself (suo motu)‚ rather than the aggrieved party or another third party. For the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction‚ it is not necessary for the victim of the violation of his or her rights to personally approach the
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1 Public Interest Litigation is a good thing when it is used to enforce the rights of the disadvantaged. But it has now been diluted to interfere with the power of the government to take decisions on a range of policy matters Judicial activism is not an easy concept to define. It means different things to different persons. Critics denounce judicial decisions as activist when they do not agree with them. Activism‚ like beauty‚ is often in the eye of the beholder. In India‚ the opening up of access
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How can you show your commitment to public interest? Public service is a public trust‚ therefore I am bound to commit myself as a public servant to obey due diligence in the exercise of my duty. My decision should be guided well on how to use the resources and powers which should be used for the betterment of the community and for the welfare of the people in general. Dedication to work is important and this will help me decide on how to work efficiently by organizing the agenda and work plans
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Chapter 11. Interest Groups Interest group activities inundate American politics – you can find them lobbying at the local‚ state‚ and federal level‚ and you can find them working feverously within each of the branches of government. All this lobbying activity poses an interesting paradox – although turnout in elections has declined since 1960‚ participation in interest groups has mushroomed. This chapter focuses on three major themes – factors leading to the growth in interest groups‚ how
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nature of public interest (Yartey‚ 2014) 32:References to the so-called public interest appear with great frequency in contemporary political discourse. The principa question here is who decides what is in the public’s interest and who defines the public’s interest? Whose standards and what principles are used to determine the so-called public interest? Whose interests are we referring to when we talk about the public interest‚ the rulin political party’s interests. Or the interests of the majority
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that deals justly with every man and every interest of man. This may not be done by the profession of law alone. To establish justice‚ the cooperation of the members of other professions and of those engaged in other occupations is necessary. Most important‚ it is the cooperation of those engaged in the profession of journalism. For journalism‚ though not the only medium of expression of public opinion‚ is the chief medium for such expression‚ and public opinion finally determines the establishment
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representation in general. Nowadays‚ the legitimacy and authority of the representative government is regarded as resulting from its being an expression of the will of the people. However‚ this expression as the source of the legitimate authorization for public acts is indirect: citizens transfer it to their representatives as intermediaries. The representatives as intermediaries are those who make the people’s will present on its behalf. Thus‚ political representation has its theoretical scheme two political
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Responsibility as the increasing popular idea. His basic argument against this idea is twofold. First he argued that if profits and public interests are aligned‚ Corporate Social Responsibility is irrelevant. But I think that Corporate Social Responsibility is not irrelevant. The fact that making a profit can coincide with making a positive contribution to society does not make that public good irrelevant. Any company should be praised on both accounts: They can cut cost and be socially-responsible. Through
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