ISSUE 1 - DECEMBER 26/2025 - MARCH 26/2026
THE REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE OHADA COMPANY LAW FOR THE ABUSE OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS
AUTHOR’S NAME – Njukang Lesley Achanju, LLB, Master’s in Law, PhD (Final Year).
INSTITUTION NAME – University of Yaounde II, SOA.
Received on 20 January 2026, Accepted on 28 January 2026, Published on 02 February 2026
ABSTRACT:
Businesses can run through the medium of different forms of business organizations, one of which is a company. A company, once it acquires its legal personality, enjoys certain attributes that differentiate it from other forms of business organizations, such as partnerships. The minority shareholders may face dual disadvantages from managerial power and the majority rule. The objective is to show that minority shareholders are denied their rights by majority shareholders because of their status as minority shareholders. Minority shareholders are at a disadvantageous position, and they need protection from the law. The methodology applied is a qualitative research through primary and secondary data collection. This work is significant to legal scholars, corporate scholars, researchers, students, and many others. Findings show that minority shareholders need adequate protection from the majority shareholders in the day-to-day running of activities
( Volume 4 Issue 2 – 2026 )( Publication Date 02 /February/ 2026 )
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RETHINKING SEXUAL OFFENCE LAW UNDER THE BHARTIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023: CONSENT, GENDER NEUTRALITY, AND CONSTITUTIONAL EQUALITY
AUTHOR’S NAME – Rimjhim Jain.
AFFILIATION OF AUTHOR – Assistant Professor, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida.
Received on 21 February 2025, Accepted on 22 February 2025, Published on 25 February 2025
ABSTRACT:
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, has replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (BNS), which is marketed as a contemporary and decolonized criminal law reform. Its handling of sexual offenses, however, shows a significant amount of historical continuity. The BNS purposefully maintains a woman-centric definition of rape even if it uses gender-neutral wording for other sexual offenses. Rather of providing a clear affirmative criterion of voluntary agreement, the law still conceptualizes consent largely in terms of conditions that render it invalid. This method fails to address issues of evidential clarity and sexual autonomy. Rather than being based on a constant constitutional commitment to equality and dignity, the selective adoption of gender neutrality seems more pragmatic. Comparative viewpoints from Canada and England and Wales show that robust victim protection and gender-neutral victim identification may coexist.
( Volume 4 Issue 2 – 2026 )( Publication Date 25 /February/ 2026 )
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THE STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS OF COPYRIGHT LAW: CREATION, OWNERSHIP, AND INFRINGEMENT
AUTHOR’S NAME – Abhinandan Annasab Gejje, B.B.A. LL.B, Fifth Year.
INSTITUTION NAME – Karnataka State Law University’s Law School, Hubballi, 580025.
Received on 1 March 2026, Accepted on 4 March 2026, Published on 9 March 2026
INTRODUCTION:
All creations begin with an idea, as a product of the human mind, as creations recognized and governed through intellectual property rights. The framework of Intellectual property rights protects various domains, like patents, trademarks, copyrights, geographical indications, and other cognate rights. Copyright emerges as a vital and pre-eminent branch, functioning as a fundamental and foundational pillar in the legal architecture of Intellectual property rights. The history of copyright is a complex, subtle, and rich subject.[1] In 1476, the city of Venice first granted sole privileges to the creator of work by giving monopolies to certain people to print particular books.[2] The word “copyright” derives from the expression “copier of words”. It was first used in this sense in 1586. The word ‘copy’ was used alone in 1485, and it meant a manuscript or other matter prepared for printing.[3] The first recognized modern copyright, the Statute of Anne, was passed in 1709 and took effect in 1710. This Act introduced for the first time the concept of the author of a work being the owner of its copyright, and laid out fixed terms of protection.[4]
[1]Lionel Bently &Brad Sherman, Intellectual Property Law 33 (3rd ed. Oxford University Press 2008).
[2]V.J. TARAPOREVALA, Law of Intellectual Property172 (3rd ed. Eastern Book Company2019).
[3]Shiva Sahai Singh(ed.), THE LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 202 (1st ed. Deep & Deep Publications 2005).
[4]ELIZABETH VERKEY & JITHIN SAJI ISSAC, INTELECTUAL PROPERTY 17 (2nd ed. Eastern Book Company 2021).
( Volume 4 Issue 2 – 2026 )( Publication Date 09 /March/ 2026 )
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