This is the third and final theme of the webinar series and blog symposium – organized by the student wing of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, the Kautilya Society, in partnership with the Young Scholars […]
Moving Beyond Bare Minimum: Will India Inc’s Gig Economy Confront Gender And Social Discrimination?
Sushmita Som This post is part of our Symposium on Law and Political Economy in India After Covid. Currently, nearly 3 million of India’s workforce is employed in short-term, non-permanent platform-based work, […]
COVID19-XXV: A Quest to Cure COVID-19: The Interplay of Clinical Trials, Consent, and Human Rights
Abhinav Gupta This is the 25th post of our COVID19 series. INTRODUCTION Prominent research institutes like the University of Oxford, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, and various others have made […]
The Nagaland Dog Meat Ban Controversy: A Socio-Legal Analysis
Shravani Shendye and Karthik Subramaniam The decision taken by the Nagaland government to ban dog meat raises crucial, conflicting questions on human, and animal rights. On July 3, 2020, the government of […]
Structural Legal Barriers to Women’s Entry Across Professions: An Analysis of Indian Judicial Decisions
Aishwarya Chouhan The central government’s recent arguments of women’s gendered responsibilities and implied limitations, in the Women Army Officers’ case reflects our society’s deep-rooted sexism On 17th February and 17th March’20, the […]
The Psychology of Fake News and Social Media Regulation
Abhinav Gupta The present social media regulations fail to address the psychological effects of fake news and exceed the scope of delegated legislation. Introduction Fake news includes a false statement of facts […]
The Conundrum of Ecology v. Economy: Analysis of the EIA Draft 2020
Shravani Shendye and Oshin Malpani Does the EIA Draft Notification, 2020 adhere to India’s obligations under the domestic and international legal framework in tandem with sustainable development goals? Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) […]
Is popular culture’s protest tide a movement or a moment?
Ifra Shams Ansari A “cultural divide” can lead to a “political divide”. Certain years in history evoke images of mass demonstrations and revolutionary ferment but the year 2019 will go down in […]
Police Brutality – It is Time To Rethink
Krishnavarna C S There exists a need to address the issue of police brutality globally With the global community condemning the unfortunate death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, […]
Community Identity and Reservation: LSPR in Conversation with Ashwini Deshpande
Ishaan Bansal and Prannv Dhawan speak with Prof. Ashwini Deshpande, on the Supreme Court’s recent judgement invalidating 100% reservation in teaching posts for Scheduled Tribes in scheduled areas, and its implications on […]
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