Sahajveer Baweja* & Vansh Bhatnagar** This article highlights the urgent need for a dedicated human smuggling law in India while scrutinizing the nuanced disparities between the crimes of human smuggling and trafficking, […]
Addressing The Void: The Call For A Human Smuggling Law In India
Evaluating India’s Dark Patterns Guidelines – Advocating a Comprehensive Approach
Ansruta Debnath and Shubham Singh* The paper provides a critical examination of India’s ‘Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns 2023’, highlighting issues of enforceability and contradiction within the framework. It […]
Cinematograph Amendment Act 2023: Not a Panacea to the Abyss of Piracy
Aliza Khatoon* The Cinematograph Amendment Act 2023 aims to combat piracy by prohibiting unauthorized recording and exhibition of films, receiving praise for its efforts. However, it falls short in addressing the complexities […]
Inefficiencies Of The Differential Rights Voting Regime
Chytanya S Agarwal* Using a Law and Economics approach, this essay argues that the regulatory framework of Differential Voting Rights (DVRs) in India is not Kaldor-Hicks efficient. Despite the potential benefits of […]
Need for a Digital Copyrights Act: Adjusting to the New Normal
Shashwat Dubey* Disruptive AI Technologies have posed complex challenges to the existing copyrights framework under the Copyrights Act, 1957 in India. This includes the lack of regulatory mechanism to affix intermediaries’ liabilities, […]
“Banking On Rights: The World Bank’s Freeze On Loans In Uganda Amid Anti-Gay Laws – A Watchdog For Human Rights?”
Anjali Jena* & Himanshu** The World Bank’s decision to suspend new loans to Uganda in response to the Anti-Homosexuality Act has sparked global debate. While praised for defending LGBTQ+ rights, critics highlight […]
Peering Through Closed Doors, Scheduled Classes Struggle With The Collegium
Hardik Kuldeep* The Judiciary is difficult to hold accountable as it enjoys broad independence and lacks transparency. It appoints Judges in the Higher Judiciary through the Collegium system, which is not beholden […]
Amartya Sen’s Framework And International Law In The Critique Of Australia’s Constitutional Referendum Of Indigenous Rights
Shashank Tripathi & Shreya Jain* The authors critically analyze the nexus between constitutional referendums, Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach, and international law, focusing on Australia’s recent Indigenous rights referendum. While referendums aim to […]
Diplomatic Law Reimagined? Appraising the Risks and Prospects of Data Embassies
Abhijeet Shrivastava* and Rudraksh Lakra** The concept of ‘data embassies’ is increasingly becoming attractive for states seeking digital continuity, and likewise as a business prospect for host states. However, the underlying legal […]
Are Smart Contracts Really Smart?
Sanhita Chauriha* Smart contracts are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement directly written into code. Operating on blockchain technology, they automatically execute and enforce contractual clauses, eliminating the need for […]
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