Rida Rahman and Aashkaa Jain* Source : Staff Corner I. Introduction India has faced a systemic and dangerous gender gap in its labour workforce for a multitude of reasons, like conservative social […]
Professing maternity benefits for the professional: a critique of DSLSA vs Annwesha Deb
On Rules as Code, Legislative Drafting, and Discretion: A Conversation with Matthew Waddington
Keshav Soni & Sriram Adithya In this episode, Keshav Soni (Editor, LSPR) and Sriram Adithya (Volunteer, LSPR) sit down with Mr Matthew Waddington, Legislative Drafter who leads the Computer-Readable Legislation Project at […]
Creating Brave and Safe Spaces: Strengthening the functioning of ICs and LCs under the POSH Act
Surbhi Sachdeva, Lakshita Handa, and Jwalika Balaji Source : JSA The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (‘POSH Act’ or ‘the Act’) has now spent over […]
Computational Law in the Digital Age
Jerrold Soh* Computational law, an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of law and computer science, seeks to develop systems capable of interacting with legal rules in a structured, computationally useful manner. As […]
Addressing Product and Service Liability Concerns in Artificial Intelligence: An Indian Perspective
Source : IPleaders Anay Mehrotra and Samriddh Sharma * Source : Blackbox. AI This article examines the challenges AI poses within India’s legal framework, particularly under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 2019. […]
On AI, Legal Informatics, and Rule-Based Systems with Prof. Guido Governatori
Keshav Soni & Anant Prem Joshi In this episode, Keshav Soni and Anant Joshi (Editors, LSPR) sit down with Professor Guido Governatori, professor of Information and Communication Technology at Central Queensland University, […]
Rules as code, the rule of law, and the problem of complex legislation
Lisa Burton Crawford* This article examines the relationship between rules as code, legislative complexity, and the rule of law. While acknowledging scholarly concerns that machine-readable legislation may compromise important legal values like practical […]
Issues with the use and coding of “may” in Commonwealth legislation: a legislative drafter’s perspective
Matthew Waddington* Legislative drafting in Commonwealth jurisdictions is undergoing significant changes with the advent of Rules as Code (RaC). A key debate centers on whether RaC initiatives can effectively handle discretionary provisions, […]
LSPR’s Blog Symposium on “Rules as Code”
The Rules as Code (‘RaC’) refers to a growing movement around the world where governments and organizations are experimenting with coding prescriptive rules in legislation. There are various advantages to publishing laws […]
Gender and Development: In conversation with Sunaina Kumar
Laavanya Tewari In this episode, Laavanya Tewari (Editor, LSPR) sits down with Sunaina Kumar to discuss a host of issues on Gender and Development. In this podcast, we cover the PMJDY (Prime […]
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