Understanding 'E-Doping' and Need for Fair Competition in E-Sports
Introduction E-sports (Competitive Video Gaming) has become one of the fastest growing industry over the past few years and is rapidly...
Harsh Malpani
Jul 28, 2019
Felony Disenfranchisement in a Democratic Nation
Introduction “ A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals .” ― Fyodor...
Kavya Jha & Palak Kapoor
Jul 28, 2019
The Dichotomy Inherent in Electoral Bonds
Introduction Electoral bonds, or interest free bearer bonds, are a means to donate funds to political parties of one’s preference. As the...
Anandita Bhargava & Smita Gupta
Jul 9, 2019
Regulating E-Sports – An Opportunity and a Challenge
Introduction In the past few years, there has been a debate on inclusion of e-sports in the Olympics, such that the International Olympic...
Bhumesh Verma
Jul 5, 2019
Tightening the Grip on Hate Speech Law in India vis-a-vis Elections
Hate speech includes any statement made against any individual, group or community that incites or is likely to incite feelings of...
Sahastranshu & Sehaj Singh Cheema
Jun 27, 2019
The Election Commission: A Toothless Tiger?
For a democratic country like India, conducting free and fair elections is crucial for its very survival. This monumental task is...
Stuti Srivastava & Tathagat Tiwari
Jun 24, 2019
Hate Speech, Trolls and Elections: A Nefarious Nexus
Introduction Social media has been a buzzword for the Lok Sabha Elections of 2019. It had a huge role to play in determining the fate of...
Aditya Vyas & Faiz Uddin Ahmad
Jun 23, 2019
Trust me, I'm a Trustmark
Background Development Before Trustmarks India’s e-commerce sector is showing exponential growth; revenue from this sector is increasing...
Sanah Javed
Apr 6, 2019
Content Regulation of ‘On Demand Video Streaming Platforms’: An Unanswered Question
Introduction E-Commerce in India is in its nascent stage yet has rapidly diversified and grown its roots in every individual’s life. This...
Pradyumna Yadav & Anushka Agarwal
Apr 4, 2019
Draft E-Commerce Policy, 2018 : Anti-Competitive Effects of the E-Commerce Market
Introduction Due to the increase in the number of players in the e-tail market, there has been a tremendous upsurge in demands being...
Sakshi Agarwal
Apr 3, 2019
FDI Policy in E-Commerce
E-Commerce in India From Fabmart.com , the very first e-commerce venture, to the latest announcement by RIL, several attempts have been...
Vedant Kashyap & Siddharth Kothari
Apr 2, 2019
Dichotomy between Forest Dwellers and Conservationists: Analysis of the Forest Rights Act, 2006
The Supreme Court passed an Order [i] on 13th February, 2019 (hereinafter, “the Order”) requiring the eviction of forest dwellers whose...
Aditya Vyas & Stuti Srivastava
Mar 12, 2019
Data Protection in Boilerplate Clauses
Introduction In a contract, there are often some clauses that are common and standardised, called the ‘boilerplate’ clauses. Typically,...
Bhumesh Verma
Feb 17, 2019
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018: Is it a Right to be Forgotten if it's just being Archived?
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 was framed as per the directions of the Supreme Court in Puttuswasmy [i] case, amidst rising...
Sanjeev Jothi
Feb 10, 2019
Privacy v. Posner – In the Age of Big Data Analytics
“Google knows you more than your mom” ; a phrase that lingered long after it was first heard. The rise of the internet in the past decade...
Buddhi Nishita Gauri
Feb 8, 2019
Data Localisation: Is it a Solution to Privacy Concerns?
Introduction: The epiphany that “data is the new oil” hassled to the emergence of data protection laws across the world, creating a...
Madhura Bhandarkar
Feb 6, 2019
Data Privacy 101: Sensitive Personal Data, Big Data and its Tumultuous Relationship with GDPR
Data protection is defined as the legal protection offered to a person, referred to as a ‘data subject’ with special emphasis on...
Aishwarya S. Iyer & Manisha Nanda
Feb 4, 2019
The Snooping Order: An Orwellian Measure or a Reminiscence of our Surveillance Regime?
In the wake of heightened attention being garnered by issues involving the privacy and personal liberty of individuals, the Central...
Shrey Nautiyal & Aditya Vyas
Jan 22, 2019
Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019: From Jus Soli to Jus Sanguinis
Concept of Citizenship According to Aristotle “ The State is a compound made of citizens; and this compels us to consider who should...
Prateek Virk
Jan 17, 2019
Analysing the Aadhaar Amendment Bill: A Premature Convoluted Effort or Not?
Introduction The Apex Court by and large upheld in its verdict of Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. vs Union of India And Ors ,...
Aryan Babele
Jan 13, 2019
Transgender Bill 2018: A Half-Hearted Attempt at Complete Justice
Introduction The Transgender Community has long fought the ostracisation and ubiquitous repugnance from all sectors of the society. The...
Smita Gupta & Paras Jain
Jan 11, 2019
Deconstructing the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2018
Introduction The practice of surrogacy can be traced back to the ancient times where ‘ Niyoga Dharma ’ was followed. ‘ Niyoga Dharma ’...
Anandita Bhargava & Stuti Srivastava
Jan 9, 2019
Resolving the 'Where' of Online Jurisdiction
The landscape of the converging forces of digital economy of today is of an ever-changing nature marked by an exponential augmentation of...
Prashant Kaushik & Alok Bharadwaj
Dec 28, 2018
Dataism: The New School of Jurispudence
Law students must have studied various schools of law in their jurisprudence class. Each school represents the various stages of...
Subhaprad Mohanty
Dec 27, 2018