Nostradamus in Law: Outcome Prediction in the Legal Practice
Introduction Every legal proceeding in a courtroom is bound to get scrutinized and get associated with the outcome predictions either by...
Garima Pal & Bhishm Khanna
Apr 18, 2021
The ‘Oscillatory’ Legal Stance of India on Cryptocurrency: A Critique
Introduction Blockchain, also known as ‘distributed ledger technology’, has been the most acclaimed revolutionary coinage after the...
Harsheeta Rai Sharma & Madhavi Wadhawan
Apr 17, 2021
Taxing Transactions Between Clubs and their Members: An Elusive Terrain for the Legislature?
Background The Constitution of India provides for distribution of legislative subjects between the Union and the States. [1] These...
Tarun Jain & Namrata Rawat
Apr 16, 2021
Jurisliterature In A Humanistic Nutshell
The title of the book in question, Advanced Introduction to Law and Literature , claims that it functions as an introduction. However,...
Thomas E. Simmons
Apr 14, 2021
Fear Cuts Deeper than Swords: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act v. the Indian Constitution
The Indian Judiciary is believed to be a “ custodian of the Indian Constitution” [i] and the “supreme protector of human rights” [ii] ....
Shriya Maini & Vishesh Wadhwa
Apr 13, 2021
Broadcasting Hate: Media, Law, and Hate Speech in India
Introduction Sections of the broadcast and print media in India have been in the spotlight for controversial content vilifying minority...
Siddharth Narrain
Apr 8, 2021
An Insight into the Mind of One of India's Greatest Legal Luminaries
Before Memory Fades , is a beautiful collection of anecdotes, wisdom, and lessons by Fali S. Nariman. Mr. Nariman is regarded as one of...
Shivali Shah & Rakshit Sharma
Mar 19, 2021
‘Trans’forming Employment: Recruitment of Transgender and Intersex Persons in Police Service
Introduction In 2014, the Supreme Court of India pronounced an important judgment on gender recognition in India. NALSA v. Union of India...
Almas Shaikh & Kruthika R
Mar 18, 2021
Can the Indian Data Protection Legislation Act as a Check on Growing Workplace Surveillance
Introduction Recently, a German Data Regulator fined an online electronic goods retailer 10.4 million euros for video-monitoring their...
Shweta Mohandas
Mar 12, 2021
IT Act, 2000: Should India Revisit on Safe Harbour Principle to Quell Fake Information?
The role of intermediary in social media has invited huge attention after Twitter dramatically blocked the account of Donald Trump (when...
Mohan Katarki
Mar 8, 2021
Offline Retail Payments: India's Innovative Bid Towards Financial Inclusion
Introduction It is quite common to have faced inconvenience while making digital payments using the internet, which is primarily...
Shreya Garg
Mar 4, 2021
India's New Space Policy: Propelling into the Final Frontier
Introduction The space sector is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Until now, the Indian Space Research Organisation...
Aaditya Vikram Sharma
Mar 1, 2021
A Glimpse into the Experiments of Ordinary Litigants with the Constitution
Hon’ble Justice Vivian Bose, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court in one of his cases expressed that, “Constitution is not only for...
Nishant Nagori & Tanishka Maurya
Feb 28, 2021
The Commercial Reality of Delivery of E-Commerce Consignments by Drones in India – Legal Perspective
Introduction The ‘ Last Mile’ delivery of packages without having to go through the hassles of the traffic of a busy city and the...
Ramya Sankaran
Feb 22, 2021
‘We Don't Want Your Blood’: Exclusion of Sexual Minorities from Blood Donation
In The Atlantic , Vann R. Newkirk II reports an incident from 2016 where a gay night club in Florida was attacked. 49 were killed and...
Thulasi K. Raj
Feb 16, 2021
Maycomb: Where Persecution Comes from Prejudice
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit them, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” [1] To Kill A Mockingbird by...
Ridhi Gupta
Feb 12, 2021
Facebook, Hate Speech and Corporate Criminal Liability: Business and Human Rights Obligations
Introduction Connection is the end, and communication is the means. While the modes of communication have differed, from cave paintings...
Almas Shaikh
Feb 11, 2021
Does Fraud Vitiate Arbitration? Revisting Arbitrability of Frauds in India
Introduction In legalese, there exists a rather mundane and oft-quoted phrase – “fraud vitiates everything” . While this phrase has...
Naresh Thacker & Samarth Saxena
Feb 7, 2021
Looking at Emergency Through the Lens of Gyan Prakash
Emergency has played a significant role in forming the political and legal structure of India. The debate around it is not new but has...
Shaileshwar Yadav
Feb 7, 2021
A Partner's Pursuit of Escape, Revenge, and Riches
“I guess it sounds romantic, doesn’t it? The dream of simply walking away, vanishing into the night and when the sun comes up you’re...
Jessica Kaur
Feb 3, 2021
The Entrepreneurs of International Law: A Brief History
Introduction International law is still largely a construct that is created by, and imposes obligations on nation-states. The creation of...
Arindrajit Basu
Feb 2, 2021
A Peek Into the Complex World of Indian Judiciary
Judiciary, like any other system has loopholes, but it takes a dynamic and learned personality like Honourable Justice Markandey Katju to...
Chahat Gautam
Jan 30, 2021
Need for Fashion Law in India
Introduction While it is a known fact that the fashion, also known as apparel industry, generates trillions of dollars annually along...
Namrata Pahwa
Jan 28, 2021
Dispute Resolution Mechanism in the Farm Acts: An Open Sesame or a Pandora's Box?
Introduction The Farm laws, namely Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (“ FPTC Act ”), Farmers...
Aditya Vyas & Namah Bose
Jan 25, 2021