Gendered Incarceration in India: Examining Structural Gaps, Challenges and Rehabilitation of Women Prisoners
This study critically examines the gendered structures and systemic gaps in women’s incarceration in India, revealing how male-centric prison systems inadequately address female prisoners’ distinct healthcare needs, mental health issues, exposure to custodial violence, and rights concerning incarcerated mothers and their children. Employing a feminist and intersectional framework, it integrates qualitative data, legal analysis, and […]
Disrupting the Final Frontier: Rethinking Space Law through Sustainability and Democratic Governance
The realm of outer space, which was once perceived as the common heritage of mankind has rapidly turned into an exclusive domain of technologically advanced nations, becoming a hub of commercial operations owing to the rapid technological advancement, growing engagement of non-state & private stakeholders coupled with intense geo-political dynamics. The rudimentary international law on […]
Bilateral Investment Treaties and the Host State’s Right to Regulate Investments in the Public Interest: Lessons Learned and Implications for South Africa
Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as an economic diplomacy and foreign policy instrument to facilitate trade and international investment. However, the uneven safeguards and asymmetric nature of treaty networks embedded in old-fashioned BITs continue to be a source of political and legal controversy hindering the independence of host countries’ domestic […]
Re-Examining Section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 in the Context of Oral Traditional Cultural Expressions
Section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 outlines the classes of works in which copyright exists in India, and this is done in the form of a template, which is designed for the individual, fixed and dated work of authorship. Oral traditional cultural expressions (OTCEs) that are folk songs, oral epics, ritual chants, dance-narratives, and […]
Why India did not Invoke Section 92: A Post-Covid-19 Institutional Analysis of Compulsory Licensing Underutilization
The Indian Patents Act, 1970 has one of the strongest emergency compulsory licensing provisions in the WTO a provision that allows the Central Government to grant use of a patented invention within three years of its initiation of a “national emergency” notification, but without the requirement for a public interest hearing. In spite of the […]
Why India did not Invoke Section 92: A Post-Covid-19 Institutional Analysis of Compulsory Licensing Underutilization
The Indian Patents Act, 1970 has one of the strongest emergency compulsory licensing provisions in the WTO a provision that allows the Central Government to grant use of a patented invention within three years of its initiation of a “national emergency” notification, but without the requirement for a public interest hearing. In spite of the […]
Comparative Perspectives of Legal Personhood for Artificial Intelligence Systems: Takeaways from India, USA, and EU
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has spurred difficult legal discussions over the possible recognition of AI systems as legal persons, a status usually reserved for natural persons and juridical entities such as corporations. This article examines the changing legal frameworks and philosophical underpinnings of AI legal personhood across three jurisdictions – India, the United […]
IBC and Public Policy in India: Integrating Bharatiya Concepts of Rina and Dharma into Modern Insolvency Governance
The passage of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) brought a paradigm shift in the insolvency landscape of India with its adoption of a single, streamlined and time-bound resolution framework in place of the existing disorganized set of insolvency laws. Although the Code has boosted the confidence of creditors, facilitated the ease of doing […]
IBC and Public Policy in India: Integrating Bharatiya Concepts of Rina and Dharma into Modern Insolvency Governance
The passage of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) brought a paradigm shift in the insolvency landscape of India with its adoption of a single, streamlined and time-bound resolution framework in place of the existing disorganized set of insolvency laws. Although the Code has boosted the confidence of creditors, facilitated the ease of doing […]
Balancing Privacy, Consumer Trust and Public Interest in the Digital Age
India’s digital growth has changed the way people share, store, and use personal information. Services such as Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, online shopping, digital banking, and artificial intelligence have made everyday life easier, but they have also increased concerns about privacy, data security, and consumer protection. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is India’s first […]