Mindset, Housing Rights and Slum Development: An Architectural and Socio-Political Perspective
The issue of slums and informal settlements continues to pose a major obstacle for urban development in modern times, especially for countries like India undergoing rapid urbanization. Current literature primarily explains poor housing through structural reasons such as poverty, weak property rights, insufficient infrastructure, poor governance, and planning exclusion. While these reasons remain crucial, they […]
The Law and Politics of Publicly-Owned Transport in Greater London and the United Kingdom
This article traces the political and legal development of public-owned public transport in Greater London, as well as the railways across the United Kingdom from the 1930s to the present. It is a political manifestation of the long ideological battle between state-led, public control and market-oriented reforms. The London Passenger Transport Act 1933 established the […]
Corporate Insolvency in India: Creditor Control and its Comparative Discontents
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 rebuilt Indian insolvency law around a single idea: the creditor decides. A committee of financial creditors, voting by value, now holds the fate of a defaulting company, while the former managers are displaced and, where they have defaulted, barred outright from buying their way back. This creditor in control […]
AI Regulations and Ethics in India vs. USA: A Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Governance Frameworks
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has necessitated the development of comprehensive regulatory frameworks and ethical guidelines across nations. This paper presents a comparative analysis of AI regulations and ethical considerations in India and the United States — two major economies with fundamentally distinct approaches to AI governance. While the United States has […]
Balancing National Security and Privacy in Surveillance Laws: A Critical Examination of Contemporary Legal Frameworks
One of the most important legal and political issues of the 21st century is the conflict between national security and privacy. Democratic governments are expanding their surveillance capabilities to combat terrorism, cyberattacks, and foreign espionage. But they run the risk of going against the constitutional freedoms that give democracy its meaning. The United States Foreign […]
The Right to Internet Access under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution: Judicial Evolution and Constitutional Limits
The internet has become a major platform that allows citizens to exercise their right to education, freedom of expression, governance, and economic empowerment. In India, where the internet has become a mediator between the State and its citizens, the regulation of internet access has significant constitutional implications. This research paper will discuss the question of […]
The First Amendment and Campaign Finance Law
The principle of equal protection is a fundamental component of constitutional law and democratic governance. It ensures that all individuals are treated equally before the law and that the state does not engage in arbitrary discrimination. One of the most significant areas in which this principle operates is the issue of gender discrimination. Historically, women […]
Cyber Crimes in India: Legal Framework, Investigation Challenges, and Role of Electronic Evidence
India’s legal landscape has undergone a historic transformation with the transition from colonial-era legislations to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), operative from July 1, 2024. Against the backdrop of a 217% surge in cybercrime incidents between 2018 and 2023, this research paper provides an exhaustive […]
Delay in Civil Suits: Procedural Factors & Possible Reforms
Justice in India moves at a crawl, especially for civil cases. By the end of 2025, more than 52.5 million cases were still unresolved—district courts alone made up 4.6 crore, while high courts had another 63 lakh. A lot of this backlog comes down to old problems in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC). […]
Identification of the Normative Status of General Principles of International Environmental Law
This paper conducts a thorough analysis of the normative significance of general principles in international environmental law (IEL), specifically referencing Article 38(1)(c) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It emphasizes four core principles—namely, the precautionary principle, the principle of prevention, sustainable development, and inter-generational equity—and assesses their role as sources of […]