Priyanka Pandey, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University Introduction India’s criminal justice system, similar to many other legal systems around the world, has its challenges in deciding the right mix of punishment and offender rehabilitation (Ghosh, 2008). Inside that circle, parole and probation stand out as two important tools that are used mainly to help prisoners who have been convicted of crimes to become law, abiding members of society again. Besides, these tools

Thanusri G, The National University of Advanced Legal Studies ABSTRACT Traditional knowledge forms an important part of the wisdom, practices, and innovations of indigenous and local communities, developed and preserved over generations. However, the modern intellectual property rights regime often struggles to protect such knowledge, leading to biopiracy or misappropriation. This paper examines the relationship between traditional knowledge and intellectual property law, exp

Nithya Prakash D, Presidency University, Bangalore Hiranya R, Presidency University, Bangalore ABSTRACT In today's rapidly developing world, the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), stands as a transformational force with the power to bring revolution in the regime. India, a nation with unique diversity and immense capacity, finds itself at an important intersection, where leveraging AI can catalyse change from traditional bureaucracy regime for a future

Sonu Priya, Shambhunath Institute of Law, Prayagaraj 1. INTRODUCTION Lest the “golden key to unlock the doors of injustice” remain only hand of wealthy, the supreme court of India invented the idea of Public Interest Litigation, opening the doors of court to the common person. PIL is a legal mechanism that allows citizens to seek justice for social causes that affect the public interest. It empowers individuals or organizations to approach the courts on behalf of disadvantage

Basavaprabhu Rampur, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University). Bengaluru ABSTRACT This comprehensive research paper examines Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI (Anti-Dumping Agreement or ADA) from an Indian legal and policy perspective, analyzing their implementation, constitutional framework, and effectiveness in protecting domestic industries against unfair trade practices. The st

Aditya Agrawal, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), New Law College, Pune Keshav Kedia, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), New Law College, Pune ABSTRACT Intellectual Property (IP) rights are a major part of the innovation policy framework. They aim to allow inventors, creators, and businesses to make a profit from their ideas and intellectual works. IP systems that give a temporary monopoly over the use and marketing of inventions, brands, paintings, and

Srikanth A, Gujarat Maritime University I. INTRODUCTION The coastal state has the right to exercise authority over its internal and territorial waters and can formulate legislations pertaining to the safety, environment and security of their maritime boundaries. On the other side, the flag state has the regulatory control over the ship which bears the flag of the concerned flag state and it has the exclusive rights pertaining to the high seas and it has to make sure that the

Vedant Nandkumar Wadshingkar, BA LLB, Government Law College, Mumbai Utkarsh N. Patil, Government Law College, Mumbai ABSTRACT With each passing day, the impact of climate change has become more pronounced. Rare natural disasters are now the new normal of life. Such disasters have only exacerbated the disparity, with those who have the least liability suffering the most. Indigenous & tribal communities' reliance on nature has metamorphosed them from being vulnerable to being

Naga Suganeswar N, Christ University, Pune Lavasa Campus ABSTRACT The Indian Constitution's Seventh Schedule establishes India's federal framework through its distribution of legislative authority among three categories which include the Union List which hold 97 subjects, State List which hold 66 subjects and the Concurrent List with 47 subjects respectively in it. The study evaluates how these legal boundaries create federal relations but create conflicts and uncertainties b

Sahil Naeem, Department of Law, University of Peshawar. Orcid Id: 0009-0006-2577-1030 Jamal Hussain, Department of Law, University of Peshawar. Abdurehman. Department of Law, University of Peshawar. ABSTRACT This article interrogates the structural tension between the universal prohibition of jus cogens crimes and the consent-based jurisdictional framework of the International Criminal Court. Taking the Nuremberg Tribunal as a doctrinal baseline, it argues that the foundation

Shreya Kapoor, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, GGSIPU ABSTRACT Manual scavenging is a horrible abuse of human rights in this day and age in India, where human faeces are taken out by hand from dry latrines and sewers. Dalit communities, especially those belonging to the Valmiki sub- caste, continue to be systematically dehumanised when they are engaged in this backward caste-based occupation despite the constitution guaranteeing equal rights and laws specifical

Shreya Datta Gupta, LLM, Christ (deemed to be) University, Bangalore, Karnataka ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of digital commerce has generated unprecedented potential for global commerce, while increasing risks of violations of intellectual property rights (IPR). Counterfeit and replica goods, unauthorised use of trademarks, copyright piracy, and patent violations have become widespread on e-commerce platforms. The TRIPS Agreement and Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA

Archana Kumari, Faculty of Law, Usha Martin University Dr. Swati Sawar, Faculty of Law, Usha Martin University Insider trading restrictions in the US and India have witnessed considerable change in three dimensions- capital market ideology, regulatory capability and securities market equity. After the Great Depression, the US has evolved its insider trading jurisprudence through case law and administrative action while India’s has developed over time albeit not dichotomously.

Arushi Singh, LL.M., Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. ABSTRACT Nations hold complete authority over their natural assets and may choose to develop or conserve them. Under international law, countries enjoy lasting control over resources situated inside their borders. Any resource found within a state’s territory belongs to its citizens collectively. This idea gained renewed focus during decolonisation. The concept of unbreakable national control over such assets has been

M Sanjana, School of Law (Christ Deemed to Be University) ABSTRACT The central aim of this paper is to examine the enforceability, and authentication of electronic documents and signatures in India, with particular reference to the Information Technology Act, 2000. The research addresses challenges like judicial ambiguities and procedural difficulties stemming from differing evidentiary standards for electronic and digital signatures. The study clarifies the distinction, noti

Muhammed Hashim AK, Research Scholar, School of Law,Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS), Padur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Dr. K. Jameela, Assistant Professor, Senior Grade, School of Law, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS), Padur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu ABSTRACT The concept of well-known trademarks has acquired heightened significance in the digital era, where online platforms enable rapid dissemination, cross- border visibility, and instantaneous consum

Abdul Hannaan Siddiqui, Presidency University, Bengaluru Suhail Ahmad, Presidency University, Bengaluru ABSTRACT Disputes around executive pay being too high or unjustified have been a major issue and this has pushed companies to find ways to react even before shareholders express their dissatisfaction; clawback clauses are one such measure. Generally, these clauses permit a company to reclaim bonuses or other forms of payment based on incentives in the event where senior man

Vikrant Singh, LLM, GGSIPU, Delhi ABSTRACT This study examines the scope and limits of gubernatorial power in India through a focused analysis of State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu, situating the case within the broader constitutional framework of democratic balance and Centre–State relations. The office of the Governor, conceived as a constitutional link between the Union and the States, has increasingly become a site of contestation, particularly in matters relat

Palak Parihar, Amity University Jharkhand ABSTRACT India’s rape laws have long operated within a limited imagination, one that sees cisgender women as the only possible victims, and cisgender men as the only possible perpetrators. Such a narrow framework is not only archaic but violently exclusionary. Survivors who are male, transgender, non-binary, or intersex remain invisible to the law, their pain silenced by omission, their trauma unlegislated. In 2023, the Bharatiya Nyay

Prachi Kumari, Maharashtra National Law University Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ABSTRACT The advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed creative industries and tested conventional perceptions about copyright law. Generative AI models like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion are built on enormous datasets comprising copyrighted work, thereby creating problematic concerns regarding authorship, ownership, and infringement. This research embarks on a comparative and

Navya Mehtani, B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Faculty of Law, Delhi University, India ABSTRACT: In this era of modern technology, increasingly, AI systems are starting to independently generate contractual terms, acting as drafting assistants, being used to perform high-speed risk analysis and be used for compliance checks or simple renewals with minimal human intervention. While existing legal scholarships largely maintain that AI cannot be recognized as a contracting party due to it