Sara Varghese, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore ABSTRACT Armed conflict negatively impacts children, it violates their basic human rights. The children are forced to enlist as child soldiers. They are exposed to multiples forms of violence and abuse. They are subjected to conditions no child deserves to endure. The international legal framework, which includes the Geneva Conventions, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Optional Protocol,

Aneeta Brightson, Christ University, Bangalore ABSTRACT In the digital age, memes, GIFs, and viral internet content have become powerful tools of communication, cultural commentary, and artistic expression. However, their inherently derivative, collaborative, and rapidly disseminated nature challenges traditional frameworks of copyright law. This paper explores the legal paradox surrounding the protection of such contentbalancing the rights of original creators with the freed

Amrita Anand, Mallika SK & Rency Charles, School of Legal Studies, CMR University ABSTRACT The use of artificial intelligence in administrative decision-making presents a structural challenge to conventional standards of judicial review in India. The Wednesbury standard of unreasonableness, long the cornerstone of administrative law review, is demonstrably inadequate to scrutinise algorithmic action characterised by opacity, complexity, and statistical inference. India's Supr

Shital Navandar, PhD Scholar, New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Pune Dr. Ujwala Bendale, Faculty of Law, New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Pune ABSTRACT Cricket betting has always been languishing in a legal paradox. Impliedly declared illegal under the Public Gambling Act 1867, but at the very same time makes its presence felt every time, making headlines during the cricketing season. The figures of illegal cricket bett

Adv. Sruthi Balachandran, LL.M. (Maritime Law), Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies, Aluva, Kerala, India ABSTRACT The recent trend of maritime security activities in the last 20 years has drastically changed the legal and practical environment of the world oceans. The growing cases of piracies, maritime terrorism, transnational trafficking, and illegal, unreported and un-controlled (IUU) fishing has necessitated states to increase surveillance, interdiction and enforcement

Lakshmi M, Teachers Law College, Affiliated to Karnataka State Law University ABSTRACT The expansion of India’s gig and platform economy has transformed labour markets, offered flexibility and entrepreneurial opportunities while simultaneously exposed workers to economic insecurity and absence of formal social protection. The enactment of the Code on Social Security, 2020 marked a significant legislative shift by formally recognizing “gig workers” and “platform workers” withi

Aditya Ballolli, School of Law, Christ University1 ABSTRACT The integration of sophisticated, proprietary Artificial Intelligence (AI) into legal practice is poised to redefine the Indian legal landscape, offering unprecedented efficiencies in legal research, predictive analytics, and litigation strategy. However, the deployment of these “black-box” AI tools, whose decision-making logic is opaque, presents a profound challenge to the foundational human-centric principles of I

Poorva Singhal, National Law University, Delhi ABSTRACT This article examines whether India’s existing Copyright Act, 1957, and ancillary remedies can meaningfully address the harms posed by photorealistic visual deepfakes, or whether a narrowly tailored sui generis personality right is required. Motivated by the recent spate of celebrity litigation and the use of deepfakes in election-period misinformation, the paper uses doctrinal analysis of statutory text and case law (in

Shubham Upadhaya, LLM (Business Law), Shoolini University Faculty of Legal Sciences, Solan Poonam Bala, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Himachal Institute of Legal Studies Shahpur, (HP) ABSTRACT The spread of gig and platform work across India has created more sources of income as well as exposing the workers to massive insecurity. With no minimum wages, social security cover, group rights, or any form of protection, the delivery riders, drivers, and even service prov

Ms. Arti, Librarian, University School of Law, Rayat Bahra Professional University, Punjab ABSTRACT The , rapid , digitization , of , information , and , the , expansion , of , internet , connectivity , have , fundamentally , transformed , the , way , knowledge , is , created, , stored , and , disseminated. , In , this , context, , e-libraries and , open , access , resources , have , emerged , as , powerful , instruments , for , the , democratization , of , knowledge, , chall

Rakesh IR, LLM (Constitution and Administrative Law), School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore Dr. Shibu Puthalath, Associate Professor & Associate HOD, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore ABSTRACT Custodial torture in India continues to be a persistent human rights issue, evincing deep-seated systemic inadequacies, failures of institutional framework, and the history of impunity deeply ingrained in the criminal justice system. There i

Ishika Sinha, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences ABSTRACT Despite an extensive statutory and constitutional framework, plastic waste governance in Delhi and Mumbai demonstrates persistent enforcement failure. The ongoing buildup and improper handling of plastic waste in many places point to systematic implementation flaws rather than a lack of legislation, even though there is a comprehensive statutory and constitutional framework governing plastic w

Aditi Tamhankar, KES’ Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College - Affiliated to Mumbai University ABSTRACT Despite increasing awareness of women's rights and autonomy under Indian Constitutional Law and the international legal order, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) continues not to criminalize marital rape. This essay is a critique of constitutional and legal injustices that have emerged as a consequence of Section 375 IPC's Exception 2, withholding equal protection against sexual vio

Akash Kumar, Jamia Hamdard Introduction This paper examines institutional autonomy and democratic accountability in India in 2025 through a structural analysis of executive, legislative, and judicial conduct. The inquiry does not proceed on the assumption of institutional breakdown; rather, it considers whether the constitutional equilibrium designed to distribute power has operated with its intended steadiness. Legislative processes continued, statutes were enacted, judgment

Bavya Pressad, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore ABSTRACT The three newly passed criminal laws have taken the spotlight position in India and have brought a huge shift in the legal landscape. The recent laws have several provisions that needs to be intricately researched. One such provision that needs a rethink is Section 187(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitha (hereinafter, BNSS). It is contended that by omitting the phrase “otherwise than in police custo

Saanvi Aggarwal, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore ABSTRACT This paper examines voice-activated assistants such as smart speakers and phone-based voice agents, for example, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri, with particular focus on their impact on users’ privacy under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. While these devices are marketed as being activated only by clear “wake words”, the researcher uses global eviden

Gurnoor Kaur, University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana I. ABSTRACT This paper investigates the constitutional crisis caused by the indefinite withholding of assent by Governors under Article 200 of the Indian Constitution. Focusing on the period between 2023 and 2025, it examines how the ambiguity of "as soon as possible" has been exploited as a "Pocket Veto." By analysing the landmark judgments of the Punjab and Kerala High Courts and the aut

Adarsh Vaibhav, BBA LLB, National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi ABSTRACT The process of digital transformation in India has been so immense that it has transformed the sphere of governance, business, as well as the provision of national services, and now with almost 850 million internet users, cybersecurity has become an essential pillar of national security, economic stability, and constitutional governance. The spread of digital infrastructure, such as e-g

Shagun Tyagi, LL.B., Amity University, Lucknow Astha Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Amity University, Lucknow ABSTRACT Judicial review serves as the primary constitutional mechanism with which courts ensure that legislative and executive actions remain subordinate to the supreme law of the land. In the Indian context, this is one of the most important powers of the Indian judiciary which allows courts to examine the laws and declare them invalid if they violate the Constitu

Ajwad Hussain. I, Christ (Deemed to be) University ABSTRACT This research paper will focus on how much young adults in urban India are aware of digital privacy and how much their attitudes towards digital privacy have changed since the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) of 2023 became law. The study is a vital gap bridging given the fact that despite the new all-inclusive data protection laws in India, the majority of young users do not know their privacy rights, as

Shailesh, Amity Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT This research paper explores the statutory framework governing anti- competitive agreements in India, primarily focusing on the transition from the "dominance-based" MRTP regime to the "conduct-based" Competition Act, 2002. Central to this study is Section 3, which prohibits any agreement—formal or informal—that causes or is likely to cause an Appreciable Adverse Effect on Competition (AAEC)

Pooja Abinaya GB, Assistant Professor, Soundarya College of Law, Bengaluru ABSTRACT Transnational corporations (TNCs) have gotten more attention in the context of global conflicts, not only for their direct involvement in war economies but as actors that can orchestrate strategic disinvestment. Building on a theoretical framework describing corporations' moral exits, this paper analyses TNCs' engagement in the war in Ukraine and explores why such seemingly commendable actions

Dr. Tushita Sharma, Associate Professor, VSLLS, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies—TC, (Accredited NAAC A++; affiliated to GGSIPU, Delhi, Recognised by Bar Council of India). ABSTRACT Technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, and these changes show their direct impact on the areas of criminal jurisprudence and the delivery of justice. Updated technology in criminal justice has become a tool not merely in helping improve the accuracy of investigations and inc

Benjamin P Raj, Christ University, Bangalore, Central Campus Introduction The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of digital creativity, where synthetic media—colloquially known as “deepfakes”—are increasingly deployed for purposes ranging from parody to political misinformation. A deepfake refers to synthetic audio, video, or image content created through generative AI models, often depicting a person saying or doing something that never