Javeed A, LL.B. (Hons.), PES University ABSTRACT The significant evolution of technology has rapidly transformed every aspect of the world, including commerce, property, and contractual relationships. With the rise of the digital economy, intangible assets such as cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and data have emerged as valuable economic resources that are routinely entrusted to third-party service providers in a manner functionally akin to traditional bailment.

Dr. Gayathri N M & Sanjana G L, School of Legal Studies, CMR University ABSTRACT Sexual offence laws have historically been structured around rigid gender binaries that position men as perpetrators and women as victims, reflecting broader patriarchal assumptions embedded within legal systems. While these frameworks were initially justified as protective mechanisms, they have increasingly been criticised for excluding male, transgender, and non-binary victims and for perpetuat

Alifiya Aliasgar Boxwala, SVKM’S Pravin Gandhi College of Law ABSTRACT In recent times, investigative journalism has played an important role in revealing crimes, corruption, organised crime, political misconduct and abuse. The very techniques that make investigative reporting work require access to the underworld, communication with criminals and suspects, and participation in secret meetings or even brief concealment of information; these activities sometimes draw innocent

Sushil Kumar Dixit, Assistant Professor, City Academy Law College, Lucknow (Affiliated to University of Lucknow) ABSTRACT The criminalization of the omission to report the crime in Indian law, which is largely reflected in the Sections 176, 202 and 203 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), along with procedural provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), creating an obligation on people to provide the police with information about their awareness of criminal ac

MSc. Le Truong Giang, Police officer of Cai Rang Police Office, Can Tho, Vietnam ABSTRACT Advertising plays a vital role in modern market economies by facilitating information flow, stimulating competition, and shaping consumer behavior. However, misleading and unlawful advertising practices pose serious risks to consumer protection, market fairness, and social order. In Vietnam, administrative sanctions constitute the primary legal mechanism for addressing advertising violat

Drishti Rao, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), NLSIU, Bangalore ABSTRACT Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) is transforming legal practice, with its increasing integration across legal research, drafting, case analysis, strategy formulation, and client interaction reshaping how legal services are delivered. However, existing regulatory frameworks governing this integration remain largely suggestive in nature, creating a significant regulatory vacuum. This gap has given rise

Tusshar Sharma, MAIMS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University 1. Introduction The advent of the cyberspace as the inseparable part of the modern human life has radically changed the nature and the field of the criminal activity in the XXI century. Due to the fact that India is moving towards a digital economy where more than 86 per cent of households are now connected to the internet and more than 820 million users are now operating within the digital realm, India is at th

Gayatri Kammela, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Introduction The expansion of the administrative state in modern times has brought about a radical transformation in the character of adjudication in its practical aspects. In India, with the spurt in the volume of regulatory legislation, the growth of welfare legislation and especially, the expansion of the economic sector of the country, the volume of disputes arose to a vast extent that tra

Sanchita Mishra, B.A. LL.B., D.Y. Patil University, School of Law, Navi Mumbai ABSTRACT The right to shelter is an essential part of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Judicial interpretations have expanded the scope of this provision to include the right to shelter, which provides access to adequate housing and basic living conditions. Despite constitutional recognition, homelessness continues to affect millions i

Ravish Anand, LL.M. (Corporate Law), Faculty of Law, Manav Rachna University Legal Head (Part-Time), Extension Technologies Pvt. Ltd. ABSTRACT The Companies Act, 2013 marks a significant turning point in Indian corporate law, bringing with it a substantially more protective framework for minority shareholders engaged in merger and acquisition transactions. This article examines the statutory protections available to minority shareholders under the Act, with particular attenti

Vaishnavi Soni, B.A.LL.B., Amity Law School, Amity University Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh Mr. Abhishek Mishra, Assistant Professor, Amity Law School, Amity University Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT This paper provides a critical examination of the relationship between constitutionalism and human rights in India, emphasizing the judiciary's role as a key protector of constitutional rights. It contends that despite having a strong constitutional framework, the practic

Arathi V P, LLB (Hons), Amity University, Madhya Pradesh ABSTRACT In Common Cause v. Union of India, the Indian Supreme Court acknowledged the validity of passive euthanasia and permitted the use of living wills or previous directives, therefore granting euthanasia limited legal support. But along the road, there have been significant legal, moral, and societal debates with strong arguments for and against its acceptance. A crucial topic in this debate is whether the right to

Anaihya Jena, KIIT School of Law ABSTRACT India's digital payments have boomed, with UPI transactions increasing from 1.5 billion to over 14 billion a month since 2020, apps like PhonePe and Google Pay that make banking easy for millions. With this increasing UPI transaction, scams have also increased through third party apps, it's not clear who pays. RBI rules mainly hold banks responsible for unauthorized transactions, giving customers zero blame if they report quickly or i

Ayushee Yadav, LLM (Human Rights), Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT Human trafficking blocks women from claiming their basic rights, especially in poorer nations such as India, where money struggles and unfair treatment based on gender run deep. Looking at patterns worldwide and within one nation reveals how deeply this crime harms women's freedom, worth, and fairness under law. International tools matter here - the 2000 Palermo deal along with CEDAW - both aim to fight abuse

Anurag Dutta, SRM School of Law, SRMIST, Chennai N Sailesh Kumar, SRM School of Law, SRMIST, Chennai ABSTRACT India's Constitution gives the major taxes to the Union government. These include income tax, corporation tax and customs duty. The States on the other hand are responsible for spending on health, education, roads and agriculture. This creates a well-known problem. The Union earns more than it needs for its own work. The States need to spend more than they can earn fr

Neha Yadav, AIALS, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT This paper performs comparative research on India and the United States regarding data protection regimes presented in the dynamic digital ecosystem environment. The personal data is one of the assets with the blistering development of digital technologies, and it is also a matter of concern because of the issues of privacy, security, and misuse. This paper considers the legal contexts of the two countries in terms of data p

Elakkiya S, Vinayaka Mission’s Law School, Chennai Arun Kumar G, Vinayaka Mission’s Law School, Chennai Dr. Fowmina. C, Vinayaka Mission’s Law School, Chennai ABSTRACT The concept “Surrogacy” has now emerged as one of the complicated issues over the boundaries. This technically comes under private international law. Moreover, different countries have different laws for these assisted reproductive technologies alike surrogacy. Because of these differences, many prospective par

Harisivasangari S, Vinayaka Mission’s Law School Sivaranjani Kumar, Vinayaka Mission’s Law School ABSTRACT The growth of digital communication has significantly reshaped the law of defamation by allowing information to move across geographical boundaries with unprecedented speed and reach. As a result, courts are increasingly confronted with complex questions regarding jurisdiction in cases involving online defamation that spans multiple territories. Traditional rules of juri

Prajakta Patel, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Lavasa, Pune ABSTRACT Fast fashion has established a worldwide chain of environmental unfairness whereby the Global North receives the rewards of over consumption whilst the ecological costs of production and wastes are transferred to the Global South. Despite the previous studies that explored the problems of industrial pollution in Bangladesh and the effect of second-hand garments to Africa and Latin America, there is little

Pushkar Singh, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. ABSTRACT This research paper examines the emerging jurisprudential discourse on recognising rivers as legal persons in response to escalating environmental degradation and the limitations of traditional anthropocentric legal frameworks. It explores the doctrinal foundations of legal personality, historically extended to non-human entities such as corporations and religious institutions, to analyse whether similar re

Charu Singh, IILM University, Greater Noida Krithika Sridhar, IILM University, Greater Noida ABSTRACT The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, forms the bedrock of democratic accountability, compelling transparency in public administration. Conversely, Arbitration, the cornerstone of commercial dispute resolution, is fundamentally predicated on the principle of confidentiality. This paper addresses the critical policy and legal challenge of striking an equilibrium between th

Ajay Kumar Yadav, ( B.Com ., LL.B., LLM, PGDLL), Research Scholar, Department of Law, Baba Masthnath University Vinay Kumar Yadav ABSTRACT The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 represents the most consequential overhaul of India’s criminal procedural law in over five decades. Replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as part of a sweeping legislative package that simultaneously reformed substantive criminal law and the law of evidence, the BNSS retains the

Aditya Dixit, B.A.LL.B.(Hons.), Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj ABSTRACT From its inception, the Indian Constitution has been grounded in the idea that power shall be exercised under public scrutiny. The framers of our Constitution aspired to create a system where authority and accountability can go hand-in-hand. As the Great Dr. B.R. Ambedkar said “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realize that our p

Iris Jeejo, Christ University Pune, Lavasa Campus ABSTRACT The metaverse reflects a new frontier where ownership, identity, and commerce are increasingly defined through blockchain technology. This paper identifies how the existing trademark framework in India-hinged on the Trade Marks Act, 1999-fails to address questions of ownership and infringement within decentralized, virtual ecosystems. Although blockchain provides transparency and verifiable proof of digital assets, In