Kaviya R, LLM (CBCS), School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT The rise of cryptocurrency and the dark web has changed the methods of terrorist financing and creating new challenges to the regulatory and legislative framework that prevails. Cryptocurrency allows quick, seamless, and anonymous transactions, whereas dark web ensures safe and anonymous channels for communications as well as other criminal activities. This technolo

Pratham Srivastava, D.A.V. Degree College, Lucknow (Affiliated with the University of Lucknow) In the vibrant digital bazaar of contemporary India, where a 15-second reel can catapult a small- town creator to national stardom overnight, the traditional boundaries of intellectual property are being tested like never before. The Indian creator economy, projected to reach a staggering ₹10,750 crore by 2027, has outpaced the legal frameworks designed to govern it. At the heart of

Anjali Pal, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun Amber Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun ABSTRACT The Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complicated condition of the developing brain which has an impact on communication, social skill and behaviours. The autism condition in India crosses the boundary of medical diagnosis and becomes a matter of social justice, human rights and legal protection. A key poin

Dr. Gitu Singh, Xavier Law School, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata ABSTRACT Crime is a part of society, so are criminals. Finding an exact and all applicable reason for the cause of crime and criminal behavior has been and will remain a difficult task. Yet one may agree that society and social ecology plays a major role in determining the reasons behind crime and criminal behavior. Social factors contributing to commission of crime cannot be put within closed brackets, as wi

Ankit Kohli & Amber Srivastava, Assistant Prof. ABSTRACT Social media has been a game-changer for communication, democratic participation and dissemination of information. Platforms like Meta Platforms, previously known as Facebook, X Corp. (formerly Twitter), and Google LLC have become the custodians of online visibility, with algorithmic governance. Issues surrounding moderation that are seen as controversial involve shadow banning and content demotion, in which users' mate

Ananta Proshad Chakraborty ABSTRACT Developing countries have a very limited participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement System. Although legal equality exists, capacity asymmetries between developing countries continue to hamper participation, with smaller economies struggling while larger economies thrive. This unequal participation persists due to financial, legal, administrative, and information barriers, along with procedural rigidity, the paralysis of the Appellate Body

Aminpalli Sai Sharath Nihar, India Institute of Legal Education and Research ABSTRACT This article traces the profound transformation of parliamentary privilege in Indian constitutional law by explaining the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions in ‘M.S.M. Sharma v. Sri Krishna Sinha (1959) and P.V. Narasimha Rao v. State (1998)’. For decades following the Sharma judgment, legislative privilege under Articles 105 and 194 operated as a supreme constitutional exception, an automat

Dr. Salil Shringarpure & Adv. Swamini Mukund Patil ABSTRACT The emergence of digital communication technologies and social networking platforms has transformed human interaction in unprecedented ways. Social media applications have enabled instant communication, information sharing, online education, entertainment, and professional networking. However, alongside these developments, cyberspace has also become a platform for abusive and harmful conduct, particularly cyber bully

Nandini Panwar, BA. LL.B., Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law, Mumbai ABSTRACT This paper is an attempt to understand and analyse the Supreme Court's Constitution Bench decision in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited, which has finally put to rest one of the most persistently contested questions in Indian arbitration law: can a court actually modify an arbitral award, or is it limited to simply setting it aside or leaving it alone? The Bench, by a 4:1 majority

Akanksha Singh, LL.M., Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, M.P. ABSTRACT The rapid proliferation of deepfake technology has emerged as one of the most formidable challenges confronting contemporary legal systems. Characterised by an unprecedented degree of realism, near-zero creation costs, and exponential scalability, deepfakes function not merely as a novel category of digital harm but as a multiplier technology, amplifying traditional offences such as fraud, d

Sameer Suman Sinha & Dr Richa Singh ABSTRACT The intersection of patent law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) represents one of the most significant yet underexplored domains in intellectual property jurisprudence. As patent litigation costs continue to increase and court backlogs stretch resolution time to several years, ADR mechanisms including arbitration, mediation, and expert determination have emerged as convincing alternative to traditional court litigation. Thi

Nandhana N L, UGC- Junior Research Fellow, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. Dr. Syed Umarhathab, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. ABSTRACT Elder abuse is a growing and multifaceted social concern in society that is unfairly increasing and recognized at the world level, and India is not exempt either. At its core, it must be treated

Aditi G, BA LLB, O.P. Jindal Global Law School ABSTRACT: Hindustan Lever Limited v. SEBI1 was one of the earliest cases in India in regard to insider trading where the terms ‘insider’ and ‘unpublished price sensitive information’ was coined and clearly defined in the wake of the rising concerns around such activities. Earliest efforts towards prevention of insider trading were made though the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations of 1992. Insider trading has been

Ravika Shokeen, Research Scholar, School of Law, Sushant University Dr. Sulakshana Banerjee Mukherjee, Associate Professor, School of Law, Sushant University ABSTRACT The rapid urban transformation in India symbolises modern progress through the construction of high rise towers and bridges. Yet the real story is far grimmer. The records of National Statistic Office shows that the construction industry contributes over 8 % to India’s GDP and provides employment to more than 5

Shriya Sardar Patil, Associate at Lake Shore India Management Private Limited ABSTRACT India's Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) framework, established under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 (REIT Regulations), drew substantially from Singapore's REIT regime but did not adopt equivalent structural flexibility for diversified or integrated asset classes. Since its introduction, India has developed a listed REIT mark

Gaurav Pal, LL.M, School of Law Justice and Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP. Dr. Ravi Prakash Rahul, Assistant Professor, School of Law Justice and Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, UP. ABSTRACT This research paper examines the role of a mediator in resolving child custody disputes with reference to the family court in Delhi. Child custody cases are often emotionally sensitive and time-consuming, making it difficult for courts to pro

Debangan Malo, B.SC. LLB (Hons), The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. Rupkatha Banerjee, B.A. LLB (Hons), KIIT School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar ABSTRACT This paper explores the concept of Judicial Activism in India and focuses on whether it is truly a constitutional necessity or an avoidable democratic overreach. It reviews the growth and development of Judicial Activism from the post-Emergency era and assesses how different c

Katharina J, Kerala University Introduction Kerala is a state with a long history of migration. Both international and inter-state migration has been going on since its formation in 1956. The state's economy and society have been greatly affected by this migration. Kerala's economy is significantly supported by the money expatriates bring in, which has resulted in the creation of a special development model that revolves around their revenue. The migration pattern of Kerala d

Zeeshan Akhtar Khan, BA LLB, Aligarh Muslim University Centre, Malappuram ABSTRACT The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in criminal justice systems raises serious concerns about fairness, transparency and human rights. AI tools are being used more and more in sentencing, bail, parole, predictive policing, and facial recognition. But a handful of studies and incidents, including the wrongful arrest of Robert Williams, have shown that these systems can produce dis

Nimisha Fogla, KES’s J.H.P Law College ABSTRACT ESG investments have often been questioned on the areas of legality, returns, potential growth and sacrifice of financial returns. To broach the concerns of people regarding their well-being, environmental safety, inclusivity in business, recognition to gender diversity have become crucial for business leaders. Whether sacrificing financial returns on ESG helps in rectifying the cracks in environment and governance is debatable

Priyanka Kumari & Dr. Mansi Jain Garg ABSTRACT The emergence of digital platform economies has fundamentally disrupted the conceptual foundations of competition law. Dominant technology corporations including Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft have leveraged network effects, data accumulation, and multi-sided market architectures to entrench market power in ways that defy traditional regulatory categories. Exploitative abuse, historically understood as the imposition

Sangam Kumari, Central University of South Bihar ABSTRACT Labour Activism, Social Struggles and Social Movements had always played a significant role in protecting the rights and dignity of worker specially for those who works in unorganized sectors. In India, a large number of workers are engaged in informal sector where workers often face low wages, unsafe working conditions, lack of job security, lack of social security and limited legal protection. In these kinds of situa

Ritu Govind Chhaddani, Abhinav Education Society's Law College ABSTRACT This article analyses the procedural safeguards that must accompany the grant of bail to foreign nationals under Indian law. It contends that whenever bail is granted to a foreigner, the court should expressly direct the State or the prosecuting agency to immediately communicate the bail order to the concerned Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) or Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). Such co

Shlok Shresth, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata ABSTRACT The Transfer of Property Act, 1882, voids conditions that strictly prohibit alienation of property, but it does not impose any limitation on alienation; Indian case law has addressed this omission by acknowledging the existence of a permissible partial limit on alienation through judicial decisions involving family arrangements. This article reviews the history of the law concern