Ms. Chimuka Mukonka, LLB (University of Surrey), LLM (University of Law), Lecturer Counsel Collins Nkumbwa, Esq., CIP (NIPA), LLB (UNZA), LLM (UNZA), AHCZ, ASCZ, PhD Cand. Advocate, Lecturer of law and Commissioner of Oaths ABSTRACT This ascertains the role of democracy plays a part in the protection of fundamental human rights of refugees, with Southern Africa as a focal point. The paper mainly covers three countries; Zambia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The

Amal Fatima, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia Asad Naushad Khan, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia ABSTRACT The winding up process is the last phase of a business's life cycle and the legal means by which a corporate entity dissolves following the settlement of its debts and the distribution of any remaining assets among its stakeholders. With the advent of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, whi

Raewa Bharat Parab, O.P. Jindal Global University ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) in the present age has started to disrupt the traditional legal meaning of authorship, ownership, and property due to its rapid development. The regimes of intellectual property with their long- standing history based on human agency and creativity are now challenged by the unprecedented need to accommodate the machine-generated outputs that have economic and originality value and commerci

Stency Mariya Mark, Assistant Professor of Law, Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, India & Research Scholar, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. ABSTRACT India is one of the many countries that created a legal framework for environmental protection. The paper traces how corporate influence and neoliberal development imperatives have systematically intervened with the creation of legislation and also weakened environmental protections in the existing laws. There i

Karuna T & G. Uma Maheshwari, School of Law, VISTAS University. ABSTRACT The Goods and Services Tax regime, introduced in India on 1 July 2017, was intended to consolidate the country's fragmented indirect tax architecture into a single, destination-based system predicated upon a seamless chain of Input Tax Credit. The mechanism of Input Tax Credit operates by crediting the tax paid on inward supplies to a registered person's electronic ledger, from which it may be applied ag

Udismita Das, LL.B., Amity Law School, Amity University, Kolkata ABSTRACT The uninterrupted availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential for safeguarding the lives, dignity, and well-being of People Living with HIV (PLHIV). India, despite operating one of the world’s largest HIV treatment programmes through the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), has experienced recurring shortages of critical antiretroviral (ARV) medicines between 2020 and 2025. These sho

Ayush Tiwari, B.A. LL.B., School of Law, Bahra University, Solan Rashi Sood, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Bahra University, Solan ABSTRACT The relationship between mental illness and criminal responsibility remains one of the most conceptually complex and practically contested issues in Indian criminal jurisprudence. In India, the insanity defence continues to be governed by Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, a provision rooted in the nineteenth-century McNaughten Ru

Akshat Kumar Singh LL.M., School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. Dr. Deepak Jaisal, Assistant Professor, School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. ABSTRACT As an ADR process in India, mediation has seen significant attention with respect to its legalization by means of enactment of Mediation Act, 2023, marking the inception of uniform statutory law concerning mediation in India for the first ti

Divyanshu Bhardwaj, PhD Scholar at CSJMU, Kanpur ABSTRACT The conflict between the ideas of democratic transparency and informational privacy has become the most complicated constitutional paradox in the modern Indian jurisprudence. This paper is a comprehensive doctrinal analysis of the friction created by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and especially its highly consequential amendment of the Right to Information Act, 2005, Section 8(1)(j). The RTI Act initi

Ritika Yadav, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence systems capable of generating text, images, audio, and video has raised complex legal questions that challenge traditional frameworks of copyright protection and consumer rights. This dissertation critically examines the legal challenges posed by AI- generated content in India, with a particular focus on the adequacy of existing copyright law and consumer protection mecha

Saziya Khan, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan Dr. Alaknanda Rajawat, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan Introduction Sexual violence is widely recognized as a grave violation of human rights, requiring strong legal safeguards and sensitive institutional responses. In India, the legal framework governing sexual offences has undergone significant development, particularly following the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which broadened the definition of rape and in

Adriel Lawrence & Arpit Upadhayay, BA LLB (Hons.), Manav Rachna University ABSTRACT The way Indian courts interpret laws has changed a lot over time, showing a bigger shift in how they relate to written laws and their own reasoning. Since the Supreme Court was set up, Indian courts have been balancing between sticking closely to the text of the law and trying to understand its purpose. They started with a very literal approach, which they got from British common law and decis

Aradhya Jain, Advocate, District Courts, Patiala ABSTRACT Generative AI and synthetic media have rapidly transformed from experimental tools into core infrastructure for digital life, but this paper argues that their most urgent implications lie not in efficiency gains but in the escalation of gendered and epistemic harm. Focusing on deepfakes and other forms of synthetic media, it shows how these technologies intensify technology‐facilitated gender‐based violence (TFGBV), in

B. Kanshi Prakash, LL.B., School of Law, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai Mrs. K. Nakshatra, Assistant Professor, School of Law, VISTAS ABSTRACT India's real estate sector has become one of the most active arenas for trademark disputes in recent decades. As developers compete for brand equity, they increasingly appropriate established names — from heritage hotel brands to public landmark designations — to market their projects. This

Tanu Yadav, LL.M., School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. Dr. Mamta Sharma, Assistant Professor, School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. ABSTRACT Mediation and conciliation, as mechanisms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in India, have come into prominence and are playing a significant role in the context of Lok Adalats in India as notified under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 198

Snigdho Biswas Soumi Ash, Department of Law, University of Calcutta ABSTRACT Globalisation has fundamentally reshaped the legal services market. The steady economic growth is accompanied by increasing demands of international lawyers and foreign firms for cross-border services. With India's continuing image as a land suitable for globalisation, the future of the legal profession is crucial in terms of the regulatory framework and how the future turns out for foreign firms and

Aasmi Saxena, SVKM’s Jitendra Chauhan College of Law, Mumbai The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others - Mahatma Gandhi ABSTRACT With formal inclusion of Community Service as a legal form of punishment, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 represents a drastic transition in respect to the intersection of the criminal justice system in India towards reformative justice from traditionally punitive methods of punishment. This paper investigates the

Aman Sinsinwar, Chanakya National Law University, Patna. Kashish Ahuja, Chanakya National Law University, Patna. ABSTRACT This article delves into the concept of Third-Party Funding in arbitration, wherein any other party, which is not a party to the suit funds the proceedings. Internationally, TPF has gained prominence and has been accepted as a valid legal practice in countries like United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore. India continues to rely solely on the judicial prec

Nikhilesh Sharma, Research Scholar, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Bhavana Sharma, Assistant Professor, Himachal Pradesh University Regional Centre Khanyara, Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. ABSTRACT Under the Constitution of India, the classical understanding of Fundamental Rights is that they are vertically applicable. They are mainly enforceable against the “State” as defined under Article 12. The increasing role of private actors in areas for

Utsav Anand, Chanakya National Law University Shailya Sharma, Chanakya National Law University Who owns an AI-generated masterpiece the developer, the prompter, or no one? India's Copyright Act 1957 offers no clear answer. From the RAGHAV episode to the landmark ANI v OpenAI case, this blog unpacks the legal vacuum and the urgent reforms needed to protect creators. Keywords: Generative AI, Copyright Authorship, Indian Copyright Act 1957, AI-Generated Content, Intellectual Pro