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Secondary Use Of Medical Data For Research And AI: Regulatory Conflicts And Harmonization Across GDPR, HIPAA, And DPDP Act
Sanskriti Jakhmola, Law Student, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun Asst. Prof. Nikunj Yadav, Asst. Prof., Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun ABSTRACT Secondary use of medical data, i.e., the use of health information for purposes other than direct patient care, has become the mainstay of biomedical research, artificial intelligence (AI), and public health analytics. This rapid deployment of health data, however, raises intricate regula
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Apr 221 min read
Protecting Identity In The Age Of Ai: A Media Law Analysis Of Deepfake Scams And Digital Impersonation
Deepraj Bagate & Harsha Rajani ABSTRACT Artificial Intelligence’s quick progress has changed the nature of media production, making “deepfakes,” or synthetic highly realistic productions, possible. While such technologies have a transformative potential for entertainment, education, and innovation, their misuse has emerged to pose a serious risk for individual identity, privacy, and societal trust. Deepfake scams and digital impersonation facilitate fraud, reputational harm,
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Apr 222 min read
Changing Paradigm Of Labour And Industrial Laws In India: A Critical Analysis
Ritisha Singh, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Legal Studies, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur ABSTRACT The Indian labour and industrial laws have witnessed a tremendous change over time, reflecting the socio-economic and political changes in the country. From welfare legislation to efficiency-focused measures, there has been an evolution in these laws. The merging of the 29 central labour legislations into 4 Labour Codes in 2019-2020 is one
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Apr 221 min read
Arbitration In Start-Up IP Contracts: Examining Legal Risks, Drafting Pitfalls, And Enforcement Challenges In India
Anuradha Verma, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT This article critically examines the profound ramifications of arbitration in resolving disputes pertaining to intellectual property rights (IPR) licensing and contracts in India. Against the backdrop of India's rapid economic expansion and increased engagement in the global market, the need for effective dispute-resolution mechanisms concerning IPR licensing and contracts has garnered considerable attention. Arbitration has em
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Apr 222 min read
Grey Zone Warfare: An In-Depth Legal Analysis Through The Lens Of The Doctrine Of Premptive Self-Defence In International Law
Appoorva Dangi & Tushar Singh ABSTRACT Grey zone warfare in the present age depicts a highly strategic and planned spectrum that exists in the grey area between peace and wars. It often suffuses over ambiguity, deniability and use of unconventional tactics in the cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, proxy forces and economics coercion. Since this warfare falls below the ambit of an armed warfare, they pose a significant challenge to the doctrine of pre-emptive self-defence
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Apr 222 min read
From Criminalization To Constitutional Morality: The Transformation Of LGBTQ+ Rights In India
Raj Upadhyay, Auro University ABSTRACT This paper explores the profound transformation of LGBTQ+ rights in India, from the oppressive criminalization under the colonial Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to constitutional recognition grounded in the values of dignity, equality, and liberty. For over 150 years, LGBTQ+ individuals were marginalized and criminalized, their identities deemed unlawful by Victorian-era laws that perpetuated stigma and exclusion. The turning point
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Apr 221 min read
Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: A Never-Ending Debate
Ms. K. Pavithra B.E., LL.M., Assistant Professor in Law, KMC College of Law, Tirupur ABSTRACT The principle that “justice delayed is justice denied” highlights a critical challenge within the Indian legal system, where delays in adjudication often undermine the very purpose of justice. This article examines the concept of timely justice as an essential component of constitutional governance, particularly under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which has been judicially
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Apr 221 min read
Corporate Governance Failures: Lessons From Recent Corporate Scandals
Adriel Alan Berty, Christ University ABSTRACT Corporate governance is the pillar of organizational accountability, transparency and ethical business practices. A series of high profile corporate scandals in both developed and emerging economies, over the past few years, have highlighted underlying weaknesses in the framework of governance, which has cast serious doubts on the effectiveness of the oversight mechanisms and regulatory systems. This paper evaluates these scandals
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Apr 222 min read
Reconsidering Consent: An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Data Principal Rights Under India’s DPDP Act, 2023 In Relation To The Eu GDPR
Vijay Shalini Prajapati , B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Legal Studies, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. ABSTRACT The rapid growth of the digital economy has turned personal data into a precious economic asset, and the issue of privacy, personal autonomy, and information management has become highly important. Consent has in its turn become one of the focal points of legal processes in the contemporary data protection systems. In this paper,
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Apr 222 min read
Digital Forensics And Extended Realities – The Trajectory Of Criminal Investigations
B. Sucharitha & Anagha K Ayriyil, LLM Scholars, School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT The backbone of science of forensics includes its accuracy, efficiency and the compelling nature of evidence it provides in a criminological investigation. With the advent of time, the nature of the investigation has now grown to accommodate artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in this process. From the analysis
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Apr 222 min read
Digital Courtship Or Legal Risk? A Study Of Consent And Fraud In Online Matrimonial Platforms
Bhavya Sinha, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT The recent growth of online matrimonial sites has greatly changed the conventional institution of marriage in India where, the partners were picked through family-mediated means but now, through digitally facilitated interactions. Although these platforms provide more autonomy, accessibility, and effectiveness in matchmaking, they also bring up intricate legal issues related to the legitimacy of consent and the rate of deceit. Th
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Apr 222 min read
The Silent Conspiracy: Algorithmic Tacit Collusion And The Evidentiary Void In Section 3 Of The Competition Act, 2002
Anjali Hirwani, LL.M., Gujarat National Law University ABSTRACT Section 3 of the Competition Act, 2002 was built to catch cartels, conspiracies formed by human beings who consciously chose to fix prices and harm competition. It was not built for a world where pricing algorithms, deployed independently by competing firms, learn on their own to coordinate prices above competitive levels without any human communication, instruction or intent. This phenomenon ‘algorithmic tacit c
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Apr 221 min read
Platform Power And Precarity: Algorithmic Discrimination And The Rights Of Gig Workers
Aditya Yadav, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR ABSTRACT The rise of platform-mediated labour has profoundly reshaped work structure by placing algorithms at the Centre of task allocation, performance evaluation, and disciplinary action. Platforms such as Uber, Ola, Swiggy, and Zomato promise flexibility, autonomy, and entrepreneurial opportunity. Yet, beneath this promise lies systemic precarity, where workers’ livelihoods are directly impacted by opaque algorithmi
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Apr 222 min read
The Phantom Of Control: Reassessing The "Material Influence" Standard Under The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 And Its M&A Implications
Riddhi Naveen Raheja, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University ABSTRACT The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 represents the most consequential overhaul of India's merger control framework in over two decades. Among its far-reaching changes, the statutory codification of "material influence" as the operative threshold for "control" under the Competition Act, 2002 is perhaps the most ambiguous and the most consequential for deal-makers. By formally recognising t
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Apr 221 min read
AI-Driven Investigative Technologies And Their Evidentiary Validity
Mohit Kumar Gupta, Advocate, Delhi High Court (Enrolment No – D/10507/2023) LLM, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (2023-2025) ABSTRACT The integration of Artificial Intelligence into India’s criminal justice administration has accelerated substantially, with law enforcement agencies deploying Automated Facial Recognition Systems (AFRS), probabilistic genotyping, predictive policing algorithms, and Natural Language Processing tools across investigative and prosecutorial process
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Apr 221 min read
Sabu Mathew George V. Union Of India
Akshita Atti & Hemanya Sharma, Symbiosis International University ABSTRACT This case analysis examines ‘Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India”, which is a landmark Public Interest Litigation, addressing the intersection of digital platforms and social welfare laws in India. The case revolves around the misuse of search engines to facilitate illegal pre-natal sex determination, in violation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection)
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Apr 221 min read
Electoral Implications And Challenges To Secularism In Light Of The Constitution Of India
Shreya Sharma, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT The constitutional promise of secularism in India represents not merely an abstract political ideal but a deeply embedded normative commitment that shapes the functioning of democratic institutions. Within this framework, elections occupy a central position, acting as the primary mechanism through which popular sovereignty is expressed and political authority is legitimized. However, the increasing entanglement of religion with
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Apr 221 min read
The Invisible Defendant: Who Is Responsible When Artificial Intelligence Causes Harm In India?
Ayush Kumar Upadhyay, LLM, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad When a machine makes a mistake, the courtroom falls silent - not from shock, but from uncertainty. India's legal framework, built entirely around human accountability, has no answer for the age of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a fictional concept. Nowadays, AI is diagnosing our diseases, giving or denying us loans, and driving self-driving cars on the streets. But what
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Apr 222 min read
Strengthening Cybercrime Prosecution Through Forensic Evidence: A Study On Harassment And Deception
Sanjana Ranjan, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Contact ABSTRACT Cybercrime has emerged as a pressing challenge in the digital era, with online harassment and digital deception posing significant threats to personal security, dignity, and public trust in technology. The increasing sophistication of offenders, who exploit encrypted platforms, deepfake technology, and anonymization tools, has made the prosecution of such crimes heavily dependent on the credibility
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Apr 222 min read
Algorithmic Management In Gig Workers: Examining The Risks To Workers’ Rights And Accountability Mechanisms
Saumya Dwivedi, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.), Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Legal Studies, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur ABSTRACT The redefining wave of digitalization has ushered in a new regulatory control over algorithm management in labour administration. This system operates various managerial duties, including delegation of work, logistics, monitoring productivity, performance tracking, enforcement of regulations, and customer feedback, all without any human int
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Apr 222 min read
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