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Constitutional Law Media Laws Technology

2023 Amendments to the IT Rules: Drawing a Curtain on Free Speech

Sonarekha Ray Introduction Comedian Kunal Kamra filed a petition before the Bombay High Court, flagging several legal flaws and challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments that were passed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (‘IT Rules’) in April 2023. In response to the petition, the clarifications that […]

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Arbitration Comparative Laws

Enforcing a Foreign Award Annulled in the Court of Origin

Ahan Gadkari “The idea that the New York Convention would place the seat of the arbitration at the top of a jurisdictional hierarchy for enforcement purposes is counter to its fundamental objectives.“ – Emmanuel Gaillard I. Introduction Article V (1) of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“NYC“) is a provision […]

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Constitutional Law national security

Bringing Directed Energy Weapons within the purview of the Arms Control Regime

Siddharth Chaturvedi Introduction In recent times, the proliferation of Directed Energy Weapons has increased significantly throughout nations.  As the name suggests, Direct Energy Weapons use energy instead of other technology, such as bullets or missiles. This kind of energy can be in the form of lasers, electromagnetic impulses, high-power microwaves and so forth. Several countries […]

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Media Laws Technology

Revolutionizing the Silver Screen: The Cinematograph Bill Amendment Battles the Menace of Film Piracy

Snigdha Ghose and Durlabhya Singh Introduction India is home to the world’s largest film industry, with a market size of more than 182 billion rupees. In spite of annually producing around 1500 to 2000 films, as per the “Deloitte Report on the Indian Film Industry”, of September 2016, the revenue of the Indian film industry […]

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Criminal

Towards a Humane Approach to the Death Penalty

Ishita Ayala Introduction The death penalty is defined as the legal punishment of death for a criminal action. It has existed as a means of punishment for many millennia, and the arguments for retention and abolition have remained constant. The retentionists have argued that the death penalty serves as a deterrent. Certain crimes are grossly […]