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Arbitration

RECONCEPTUALIZING ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: DENATIONALISING THE CODE OF CONDUCT

Padmakshi Sharma Introduction In an increasingly globalised world, clashes between multifarious legal and ethical cultures are not uncommon, especially in the ever-expanding field of international arbitration. Today, the indisputably global nature of international arbitration has allowed an arbitration proceeding to be conducted in India, comprising an American counsel as a claimant, a French counsel as […]

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TeLawgram

’22 Week 2 (17/02 – 24/02)

Hello! This week’s updates include developments in corporate, criminal, constitutional and human rights law among others. We look at decisions and laws to protect the LGBTQ+ community in India and New Zealand, the Tata-Mistry dispute and Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, and much more! Happy Reading!

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’22 Week 1 (01/02 – 16/02)

Hello everyone! We are delighted to be back! The first half of this month witnessed several developments in various realms of law. In our latest update, we discuss developments on the Karnataka government’s decision to ban hijabs, the Haryana Anti-Conversion Bill, the ICJ’s latest reparations judgement and much more! Happy reading!

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Rights Adjudication

Transformative Equality: The Supreme Court on Mental Disability and Anti-Discrimination

Arif Mustafa Hussain Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in its ruling in Ravinder Kumar Dhariwal v. Union of India, took the progressive approach of transformative equality in uplifting the position of individuals with a mental disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act/RPwD”). The court also […]

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Environment

The Poisoned Arrow of Section 11, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and the Proposed Amendment

Abhay Raj For decades, animal welfare sabotage has been a major concern for India’s liberation and animal rights movement. Animal welfare sabotage can be seen as a politically motivated action and a well-enumerated strategy of the empowered activists. It is a collection of actions that collapsed the Indian animal welfare regime. Using the paradigm of […]