Arjun V Sunil Introduction While the advent of the digital age and the ubiquitous prevalence of social media in recent years has resulted in a powerful medium for the dispersion of important information, it has also led to a surge in targeted and concerted effort to spread misinformation and defamation. The Kerala High Court’s recent […]
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Abeer Sharma & Vishwas Kumar Tripathi Introduction International Arbitration (IA), which has experienced recent growth, can be described as a form of arbitration where parties opt for private international arbitrators instead of national courts. The IA is generally governed by individual state arbitral laws and global frameworks such as the UNCITRAL Model Law, and the […]
Vishnu Sharma Recently, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, introduced the provision of Community Service as a punitive measure for certain offences. It is a remarkable step; however, a catena of shortcomings and challenges lie on the path of its implementation. This blog undertakes to critically analyse the provision of Community Service in India. Introduction ‘Punishment […]
TeLawgram’23 (01/09-15/09)
Hello! Telawgram is back with a fortnight’s update that takes you through Supreme Court and High Court decisions, privacy laws, gaming laws, constitutional jurisprudence and international trade laws. The readings will give you a wide range of content – from public international law to criminology and more! Happy Reading!
Tanish Arora Introduction The concept of the right to be forgotten was recognised in French jurisprudence, where it was known as ‘le droit a l’oubli’, which refers to the “ability of individuals to limit, de-link, delete, or correct the disclosure of personal information on the internet that is misleading, embarrassing, irrelevant, or anachronistic.” This right […]
Introduction Bigamy means marrying a second spouse when the marriage with the first spouse has not been dissolved. [1.] While society incurs various costs due to bigamy, the most immediate impact is faced by both wives. This cost is accompanied by society’s reproval for their husband’s ‘immoral’ actions. While the first wife is entitled to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
