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Coronavirus International Law

Revisiting Humanity in the Wake of the Pandemic: A Saga of the Climate Induced Displacement

Kavya Mathur & Varsha Raman Climate change, a notable driver of displacement, has the potential to displace about 140 million people by 2050. Even though climate change continues to shatter lives and livelihoods across the globe, States and the international community in general are seemingly inattentive to its effects. This crisis demands action, as the […]

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Coronavirus Policy

Circumvention of Right to Work by the Bar Council of India Rules in the Light of the COVID-19 Disaster

Abhiraam Shukla Introduction In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court reiterated that members of the Bar cannot earn their livelihood by any other means. The judgment was delivered during the suo moto proceedings in a case concerning financial difficulties being faced by lawyers, who are at a loss of work, amid the COVID-19 pandemic[1]. Time […]

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Coronavirus Insolvency

Pre-Packs in Indian Insolvency Regime – A Much-Needed Paradigm shift

Vishesh Jain and K.Amoghavarsha Introduction On 5th June 2020, the Government of India promulgated an ordinance for the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as a closing move to what was a series of steps to protect Corporate Debtors from initiation of insolvency proceedings in these unprecedented times. It has inserted Section 10A which has effectively […]

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Banking Coronavirus

COVID Pandemic, Bank Guarantees, and Special Equity: Desperate Measures For Troubled Times

By Shivanakar Sukul and Mudit Burad  The recent Covid-19 pandemic has tremendously altered the dynamics in which commercial contracts operate. In such desperate times when the business machinery of the nation has been brought to a grinding halt, several parties are not able to honour their end of the contract. Consequently, the creditors or the beneficiaries seek […]

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Coronavirus Securities

Loot a house when it is on fire? : The fear of Chinese Hostile Takeovers during COVID 19

By Shreya Shrivastava The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound economic impact across the globe. The entire industrial sector has come to a halt and unemployment claims are soaring high with an all-time low demand, courtesy of government-mandated restrictions. It is quite obvious that this resulting market will likely bring a rise in instances of […]