Manya Gupta Introduction In June 2025, amid escalating hostilities with Israel, the Iranian government declared a near-total internet blackout, cutting off around 97% of the country’s digital connectivity for thirteen days. Officials claimed the move was necessary to prevent further intrusions after an anti-Iranian group, reportedly with Israeli ties, breached Iran’s state-owned bank Sepah and […]
Category: International Law
Siddharth Chaturvedi Introduction The shooting of a Chinese air balloon over the USA’s airspace has generated a lot of analysis from US experts and Chinese experience. There are indeed lots of plausible reasons which may have led to shooting the Chinese Air Balloon. However, the purpose of this piece is restricted to analyzing whether the […]
Abeer Sharma Introduction Recently, the Greece Parliament legalized same-sex marriage and became the first Christian Orthodox majority country to do so, depicting the growing acceptance of LGBTQ+ community. But still, there are cases like Chechnya and Uganda where state law enforcement agencies launched anti-gay purge and anti-homosexuality acts, criminalizing homosexuality with life sentences, resulting in […]
This piece addresses the legal debate following China’s recent act of freezing the visas of two Indian media correspondents. It analyses the nature and legality of China’s actions drawing comparisons from various relevant instances to cater to the larger questions of state sovereignty, state responsibility and target sanctions.
Shivesh Saini On 28 September 2018, Palestine submitted an application wherein it sought to litigate the United States in ICJ over relocating its embassy in the disputed territory of Jerusalem. Basically, this move demonstrates the unequivocal acknowledgement of Israel’s claim on Jerusalem. Palestine argued that it is a breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic […]
Maryam Jami Under the international legal system, peace or ceasefire agreements are usually concluded between hostile states or governments, in order to end a state of war. Nevertheless, these agreements are also being reached between governments and non-state groups, and are given internationally legally binding status as “internationalized” agreements. As such, in February 2020, the […]
Neeraja Rajesh From the Star Ferry Riots (1966) to the Anti- Extradition Bill Protests (2019), the city-state of Hong Kong is no stranger to the fight against arbitrariness and the concomitant sacrifices demanded by a thirst to retain its identity. Impediments to basic freedoms have plagued the region incessantly, ultimately culminating in the ‘Law of […]
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 […]
Naina Bora Amidst its growing popularity, Tiktok has faced severe backlash from some governments viewing the mobile application as a national security threat. On 6th August 2020, the Trump Administration passed an executive order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) stating that Tiktok shall be banned within 45 days. In the aftermath of […]
Abhijeet Kashyap Introduction At a time when the whole world is facing the brunt of the deadly coronavirus, citizens of Hong Kong are facing the gravest form of human rights violation. Since mid-2019 the protests in the region have been in the media’s spotlight across the world. These protests are nothing new for a nation […]
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