(This is the fourth in the series of Interviews that JILS will publish as part of its Interview Series on Reforms in Legal Education) Mr. Tanuj Kalia is a 2013 NUJS Graduate and the Founder of Lawctopus (2010), the first of its kind to-go website for law students and aspirants across the country. He is … Continue reading Interview Series 04 – Reforms in Legal Education : In Conversation with Tanuj Kalia
A Case for the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP)
By Sanya Zehra Rizvi Introduction On 29 May 2020, the World Health Organisation (‘WHO’), along with the Costa Rican Government launched the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (‘C-TAP’) to promote universal accessibility to potential vaccines, technologies, diagnostic kits, etc.[1] It is “voluntary and based on social solidarity and aims to accelerate the discovery of vaccines, … Continue reading A Case for the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP)
Minor’s Right to Protest : Balancing Rights and Restrictions
By Kavya Arora Introduction ‘Protest is a form of individual or collective action aimed at expressing ideas, views or values of dissent, opposition or denunciation’.[1] Examples include expressing social or political perspectives, vocalising criticism or support regarding government, reacting to a policy or denunciating a public problem and raising awareness about discrimination against a … Continue reading Minor’s Right to Protest : Balancing Rights and Restrictions
Interview Series 03 – Reforms in Legal Education : In conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen
(This is the third in the series of Interviews that JILS will publish as part of its Interview Series on Reforms in Legal Education) Professor (Dr.) Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is an Assistant Professor of Law, and of Sociology, Asian American Studies and Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California Irvine. They are also … Continue reading Interview Series 03 – Reforms in Legal Education : In conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen
Draft EIA Notification 2020 – Paving the Way Forward for Environmental Protection or Destruction?
By Vrinda Nargas and Parnika Goswami Introduction The protection of environment is mandated by both international laws and conventions as well as the Indian Constitution and statutes. India, having signed and ratified the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,[1] is bound to follow the precautionary principle, which aims to anticipate, mitigate and prevent the … Continue reading Draft EIA Notification 2020 – Paving the Way Forward for Environmental Protection or Destruction?
The SC Ruling On 2020 Rath Yatra: Indicative Of The Juggernaut Conundrum Of Selective Judicial Evasion?
By Philip Oommen Introduction On 18th June 2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India stayed the Rath Yatra at the Jagannath Temple in Puri stating that ‘Lord Jagannath will not forgive us if we allow this’,[1] indicating the health hazards involved in conducting the yatra amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic. However, on 22nd June, just four … Continue reading The SC Ruling On 2020 Rath Yatra: Indicative Of The Juggernaut Conundrum Of Selective Judicial Evasion?
Fair Trial Trumps Fair Trial: Analysis of Delhi HC’s Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence Obtained in Breach of One’s Privacy
By Ritwik Prakash Srivastava Introduction On 30 June 2020, the Delhi High Court (“HC”) reached a peculiar conclusion in the case of Deepti Kapur v. Kunal Jukla.[1] The Court held that evidence collected cannot be deemed to be inadmissible, solely on the ground that it was collected in breach of the fundamental right to … Continue reading Fair Trial Trumps Fair Trial: Analysis of Delhi HC’s Ruling on Admissibility of Evidence Obtained in Breach of One’s Privacy
Stealthing : A Hidden Face of Sexual Assault
By Shubham Gupta Introduction Recently, in the episode of BBC’s daily soap “I may destroy you” an unknown phenomenon was highlighted where Arabella (Michaela Coel) slept with a man who out of fun removed the condom in the middle of the sexual intercourse. The serial though highlighted such new apprehension of sexual consent, later … Continue reading Stealthing : A Hidden Face of Sexual Assault
Interview Series 02 – Reforms in Legal Education: In conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Lovely Dasgupta
(This is the second in the series of Interviews that JILS will publish as part of its Interview Series on Reforms in Legal Education) Professor (Dr.) Lovely Dasgupta is an Assistant Profesor (Law) at WBNUJS. She has been teaching sports law for the last 15 years. She did her LLM, MPhil and PhD from W.B. … Continue reading Interview Series 02 – Reforms in Legal Education: In conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Lovely Dasgupta
Religious Congregation And The Posed Threat
By Abhinav Singh Chauhan Introduction The Supreme Court, on 18 June 2020, prohibited the procession of the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri amid the coronavirus pandemic.[1] The said prohibition was an attempt to avoid a mass gathering, spanning lakhs of people—during the festivities of the Rath Yatra, which continues for a period … Continue reading Religious Congregation And The Posed Threat
