Month: August 2015
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India’s ties with its southern neighbour strengthens: RBI’s Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
By Sudipta Purkayastha, Gujarat National Law University. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, since practically the beginning of time, stressed on the importance of maintaining friendly relations with other states, especially those in South Asia. This March, he lived upto his motto once again, by visiting Sri Lanka for talks aiming at improving bilateral ties between…
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Position of a Minor’s Agreement
By Shreyan Acharya, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi. Introduction In a contractual obligation, it is of general presumption that every man is the best judge of his own interests but such presumption is suspended in some cases. The following paper focuses on the issues or controversies related to the position of a minor in an…
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E-Courts in India: A much needed initiative
By Vartika Aggarwal, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. Disputes and litigation have increased to such an extent in India that they have overburdened the Indian Judiciary. Courts have to struggle hard to cover the backlog of cases but the backlog keeps on increasing on a daily basis. Many of such disputes can be either avoided…
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The Millennium Development Goals and India: How far along have we come?
By Hita M. Agarwal, WBNUJS, Kolkata. The millennium year, 2000, or Y2K, as it has come to be known in popular culture – marked an occasion of renewal of hope and aspirations. A new date, meant to many, a chance to shed the burden of the past and aspire for a better future. How then, could…
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India’s Abstention at UNHRC: A shift without compassion
By Mohammad Anas, Aligarh Muslim University, Kerala. India’s so-called neutrality from voting in the recent UN Human Rights Council meeting on the question of forwarding the “Davis Report” to International Criminal Court has created an instant outrage among the National Councils and people all over the world. Various assumptions are being made as to why India did…
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Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill 2015: Need, Merits, Detractions and Recommendations
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. On 16th July, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its ex-post facto approval for Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2015, by Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, for repealing 187 Acts. This article presents a short historical…
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Boko Haram: A life-threatening challenge in Nigeria
By Yukti Makan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Although, Nigeria has ever faced security challenges, but the one caused by the activities of Boko Haram, the Islamist Sect, remains the most significant. This Islamist group has killed at least 3500 people since 2009 when it first started the preaching of Islamic religion to promote Shia law all…
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Transparency and Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration: A Dynamic Equilibrium
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Arbitration has gradually emerged as the preferred mode for resolution of large commercial and corporate disputes in several jurisdictions. The principle of confidentiality is one of the advantages1, if not the main one, for the increased popularity of international commercial arbitration. However, a trend favoring transparency2 is catching…
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Skill India Campaign: A step towards nation’s development?
By Shruti Sharma, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. 15th July, 2015 witnessed the world’s first ever “World Youth Skills Day” (WYSD), celebrated by the United Nations General Assembly. The basic objective behind celebrating this day as WYSD was to raise much needed awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development at an International level. World…
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Putting expression behind bars!
By Vaishali Mahlyan, University Institute of Law and Management Studies. The concept of Criminal Defamation is a hot piece of cake in front of the Supreme Court. To get an insight, we need to know, “what defamation is?” Defamation is derived from a Latin word ‘Diffamare’ which means ‘spreading evil report about someone’. It causes damage to…