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EMERGING ALTERNATE FORUMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUDICATION

Environmental harm can be inflicted by State acts, Private acts, or acts committed outside the territory of a state. The transboundary nature of environmental harm was well demonstrated by the landmark case of Trail Smelter Arbitration – a precedent that continues to shape the narrative on Environmental Justice through judicial forums. The victim (a personContinueContinue reading “EMERGING ALTERNATE FORUMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUDICATION”

USA Survived a Demagogue, But What About Other Countries?

It seems that USA has exported so much of democracy that only a little has been left for home.

Explained: The BCI Rules, 2020

Under the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP), the National Higher Education Regulatory Council (NHERC) to regulate the entire higher education sector including teachers’ education. The NEP 2020 excludes medical and legal education from the purview of NHERC. Thus, medical council to be regulated by the Medical Council of India and the legal education will beContinueContinue reading “Explained: The BCI Rules, 2020”

The BCI is Mistaken in Proposing Three Years of Experience for Judicial Services

Before making three-year compulsory practice for judicial services, the BCI must look into the matter as to who will the have the luxury of spending three years at the bar and also preparing for the judicial services. The advocacy is a noble profession, it must not become a luxury profession.

India and Pakistan Exchanged List of Nuclear Installations

The two nuclear powers in South Asia- India and Pakistan- shared the information regarding the nuclear installations and facilities an their respective countries. The exchange held through a diplomatic channel. India and Pakistan exchange such information under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between India and Pakistan. The Agreement,ContinueContinue reading “India and Pakistan Exchanged List of Nuclear Installations”

Domestic Violence: A Termite to Flesh, Minds and Values

INTRODUCTION “Violence is never domestic; it roars wild where every day she serves dinner to the carnivore in a porcelain made out of her broken bones.” By Monika Swain Domestic violence, which is in itself an epidemic across the globe spiked when couples were placed under mandatory lockdown restraining them to their homes in confinedContinueContinue reading “Domestic Violence: A Termite to Flesh, Minds and Values”

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in India

Introduction International Trade and commerce has always held an important place in the economy of any country, hence exchange of contract between inter-state parties is the norm. It becomes tricky to hold other parties liable for not fulfilling their obligations when it comes to litigation in a foreign court. Therefore the existence of arbitration agreementContinueContinue reading “Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in India”

SCORES – Analysis of Complaint Making Mechanism in SEBI

Introduction In India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was set up with a mandate to protect the interest of investors, to regulate and to promote the development of the securities market. Since 1992-92, it has operated the securities customer complaint systemwhich was renamed as the SCORES system (SEBI Complaints Redress System)with theContinueContinue reading “SCORES – Analysis of Complaint Making Mechanism in SEBI”

Arbitrability of Fraud in India

Arbitration is a process of resolving disputes without knocking the doors of courts, rather by appointing an independent and impartial person by mutual consent of both the disputants. This process is much easier, time and cost effective than the traditional litigation system. Moreover since the parties themselves have consented to the procedure of arbitration andContinueContinue reading “Arbitrability of Fraud in India”

Corporate Compliance: A Cutting-Edge Topic in Corporate Governance in China

Corporate compliance originated from the corporate governance practice aiming at mitigating risks related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in the United States, via the practices in other common law countries, but also some civil law countries, has been introduced to China and recently become a buzzword of corporate governance. An ever-increasing amount of peer-reviewContinueContinue reading “Corporate Compliance: A Cutting-Edge Topic in Corporate Governance in China”