By Pratyush Chaturvedi INTRODUCTION The calamity that comes is never the one we had prepared ourselves for.[1] This is a calamity. A calamity not witnessed previously in generations. The Covid-19 pandemic is certainly unprecedented in terms of scale, consequences, and infectivity. A leading cause for this is the increased internationalization of the world community. SARS-CoV-2ContinueContinue reading “Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Economy”
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Covid-19 & Sovereignty: Should we blame the WHO?
The whole world is currently living the Covid-19, a pandemic that has once again put forward the discussion about what is understood, or should be understood by “sovereignty”. Indeed, a pandemic is a global problem that represents a challenge and the need to acknowledge state sovereignty and international cooperation as non-exclusive concepts.
First Virtual Summer School on International Legal System in the Age of Pandemic, 2020
About Summer SchoolThe World has witnessed an unprecedented pandemic due to COVID-19. This is probably the first time that most of the countries around the world were forced to implement complete or partial lockdown for a shorter or longer period in order to prevent the spread of novel Coronavirus.Soon after the lockdown was implemented, severalContinueContinue reading “First Virtual Summer School on International Legal System in the Age of Pandemic, 2020”
Blog Series: Modern Constitutions- Secular or Religious?
In this article we will analyse the reference of God or deity in the preamble of modern constitutions and the nature of the State, i.e., Secular or theocratic. We will also look forward to see as to whether these constitutions also declare the State as a secular country along with specifically referring to God or deity in the preamble of the constitution.
National Blog Writing Competition by Indian Society for Legal Research
About the Competition The Indian Society for Legal Research (ISLR) is pleased to announce it’s National Blog Writing Competition 2020 on “Emerging Legal Aspects in the 21st Century.” Topics The participants can choose from any of the following topics- Constitutional Lawo How the ordinance making power of the executive affects the independence of the legislature?oContinueContinue reading “National Blog Writing Competition by Indian Society for Legal Research”
Blog Series: Reference to Country’s History in the Preamble of Modern Constitutions
In this article we will examine the contents of the preambles of 45 modern constitutions, adopted in the year 2000 onward. A preamble contains several elements such as, reference to country’s history, reference to God/deity, International Law, International Organizations, International Human Rights Treaties, political thought, environment etc. In this article we will only focus on the reference to country’s history.
CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS: ISLR’s Survey on the Judgments of PCIJ and ICJ
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aims to find out the patterns and weightage given by PCIJ and ICJ to its previous decision.
Research Fellow for Short Term Project on Climate Change and Climate Refugees
Jayashri Ramesh “Believing welfare comes from both the bottom-up and the top-down approach drives Jayashri Ramesh Sundaram to work on the ground capturing the pulse amongst the people and at the same settle inside a library studying scholarly works. Her research specializes in the area of refugees who are in most countries, not the beneficiariesContinueContinue reading “Research Fellow for Short Term Project on Climate Change and Climate Refugees”
SAU LL.M Entrance Exam, 2023
About the University South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established by the eight-member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers post-graduate and doctoral programmes in various disciplinesContinueContinue reading “SAU LL.M Entrance Exam, 2023”
Call for Members of Editorial Board
ISLR is looking to expand its Editorial Team, and thereby invite applications for the below-mentioned categories: The editorial committee of ISLR will be responsible for editing and publishing newsletters, journals and books by ISLR. In addition to this will also be a blog team that will be responsible for the upcoming ISLR BLOG. 1. SeniorContinueContinue reading “Call for Members of Editorial Board”
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