Corporate Quotas: Towards Better Pay and Participation?
Introduction The UN Secretary-General called gender gap the ‘greatest human rights challenge the world faces.’ To battle this yawning gap, gender-based quotas, also known as corporate quotas have been adopted in several nations. This was first mandated as a testing…
The Environmental Burden of Social and Economic Inequalities
Netflix’s new series “Toxic Town” by Minkie Spiro is a stark reminder of the prices that ordinary citizens pay due to the negligence of authorities and private corporations and their reluctance to incorporate essential environmental safety standards in their operations,…
The Evolution of Legal Practice: From Tradition to Technology
The legal profession stands at a pivotal crossroads, where centuries of traditional practice converge with rapid technological innovation. What was once characterized by towering shelves of leather-bound volumes and meticulous handwritten documentation has transformed into a dynamic digital ecosystem. This…
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) And Its Effectiveness In India
Dispute Resolution as a concept is still at a fairly nascent stage in India, especially arbitration which has not kept pace with global developments. Controversial remarks during mediation session have also been centre of attention. In such a setting, both…
Artificial Intelligence: A Technology That Has Both Impeded And Enabled Crime
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. It is now being used in almost all the fields, resulting in both advancements and…
Deepfake : A double edged sword
Artificial Intelligence or AI has created a revolution in the digital content creation by enabling the development of deepfake. It creates synthetically generated videos,images , and audio that can convincingly mimic real individuals. Even though deepfake technology has legitimate applications…
A Study on the NDPS Act, 1985: Analysing its role in Curbing Drug Abuse and trafficking in India
Drug abuse is not a phenomenon of recent origin. Alcohol, opium, and cannabis have been used by man since time immemorial to induce a feeling of euphoria or to find an imaginary escape from feelings of despair, rejection, and anxiety….
Marital Rape in India: Addressing the Gap, Reforming the Law
Marital rape remains a contentious issue in India, stirring debates about the intersection of culture, law, and individual rights. Defined as non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband with his wife, marital rape exposes deep-seated patriarchal norms that undermine a woman’s…
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: The Women Reservation Bill
The Constitution(One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 popularly referred to as Women’s Reservation Bill or Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam has been passed by both the Houses of Parliament. The bill seeks to provide one-third reservation for women in the…
Navigating Change: Analyzing the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita
Overhauling the Criminal Code’ was probably the most trending phrase last weekend. Our Home Minister Mr. Shah introduced three bills in the popular house that seek to replace the older laws. BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) seeks to replace Indian Penal…
