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When Courts Are Not Enough: How Alternative Dispute Resolution Is Quietly Reshaping Justice Author: Muskan KashyapStudent, DEEN DAYAL UPADAHYAY UNIVERSITY GORAKHPUR UTTAR PRADESH ———————————————————————————————————————————- 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Abstract Courts across the world are struggling under the weight of mounting case backlogs. With more than 50 million cases pending in India alone and similar delays […]

Uniform Civil Code in India: Constitutional Aspiration and Socio-Legal Challenges Author: Hrishikesh DeokarStudent, ———————————————— 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Keywords: Uniform Civil Code, Personal Laws, Secularism, Fundamental Rights, Gender Justice Introduction The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) remains one of the most debated constitutional and socio-legal issues in India. Article 44 of the Constitution directs the State

Article 32: The Heart and Soul of the Indian Constitution Author: Shristi SinghStudent, R.D. University, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) 💡 3 Quick Takeaways “If I was asked to name any particular article in this Constitution as the most important, an article without which this Constitution would be a nullity, I could not refer to any other

Privacy in the Digital Age: Is Indian Law Doing Enough? Author: Lisa Vipin KhonaStudent, D.M. Harish School of Law (DMHSL), Worli ————————————————————————————— 💡 3 Quick Takeaways 1. The recognition of privacy as a fundamental right in *Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India* transformed India’s constitutional approach to digital rights. 2. Surveillance powers must operate

The Identification Doctrine’s Twilight: Reforming Corporate Criminal Liability in India Author: Anitta Lilly JosephStudent, Kochi —————————————— 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Abstract Corporate criminal liability in India continues to rest on the identification doctrine—a principle requiring courts to locate a singular “directing mind” whose mental state can be attributed to the company. Conceived in early twentieth-century

Bail is the Rule, Jail is the Exception: How UAPA Inverts the Constitutional Promise of Liberty Author: Yadu Krishna K GStudent, Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies, Aluva, Kerala —————————————————————————————————– 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Abstract The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), through Section 43D(5), has effectively reversed one of the foundational principles of Indian

The Invisible Victims: Challenging Patriarchal Assumptions and Legal Gaps in Protection for Male Survivors of Sexual Violence Author: Yashasvi JaiswalStudent, Sage University, Indore —————————————————– 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Sexual violence is often perceived as a crime committed by men against women. However, this assumption is not merely an oversimplification; it is a deeply entrenched belief

Working Together: How Human Rights and Transitional Justice Help Societies Heal  Author: Abrham Seife MulunehStudent, Bahirdar University ———————————————————————————————————- 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Human rights law and transitional justice are not competing frameworks — they are deeply interdependent: human rights law provides the legal foundation and the duties, while transitional justice provides the practical tools to

Pakistan’s 27th Amendment: A Comparative Analysis  Author: Alina IjazStudent, National Defence University, Islamabad ———————————————————————————————————- 💡 3 Quick Takeaways Pakistan’s Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2025 restructures both the judicial hierarchy and military command architecture — creating a Federal Constitutional Court, weakening judicial transfer protections, and constitutionally entrenching military authority in ways that transform informal power into

FROM SEDITION TO SOVEREIGNTY: FREE SPEECH AND NATIONAL SECURITY UNDER THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 Author: Pooja Bujji Shridharla Student, KES Shri Jayantilal H Patel Law College, Mumbai ————————————————————————————- 💡 3 Quick Takeaways 1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, replaces the colonial “sedition” (Section 124A IPC) with Section 152, shifting the focus from protecting