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By Modi Umangkumar Champaklal, NLIU, Bangalore Editor's Note : International financial Institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are facing varied economical, financial, political, social and environmental issues today. Their role with regards to the administration … [Read more...]
By Sonakshi Verma, National Law University Jodhpur Editor's Note: Terrorist threats have existed throughout modern history, and the importance of deterring and preventing terrorist acts is of central importance. The impulse to abandon human rights norms in times of fear and crisis is … [Read more...]
By Soumya Singh Chauhan, UILS, Chandigarh "Editor's Note: Domicile of Choice is a self-acquired domicile that a person chooses of his own volition. This paper examines the concept of domicile of choice and the capacity of a person under the English and Indian laws to acquire the same. It deals with … [Read more...]
By Akkiraju Chandralekha, SLS Pune Editor's Note: The principle of non-refoulement is a major concept in public international law, dealing specifically with refugee laws within the human rights regime. The principle basically says that a refugee, once entered another country, cannot be … [Read more...]
Yashaswini Prasad, Jindal Global Law School Editor’s note: A tort related claim involves multiple factors such as the place of the tort, the nationality and domicile of the parties, etc. Determining jurisdiction of where the tort was committed is one of the major hurdles faced in cross border … [Read more...]
Sucharita Manjunath, UPES Dehradun Editor's Note: Private International Law is the legal framework composed of conventions, protocols, model laws, legal guides, uniform documents, case law, practice and custom, as well as other documents and instruments, which regulate relationships between … [Read more...]
Soumik Chakraborty Editor's Note: With the increasing transnational movement of the population and the growing concept of global citizenship, the issue relating to legitimacy, legitimation and adoption has become nothing less than more complex. The author makes a comparative critical analysis … [Read more...]
By Shristi Banerjee and Aditya Pattnaik, WBNUJS Editor's Note: This paper is in the form of a proposed draft for a bill titled the Protection of Refugees Bill. The Bill contains 48 sections and 14 chapters. The preamble states that it is a bill "to provide for the legalisation of asylum … [Read more...]
By Nikhil Jain, ITMU Law School Editor's Note: Rules of private international law are applied in matters where some foreign element is present. In such cases, the first question that arises before the courts is what would be the applicable law and thus comes the need of private international … [Read more...]
By Aditi, NUJS Editor's Note: Disputes resulting from such global families, especially involving inter-parental custody battles have yet to be addressed comprehensively by the Indian legal regime. The present paper explores the current Indian position on this issue and the future potential in … [Read more...]