Miscellaneous
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Emergency Arbitration In India: A Way Forward
Introduction These powerful words capture the very spirit of legal reform. In today’s fast-paced commercial landscape, the need for swift, enforceable, and efficient dispute resolution mechanisms has never been more pressing. Emergency arbitration has emerged as a crucial mechanism within the international arbitration landscape, allowing parties to obtain urgent interim relief before the constitution of…
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Swades, Satellites, and Statutes: Why Indian Law Schools Need to Look Up
Remember that moment in Swades when Mohan Bhargava, a NASA scientist, returns to India and helps electrify a village with a homemade hydro-turbine? It is the kind of cinematic nostalgia that still gives us goosebumps. However, beyond the emotional high, the film quietly asked a deeper question: what happens when bright minds trained in advanced…
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Why We Need To Teach More About ADR Competitions In Legal Education
In the rapidly changing landscape of legal practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has emerged as an invaluable arena for law students and professionals to develop essential skills. While legal education traditionally focuses on litigation and courtroom proceedings, ADR competitions offer a unique opportunity for students to hone their abilities in areas that are becoming increasingly…
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Assessing Intricacy of Consumer Dispute Resolution Through Mediation
The desire for timely, informal, and effective remedy has been the Raison d’être for the rise of Mediation. Despite consumer rights gaining momentum, justice to consumer has been hard to achieve therefore Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the applicable rules and Mediation Act, 2023 seek to address consumer concerns in a timely and informal manner so…
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Climate Change and the Complexities of Migration and Immobility in India
In the wake of climate change, there in an increase in the use of the term “trapped population” and could be used as a policy tool.[i] However, the scholars also underscore the limitations and challenges of using this concept as a tool in the climate change policy discourse.[ii] The term “trapped” itself suggests that there…
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Crossing the Line: Legal Challenges and Solutions for Transboundary Environmental Harm
Air does not respect any borders, travelling from one place to the other making transboundary air pollution a global crisis. The concept of transboundary air pollution spreads across the international boundaries causing massive issues, but in some countries, it is more harmful than others. Amidst all the global issues, international law experts have raised the…
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Academic Freedom and the Politics of Time: Market, Nationalism, and Resistance in Indian Higher Education
Academic freedom in contemporary India operates within a contested temporal-spatial framework where neoliberal market imperatives and Hindu nationalist agendas converge, constraining intellectual autonomy. This essay examines how competing chronotopes—time-space configurations that structure social relations—manifest in Indian higher education and how these temporal regimes shape academic labor. Drawing on Bakhtin’s theoretical concept, the analysis reveals how…
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Micro And Small Enterprises: An Analysis Of The Remedies Available Under The MSMED Act, 2006
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises play a significant role in the economic growth of the country, and the Central Government has recognised this contribution in the Union Budget presented for 2025-2026, wherein the Government has introduced a series of measures to strengthen the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector.[1] Despite contributing significantly to the…