Nandini Garg , Fourth Year Student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal DATE OF PUBLICATION-8/6/2017 The Paris Agreement became legally effective on November 4, 2016 when various nations, including the United States of America deposited instruments adopting the Agreement. However, the US President in early June declared his intention to withdraw from the Agreement and…

Tanya Varshney, 4th-year, B.A. LLB. (Hons), Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University. DATE OF PUBLICATION-7/9/2018  Introduction Doctrine of sources in the jurisprudence of international law has been the subject of various scholarly works and even international judicial decisions because of the availability of differing provisions and rules for the international courts to follow.…

Anubhav Bijalwan and Deeksha Gupta, 3rd  Year B.A.LLB (Hons) students at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. DATE OF PUBLICATION-10/17/2018 INTRODUCTION  In the last two decades we have witnessed extreme seasons globally. Such severe weather conditions are a direct manifestation of global warming and climate change. Arguably the most powerful and adverse impact…

Ritwik Srivastava, a second year student of NLIU Bhopal. DATE OF PUBLICATION-10/31/2018 On 12th October 2018, the 193-member UN General Assembly held elections for 18 new members to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The election of countries was via absolute majority with countries needing at least 97 votes. The elections pit India against Bahrain,…

Archita Prawasi and Mansi Meena, second year students of NALSAR School of Law, Hyderabad.  DATE OF PUBLICATION-12/6/2018 The entire Chagos archipelago dispute between the important allies of India has been very exacting for the nation. The support forwarded by India to Mauritius is a risky stance but one that India ethically upholds. The process of…

Ahan Gadkarni, of Jindal Global Law School DATE OF PUBLICATION-4/24/2023 The Agreement Establishing the Hybrid Court  The 2018 agreement, which includes the hybrid court initiative just described in the previous part of this piece, lays out the territory of ending hostilities in South Sudan and putting into effect a set of procedures meant to ensure…

Unnati Sinha, of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. DATE OF PUBLICATION-4/24/2023 Introduction On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU). EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement ended on December 31, 2020 and the existing EU treaties, freedom of movement within the EU and key EU legal norms do not apply to the…

Anoushka Anand, of National Law University, Jodhpur. DATE OF PUBLICATION-5/22/2023 Introduction The cornerstone of contemporary international refugee protection law is the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugee Convention). It finds its foundation in Article 14 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which declares that everyone has the right…

Shashwat Singh, of Law at Nirma University. DATE OF PUBLICATION-5/22/2023 ​Introduction The UK Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, found that diplomats responsible for subjecting their domestic workers to situations of modern slavery will no longer have immunity from the civil jurisdiction of the Courts in the UK. The case concerned a dispute between Ms.…

Aryan Tulsyan, B.A. L.L.B. at Jindal Global Law School. DATE OF PUBLICATION-2/22/2023 Introduction Most International Investment Agreements (“IIAs”) contain a specific dispute settlement clause, providing access to avenues such as investment arbitration and domestic courts to the investors. A waiver in the context of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) refers to the waiver of protection offered…