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Niyati Karia, third year student pursuing the 5-year integrated course from Government Law College, Mumbai. DATE OF PUBLICATION- 21/03/2021 Guerra, or little war, evolved into the term ‘guerrilla’ during the course of the Spanish Guerra de la Independencia. The term ‘guerrilla warfare’ was since coined to elucidate a type of warfare consisting of unexpected attacks…

Omkar Upadhyay, a fourth year student pursuing B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) from Maharashta National Law University, Nagpur. DATE OF PUBLICATION- 04/06/2021 The principle of non-refoulement is probably one of the most vital pillars of the international regime on refugee protection and serves as its cornerstone. Having left the country of persecution, the principle of non-refoulement serves as…

Ishi Rohatgi & Sanya Sethi, currently, third year students of the Jindal Global Law School, pursuing the B.A. LL.B course.  DATE OF PUBLICATION- 25/07/2021 Introduction  International Humanitarian Law (IHL) gained traction in the 19th century, however, the principles of this law were rooted in the ancient civilizations. Ancient India is regarded as a harbinger of…

Swetha Somu, currently a second year student of the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, pursuing the BBA. L.LB (Hons.) Course.   DATE OF PUBLICATION- 23/07/2021 On June 3rd, the Danish parliament accepted the amendments to the Danish Aliens Act which intends to transfer refugees seeking asylum to a non-EU host country until their application is reviewed.…

Astha Bhattacharya, currently a second year student at National Law University Odisha, Cuttack, pursuing the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) course. DATE OF PUBLICATION- 26/07/2021 The Nuremberg trials paved the way for the first international criminal trial, marking the dawn of a new beginning for international criminal jurisprudence. But even after seventy-five years, the struggle against impunity still…

Garima Khanna and Priankita Das, currently fourth year students at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow, pursuing the B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) course. DATE OF PUBLICATION- 31/07/2021 Introduction When international space law emerged as a distinct field of study, there were only a few players in the spacefaring league and hence, scope of disputes among…

Priyam Indurkhya, a second-year student at  National Law Institute University, Bhopal, currently pursuing B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) course. DATE OF PUBLICATION- 06/08/2021 A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu has delivered a judgment on 7th June 2021, issuing a set of 75 directions for the preservation of historical…

Aranya Chatterjee, a second year law student at Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, and Raj Shekhar, a second year law student at National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. DATE OF PUBLICATION-13/08/2022 The announcement of SpaceX megaproject ‘Starlink’, an ambitious project which aims to diversify the reach of the internet to the remotest…

This article is authored by Vahid Bazzar,  Ph.D. graduate in international law from Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran. DATE OF PUBLICATION- 8/16/2021  Ms. Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a female athlete of South African nationality. The gold medal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games and the gold medal at the 2009, 2011, and 2017 IAAF world…

This article is authored by Aditya Sharma, a 5th year student of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), at Sybmiosis Law School, Pune, India.  DATE OF PUBLICATION- 9/6/2021  The United Nations General Assembly (hereinafter ‘UNGA’) is the principal deliberative and  policy-making organ of the United Nations (hereinafter ‘UN’). It constitutes of all the 193 members of the UN,…