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Assessing the legality of the Unwilling or Unable Doctrine
Faiz Uddin Ahmad, a second year student at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab pursuing B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) course. INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT The Unable or Unwilling Test stems from the broader subject of the States’ Right of Individual and Collective Self Defence by the virtue of Article 51 of the UN Charter and…
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A case more curious than the curious Case Of Benjamin button: The relationship of general principles of law with other sources in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice
Mohit Khubchandani currently works as a Research Fellow at the United Nations International Law Commission. He is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and an International Disputes Resolution Attorney with working experience in International Litigation and International Arbitration with the Government of India and Public International Law policy-making with several United Nations’ agencies…
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COVID 19, Global South and International Law. How will the law treat medicine once the pandemic subsides?
Poorva Bhatia, a third year student at O.P. Jindal Global University pursuing B.A. L.L.B. (Hons) course Adopting a Third World Approach to International Law (TWAIL): Past lessons, Patents and Access to Medicines Internationally, the developments in the field of intellectual property rights and human rights have been largely independent. However, in recent times, the interplay…
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Changes in Foreign Direct Investment Rules, 2020: Is India violating WTO rules?
Mugdha Mohapatra, a fourth year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, pursuing B.A., L.L.B.(Hons) course In April the Ministry of Commerce and Industry released Press Note 3 to amend the FDI policy in order to “curb opportunistic takeovers of companies”. The measures are: i) all investments from countries sharing a land border…
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Israel v/s Palestine: A deceptive peace plan proves to be a trump card for Israel
Deepanjali Jain and Prateek Khandelwal, a second year student at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat pursuing B.B.A.,L.L.B.(hons) course and a second year student at Chanakya National Law University, Patna pursuing B.B.A., L.L.B.(hons) course respectively INTRODUCTION The famous Israel – Palestine conflict recently reached a new milestone when the United States of America President Donald Trump…
