Volume 1, Issue 1

Balancing Development and Environment: A Doctrinal Analysis of Bangladesh’s EIA Legal Regime

Redwan Ahmed

Since 1970’s Environmental Law has been struggling in reconciling two divergent forces i.e., economic development and environmental protection. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has emerged as a means to achieve sustainable development which requires environmental issues to be taken into conside...

Urban Transportation Governance, Accessibility, and Spatial Economic Development: A systematic Review of Spillover Effects in Secondary Cities of Ethiopia

Gizachew Ayele

ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationships between urban transport governance, accessibility and spatial economic development in Ethiopia with a focus on spillover effects in secondary cities. It grounded in spatial economic theory and accessibility frameworks, the paper integrates empirical e...

Selling Arms, Waiving Rights: The Structural Failure of US Human Rights Law in Weapons Transfers

ZAID MUSTAFA ALVI

The United States is the world's largest arms exporter and a professed champion of international human rights. This article identifies a critical analytical gap: the arms transfer legal framework—the Leahy Laws, Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act, and the Arms Export Control Act—is architect...

The Impact of Diplomacy on the Balance of Power in International Relations: Challenges and Opportunities

MESBAH Sediq

Abstract Diplomacy, as one of the most important instruments of foreign policy, plays a fundamental role in shaping and maintaining the balance of power within the international system. The balance of power is a core concept in international relations, referring to the distribution of power among i...

Mental Illness, Criminal Responsibility and Prison Administration: Bridging the Gap Between Law and Healthcare

Annu Kumari

Mental illness occupies an uneasy position as the intersection of two systems, whose constructions have different intentions. The criminal law poses a question on whether an individual has committed a wrong act, whereas the healthcare question is how an individual can be cured and assisted to recupe...

Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence: Should India Adopt a Mandatory Framework?

Monisha Roy

Global supply chains, characterized by the growing engagement of multinational enterprises, has exacerbated concerns surrounding business-related human rights violations such as labour exploitation, environmental damage, unhealthy work environment, and other fundamental human rights abuses. This has...

The New Digital Evidence Paradigm in Criminal Justice: Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, Blockchain Authentication, and Predictive Policing.

Dr. Manish Kumar Yadav¹ , Adv. Suraj Yadav²

The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technologies, and big data analytics into criminal justice systems is transforming the collection, authentication, analysis, and evaluation of digital evidence. While these innovations enhance investigative capabilities through a...

Factory Workers vs Platform Workers: Examining the Legal Disparities in Social Security and Welfare IN INDIA

Karan Kumar Agrawal

This paper examines the legal gap between factory workers and platform workers in India with respect to social security and welfare. Factory workers enjoy clear statutory protections under laws such as the EPF Act, 1952, the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, and the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972...

Digital Governance and Constitutional Rights in India: Reconciling Administrative Efficiency with Privacy, Equality and Due Process

Dr. Tangutur Aparna

Abstract India's shift towards digitally mediated governance has reshaped the citizen-administrative state dynamics. Biometric identity framework (Aadhaar), faceless assessment in the income tax administration, direct benefit transfer system and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 are ex...

Deepfakes, Electoral Integrity, and Constitutional Democracy: Rethinking Freedom of Expression in the Digital Era

M Razia Begum

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has enabled the creation and dissemination of highly realistic deepfake content, creating significant challenges for electoral integrity and constitutional democracy. This paper critically examines the impact of deepfakes on democratic elections, with...