Sanidhya Kapoor Abstract: This piece argues that the Transgender Amendment Act, 2026 undermines its own aim owing to the drafting inconsistencies in Section 18. The narrow ‘against the will’ standard fails to […]
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Smart Glasses, Gender-Based Violence, and the Governance Gap
Ishita Sharma Abstract: Meta’s smart glasses make covert filming ordinary. This article argues the harm is gender-based violence, rather than a privacy breach. Covert-filming law protects only concealment already secured, reaching a […]
The DPDPA Regime and India’s Digital Trade Ambitions
Suvarna Mandal & Mohamed Thahir Sulaiman Abstract: India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 seek to support India’s role in the global digital economy. […]
The Political Economy of Fiscal Federalism and the Indian Judiciary
Riya Yadav Source: Magnific Abstract: Indian judiciary operates under a single constitutional mandate but rests on a fragmented financial base, with states funding the overwhelming share of court expenditure, this creates significant […]
The Speaker’s Paralysis: Rethinking Nabam Rebia
Karan Laddha Source: Art UK Abstract: This piece examines whether Speakers can adjudicate upon disqualification petitions under the Tenth Schedule while a notice for their removal is pending. It argues that Articles […]
Rethinking Custodial Confessions Under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: From Categorical Exclusion to Safeguarded Admissibility
Krishna Dube Abstract: The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 retains the near-absolute exclusion of confessions made to, or in the custody of, the police, reflecting concernings regarding custodial coercion. This article argues that […]
Inside the Room: Prakash Narayanan on Trade, Compliance and the In-House Brief
Arunav Ghosh and Shreyansh Singh Prakash Narayanan is Global General Counsel of L&T Technology Services and a 2001 graduate of the National Law School of India University. He previously served as Counsel […]
Podcast with Prof. Matthias Mahlmann
Shreya Banchhor, Arunav Ghosh, Shauryaveer Chaudhry, Devang Pandey & Siddhi Shrivastava Members of the Editorial Board at the Law School Policy Review — Shreya Banchhor, Arunav Ghosh, Devang Pandey, Siddhi Shrivastava, and […]
The Bureaucracy of Becoming: The Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026 as Spatial Disciplining in Queer India
Dhruti Kedilaya Abstract: This article uses Saunders’ “containment” framework to examine India’s Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. It shows how compulsory certification relegates identity to private, medicalized spaces while […]
Rescue Agreement and Modern Space Operations: Proposal for a Dual Obligor Framework
Shivam Krishna Abstract: Designed for state-sponsored spaceflight, the Rescue Agreement has been outpaced by commercial human spaceflight. This has been coupled with the interpretative inclusion of private actors within its scope of […]