Shaharyaar Shoukat Shahardar

Shaharyaar Shahardar is an undergraduate law student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. He is the Managing Editor of GNLU Student Law Review. His research interests include constitutional law and public international law.

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The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir

The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir

On 5 August 2019, the Indian Parliament unilaterally abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which provided a ‘unique status’ to the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir (“Kashmir”). The move was challenged before the Apex Court, ...
The License to Jeopardise: The LGBTQ Rights ‘Movement’ in Russia

The License to Jeopardise: The LGBTQ Rights ‘Movement’ in Russia

The Supreme Court of Russia, on 30 November 2023, ruled against the ‘international LGBTQ movement’, declaring it an ‘extremist organisation’ and allowing the Russian government to take steps to curb LGBTQ activism in the country. The ...