Overlapping Sabotage Provisions in Hong Kong’s National Security Laws: Risks and Implications on Prosecution Decisions
In response to the widespread public unrests that engulfed Hong Kong in 2019, the Central Authorities of the PRC enacted the Hong Kong National Security Law (“HKNSL”) to explicitly criminalise...
Weaponizing Vagueness: The Chilling Effect of Karnataka’s Fake News Bill on Free Speech and Democratic Pluralism
In March 2025, the Government of Karnataka introduced the draft Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, currently under cabinet review. At first glance, the Bill seems to respond to a...
Narco-Analysis and Procedural Abuse in Bail Proceedings in India
Recently, in Amlesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2025), the Supreme Court of India set aside a bail order passed by the Patna High Court. The order accepted the proposal...
The ECHR Directs France Towards Better Protection of Minors against Sexual Offenses
On 24 April, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights ordered France to pay compensation to three applicants on the grounds that it had failed to effectively protect them against...
The Curious Case of Custodial Torture in India
In February 2025, the High Court of Justice in London, King’s Bench Division, rejected the extradition of Sanjay Bhandari to India on the ground of custodial torture. Bhandari is an...
Reassessing Preventive Detention Laws in Bangladesh After the Meghna Alam Incident
The recent controversial arrest of Meghna Alam under the draconian Special Powers Act, 1974 (‘SPA’) in Bangladesh comes at a time when the nation is aspiring toward reforming its justice...
When Bulldozer Justice Breeds Injustice: Indian Supreme Court Curtails Arbitrary Demolitions
On 13 November 2024, the apex court of India delivered a landmark judgment in In Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures addressing the important injustice being caused...
The Legality of Indore’s Anti-Begging Notification
The District Administration of the city of Indore, India has issued a notification under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 (the new Criminal Procedure Code), penalising...
National Security Laws from a Common Law Perspective: Insights from the Recent Triumph of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the “Alliance”) emerged as one of the pioneering pro-democracy entities in Hong Kong, founded amidst the fervour of...
Human Rights Under the New Syrian Government: Progress or Peril?
The rise of a new government in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 has brought promises of reform, yet the reality for human rights...
How the Supreme Court of India continues to flout the ‘Bail Is Rule, Jail an Exception’ Principle
The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has consistently held the cardinal principle of criminal law that ‘bail is the rule, jail an exception’, even in special statutes such as the...
Reforming Bail Jurisprudence: An Imperative for India
The fundamental objective of judicial administration is to establish uniformity and certainty in the decisions of the court, which fosters legitimacy in the legal system. When persons accused of the...
