Assam’s Standard Operating Procedure- Stateless citizens elegy: Part 2- Legal sanction for SOP
In Part 1 of this blog, I argued that Assam’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) imposes arbitrary procedural requirements and stringent timelines that impede suspected foreigners’ access to relief before constitutional...
Assam’s Standard Operating Procedure – Stateless Citizens Elegy: Part 1- On Arbitrariness of Procedural requirements of SOP
On 9.09.2025, Assam’s Chief Minister approved the Standard Operating Procedure (‘SOP’) for implementation of the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam ) Act 1950 (‘Act’), thereby empowering the state government to bypass...
Dismantling Procedural Protections for Unaccompanied Children in the United States
Buried deep within sweeping U.S. legislation enacted in July 2025 lies a brief provision with far-reaching consequences for unaccompanied children arriving in the United States. It narrows longstanding procedural protections...
Systemic racism: ECHR condemns France for discriminatory identity checks in one instance, but rejects five other applications
In its decision in Seydi et autres v France, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has condemned France for identity checks deemed “discriminatory.” Checks are “the most widely carried...
From Magna Carta to Machine Learning: AI Without Borders, Laws Within
With the rapidly increasing era of new technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), a deep paradox exists due to complexity, insufficient precedent, and loopholes in laws that ideally should preserve the...
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...
Application of the ‘Secretary Problem’ in Transitional Justice: A Mathematical Approach to Optimize the Selection of High-Responsibility Individuals in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Due to its inherently temporary nature, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) must prosecute the most significant crimes committed during the Colombian armed conflict by selecting the highest-ranking perpetrators and...
Plight of the Disappeared – Is the Epidemic of Enforced Disappearances Finally Over?
Imagine being picked up by a group of law enforcement officials in plain clothing and getting thrown in the back of a van. Before you realize what is happening, someone...
Abrahart v University of Bristol: Disability Equality in University Assessments – Part 2
The first part of this blog discussed the context and facts of the case of Abrahart, as well as how the judgment interpreted the difference between competence standards (exempt from...
Abrahart v University of Bristol: Disability Equality in University Assessments – Part 1
The case of Abrahart, with its tragic facts and powerful judgment, will emit shockwaves throughout post-16 education in the United Kingdom (UK). It is a reminder of the importance of...
UK Court Safeguards Fundamental Right to Protest: Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department
The UK Divisional Court has found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully when introducing Regulations which lowered the threshold for the use of police powers to impose conditions on public...
Extremist Measures: The UK Government Further Obstructs the Right to Protest
On March 1, UK Prime Minister Sunak delivered a divisive impromptu speech, much of which was spent demonising groups calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. He claimed that protests have...
