Love under Watch: Gujarat’s Marriage Amendment and the Limits of Personal Freedom
The recent proposed amendment to Gujarat’s Registration of Marriages Act, 2006, is a troubling expansion of state involvement in the most private and intimate choices of adult citizens. Under the...
The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 & International Human Rights Law
On 5th December 2025, a Member of the Indian Parliament (Lower House) introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 (‘the Bill’). The Bill aims to introduce pivotal changes in the...
India’s Deepfake Dilemma: Why Publicity Rights and the Proposed Intermediary Rules Both Miss the Mark
On October 22, 2025, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a set of amendments to the existing Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,...
Aligning AI Procurement with Human Rights: A Call for Proactive Governance
In June 2025, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights released a landmark report titled “Artificial Intelligence Procurement and Deployment: Ensuring Alignment with the Guiding Principles on Business...
AI, Surveillance and Privacy in India: Human Rights in the Age of Technology
In recent years, India has increasingly adopted artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance tools. This includes facial recognition cameras at railway stations and predictive policing software in city police departments. The country’s...
Towards A Just And Equitable Native Title System: Is “Spiritual” Connection Sufficient To Claim Native Title Rights?
On 9th April 2025, the High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal in Stuart v South Australia from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of...
AI Regulation, Migration and the New International World Order
In a world where one’s digital blueprint has already become a determining factor for the achievement of various socio-economic rights such as employment, education, and other personal milestones, the prospect...
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...
Clicks & Consent Across Borders: Briskin v. Shopify and the Global Reach of Privacy Rights
Can a technology company based in Canada be sued in California for allegedly violating Californian privacy laws? In Briskin v Shopify, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said yes. The...
Is Lack of Climate Change Mitigation measures a Human Right Violation?
A Disappearing Homeland The Torres Strait Islands are slowly disappearing owing to rising sea levels and costal erosion. Fortunately, however, in a landmark decision, the United Nations Human Rights Committee...
Breaking Encryption, Breaking Rights? France’s Legislative Stand and What India Must Learn
On 20 March 2025, the French National Assembly voted down Article 8 of the proposed Drug Trafficking Bill (“Proposition de loi visant à sortir la France du piège du narcotrafic”),...
US v. Hasbajrami: Implication for Warrantless Surveillance Under Section 702 FISA
Introduction On January 21, 2025, the United States (“US”) District Court for the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY Court”) rendered a pivotal decision in the case of US v....
