When Protection Becomes Punishment: India’s POCSO Act, Adolescent Autonomy, and the Limits of the Bright Line
On 16 April 2026, the Delhi High Court in Harmeet Singh v. State (GNCT of Delhi) quashed a criminal case against a young man whose only “victim” – the seventeen-year-old...
The Cognitive Challenges of Integrating Large Language Models to Assist Judges and the Threat to Fair Trial
General Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and DeepSeek, and even field-specialised models, are being widely used in almost every sector, including healthcare, business, engineering, education, law...
Constitutional Morality and the Future of Rights Jurisprudence in India
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India is presently hearing a review petition against its judgment in Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala, wherein the Court...
The Changing Paradigm of Public Interest Litigation in India: Mismatch or A Dream Team?
The Public Interest Litigation (‘PIL’) paradigm indicates a unique jurisdiction in which the Indian Courts relax rules of standing to admit any petition of ‘public interest’. The adoption of this...
Judging the Judge: India’s Curriculum Ban and Democratic Accountability
On February 26, 2026, India’s Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of a grade 8 NCERT textbook chapter titled “Corruption in the Judiciary,” directing seizure of all circulating copies and...
The Right to Die with Dignity: Indian Supreme Court in Harish Rana v. Union of India
On March 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, in Harish Rana v. Union of India, allowed the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) from a man who...
Is There Any Scope to be an Approver under International Criminal Law?
‘Approver’ is a common phenomenon in many jurisdictions where domestic criminal law allows an individual who is believed to be implicated in a crime, whether directly or as an accomplice,...
Pakistan’s New Constitutional Court and the Importance of Institutional Independence
Typically, specialised constitutional courts are regarded as effective institutional protectors of democracy and human rights because of their increased efficiency, specialised knowledge and positive impact on constitutional culture. However, this...
The Indian Supreme Court’s New Report on Caste: What Is It About and Why It Matters?
The Indian Supreme Court’s in-house think tank, the Centre for Research and Planning, recently released its ‘Report on Judicial Conceptions of Caste’ in November this year. This first-of-its-kind study examines...
Balancing the Protection of Witnesses in English Criminal Law with the Right to a Fair Trial
Like other national and international criminal justice systems, English criminal law has incorporated measures to protect witnesses in adversarial criminal proceedings. While these measures are necessary to keep witness safety/privacy...
Connectivity Without Access: How Nepal’s Social Media Ban Strips Substance from the Right to Internet Access
In September 2025, Nepal faced massive public protests triggered by a ban on social media apps and websites, where a total of 26 applications were taken down. The protests turned...
Chirinos Salamanca v. Venezuela: A Legal Analysis of Retroactive Human Rights Law Application
On 21 August 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) delivered its judgment on preliminary objections in Chirinos Salamanca y otros v. Venezuela, later made public on 26 August....
