The Legacy of International Law: Sources
Author: Pankhuri Agarwal, Research Associate Theories as to the Origin of International Law Rules and norms of any legal system derive its authority from their authentic and certain sources. The…
Study Materials
Judicial Decisions: What kind of Source of International Law?
Author: Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate It seems to be a fact that there has been a great increase in the number of specialized international courts ((E.g. International Criminal Tribunal for…
UNICTRAL Model Law Amendment 2006: An overview
Author: Pankaj Sevta, Research Associate In recent times, the issue of grant of interim relief by arbitral tribunals has become center stage. The 1985 Model Law by UNICTRAL contemplated grant…
Components of Crime: Mens Rea and Actus Reus
Author: Aviral Umrao, Research Associate The general basis for imposing liability in criminal law is that the defendant must be proved to have committed a guilty act whilst having had…
Judicial Activism in Environmental Protection: An Environmentally Active Judiciary
Author: Nivedita Saxena, Research Associate Judicial activism is essentially the terminology for judicial rulings that are suspected of being based on personal, political or other considerations rather than the existing…
Third Parties in International Commercial Arbitration
Author: Risha Sharma, Research Associate I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field of international…
Limited Liability Partnership: India’s Touching New Milestones
Author: Abhinav Gaur, Research Associate The concept of Limited Liability Partnership has been a recent phenomenon in India, introduced in India by way of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.…
An Introduction to Sources of International Law
Author: Donia Joevion Fuller, Research Associate The clearest exposition on what one may consider as a source of law is to be found in Article 38(1) of the Statute of…
Difference between Crime and Other Wrongs at Common Law
Author: Ria Tandon, Research Associate When we have come down to bringing out a difference between Crime and Wrong at Common law then the immediate idea, which would strike…
Attributing mens rea to Corporations – The Judicial Journey
Author: Tanya Agarwal, Research Associate Criminal Law is a policy tool to regulate the undesirable conduct in the society. It is a means to an end, not an end in…