Pricing Cruelty: How progressive is the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act? – Lianne Lucia D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA, NLSIU The year 1953 marked the dawn of a new era for animal rights in India, when Rukmini Devi Arundale – a staunch animal rights activist – introduced a private member Bill in Parliament, pushing for […]Read More
NOISY AIRPORTS – GEETHANJALI K.V., Legal Associate, CEERA, NLSIU Sound can be described as a vibration or a series of vibrations which travel through a medium, mostly air, and which can be heard once they reach an individuals or a living entities ears. For a sound to become ‘noise’ it has to be loud or […]Read More
A Tribunal in Trouble? Dr. Sairam Bhat, Professor of Law & Coordinator of CEERA Lianne D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA, NLSIU The year 2011 marked the beginning of a truly historic era for environmental litigation in India as for the first time a quasi-judicial body, with a much wider mandate than that of its predecessors, was […]Read More
Legality of the Use of Animals for Recreational Purposes in India – Lianne D’Souza, Research Fellow, CEERA Ritika Singh, 1st Year B.A., LL.B., SVKM NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law Introduction The concept of superiority of human beings over other creatures has led to disturbances and fluctuations in the delicate ecological set-up, often creating […]Read More
NON-DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSES IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS- A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Madhubanti Sadhya, CEERA, NLSIU Divyae Patel, 5th Semester, Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University The term “disparagement” is defined as the publication of injurious and false statements that are derogatory of another’s product, property or business.[1] Even though disparagement may sound familiar with defamation, but there is […]Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE: A WAR CRIME R. ASHWIN, Student, KLE Society’s Law College, Bengaluru. Several scientists all around the globe are taking various measures in protecting the environmental resources. Since 1990s, there has been constant depletion in the natural and wildlife resources and held military forces and their effects accountable for damage to environment. These forces […]Read More
ENVIRONMENT EVENT CALENDAR AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TANISHKA GROVER, Student, Amity Law School, Noida The United Nations Conference on Human Environment, 1972 held in Stockholm, Sweden, also known as Stockholm conference was the first UN conference with a focus on international environmental issues. It laid the foundation stone for global environment governance and also mark the […]Read More
TRANSGENDER PERSONS (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) ACT & RULES – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS NITESH MAHECH, Student, University School of Law and Legal Studies, GGSIPU On 26.11.2019, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 was approved by the Rajya Sabha, after having been passed by the Lok Sabha on 05.08.2019. There had been an impassioned debate for further scrutiny, in […]Read More
SDGS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT- AN EXPLORATION OF INDIA’S PROGRESS TOWARDS ITS ACHIEVEMENT –KUSUMIKA SEN, 4th Year B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.), Tamil Nadu National Law University Introduction Sustainable development is a concept which aims to ensure the sustainable use of resources to satisfy the necessities of the current generation without jeopardizing the capability of the future generations […]Read More
INTER-STATE WATER DISPUTE – GEETHANJALI K.V., Legal Associate, CEERA-NLSIU; SNEHLATA CHATURVEDI, 4th Year Student, KLE Society’s Law School, Bengaluru MAHEK JAIN, 5th Year Student, Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College, Bengaluru Introduction Water is ‘the stuff of life and a basic human right’.[1] 70% of the Earth’s surface is composed of water; it covers the […]Read More
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