Category: International Affairs
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Bitcoins: The Gen Next Revolution or Disaster
By Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar, Central University of Bihar, Gaya. A Critical Analysis of viability of Bitcoins as Currency Bitcoins is a peer-to-peer payment system introduced as open-source software in 2009 by developer Satoshi Nakamoto.[1] The payments in the system are recorded in a public ledger using its own unit of account,[2] which is also called Bitcoins. The US Treasury calls Bitcoins a decentralized virtual currency as the…
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Accession of the European Union to the European Convention of Human Rights
By Juš Černovšek, Lawyer, Slovenia. The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the draft agreement on the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not compatible with EU law. The ruling deals a blow to efforts trying to make the Union accede to the ECHR…
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The Bloodied Mirror
By Debayan Roy, Kolkata Legal Practitioner; Law Graduate, AKK New Law Academy, University of Pune (2009 – 2014) Deciphering a few “why’s?” of the Charlie Hebdo attack…… Enough has been written, pondered upon and deliberated. Amidst the failing hope and aspirations of the French public rallying in huge numbers, it is indeed the perfect time to…
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The Sony Hack: An insult to the Fundamental Rights?
By Nikhil Nair,Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi. Though the fundamental rights of the people are to be respected, there are a few who are always trying to sling mud on those very rights for their own gains, the recent Sony hackings being an example of that. This downright ridiculous curb of the very…
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Legality of the use of Nuclear Weapons
By Chandan Mohanty, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. The human kind witnessed the destruction that a nuclear weapon can do in the historical attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during the closing period of the World War II. The effect of the attack was horrifying and may be this is the…
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Injunction against OnePlus: A Critical Analysis
By Sagarika Chandel, KIIT School Of Law, Bhubaneswar. A legal battle has been waging in India between one of the largest Indian mobile handsets company, Micromax Informatics ltd. and the Chinese smartphone start-up company Shenzen OnePlus Technology Co. ltd. over the rights to distribute the commercial version of the Android based open source operating system…
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Protectionism instead of Facilitation, Indian Stand at WTO: How far justified?
By Sudipta Bhowmik, KIIT School Of Law, Bhubaneswar. Behind the extremely technical debate within the WTO, what is at stake above all are models of agricultural development.[1] -Dr. Bruno Losch “Trade can be a powerful force for growth and poverty reduction. Countries that have increased the share of trade in their GDP have grown faster and reduced…