Health Data Protection in Telemedicine and E–Health Platforms in India: A Legal Analysis of Patient Privacy
Digital Health refers to the growing convergences of digital technologies with healthcare delivery. The WHO has defined digital health as “a broad umbrella term encompassing eHealth, as well as emerging areas, such as the use of advanced computing sciences in ‘big data’, genomics and artificial intelligence”. The digitization of healthcare involves two key components: the […]
Bioethics, Human Rights and Legal Accountability in Biotechnology Research
In modern society, biotechnological studies have brought a revolution in the area of health care, agriculture, and environment management. As a result of the process, a great number of ethical and legal dilemmas arise connected to the protection of human rights in biotechnology. Gene editing, stem cell treatment, and synthetic biology give inexhaustible opportunities; however, […]
A Critical Study of Confidentiality Obligations and Insider Trading Risks in Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions in India
M&A transactions involve the exchange of significant proprietary and unpublished price sensitive information among transaction parties, advisers and intermediaries. India’s laws and regulations regarding confidentiality and insider trading in M&A deals have been drastically reformed based on the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations 2015. This paper discusses the regulations pertaining to confidentiality obligations and […]
Access to Internet as a Fundamental Right: Cyberspace Governance and Inclusive Socio-Economic Justice in India
The rapid digitalisation of governance, commerce, education, and social interaction has transformed the internet from a technological utility into a foundational condition for the exercise of fundamental rights and socio-economic participation. In India, this transformation has received judicial recognition, particularly in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India, where the Supreme Court affirmed the integral role […]
Algorithmic Error and Medical Negligence in India: Navigating the Regulatory Vacuum in AI-Driven Healthcare
The malfunctioning of AI-enabled healthcare systems exposes a pronounced structural gap within India’s medico-legal framework, wherein established doctrines of medical negligence struggle to accommodate automated decision-making. Indian law, historically grounded in human-centric notions of duty of care, standard of care, and proximate causation, does not clearly attribute liability when diagnostic or therapeutic errors arise from […]
The Confession Conundrum: Doctrine analysis on Code of Criminal Procedure Section 164 (183 BNSS)– Boon or Bane towards Criminal Justice System.
The lack of definition of the term ‘confession’ in the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 (Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023) is indeed an affair of grave concern, where it cannot be treated as a legal loophole. It can be considered an intelligent approach taken by the judiciary, keeping in mind the need to leave a little […]
Addressing the Digital Divide: Lessons from India
The paper examines the gap between urban and rural areas in accessing digital technology is a big issue, especially in countries like India. People in cities have internet facilities like fast connections, affordable prices and reliable services. On the other hand villagers face problems like weak network signals, poor infrastructure and high internet costs. This […]
Role of Forensic Science and Digital Evidence in Criminal Justice
The integration of law, science, and technology in the evolving criminal justice environment has re-established the way guilt and innocence are established. Justice cannot simply be done but must be seen to be done and as rightly pointed out this philosophy is more so applicable in an age where scientific accuracy and electronic footprint are […]
A Vow Without Voice: The Constitutional Silence on Marital Rape
This paper critically examines the legal, constitutional, and socio-cultural dimensions of the marital rape exception in India, specifically analyzing Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. The primary objective is to evaluate the tension between patriarchal marital traditions and modern constitutional values. Utilizing a qualitative and analytical methodology, the study examines Indian […]
Digital Media, Society, and Democratic Accountability: Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Age”
Digital media has fundamentally transformed the relationship between society and democratic accountability in the digital age. The rapid expansion of internet technologies, social networking platforms, and mobile communication has enabled unprecedented access to information and increased citizen participation in public discourse. Individuals are no longer passive consumers of information; instead, they actively engage in shaping […]