The Role of Informal Justice Systems in Modern Justice Administration
Informal justice systems have long coexisted with formal legal institutions and continue to play a significant role in justice administration, particularly in developing and post-colonial societies. Rooted in local customs, traditions, and community values, these systems provide accessible, affordable, and culturally relevant mechanisms for dispute resolution. This paper examines the relevance of informal justice systems, […]
Automated Decision-Making and the Rule of Algorithm: Challenges to Accountability in Indian Governance
The increasing use of automated decision-making (ADM) systems in public governance marks a shift in how administrative and judicial decisions are made and implemented. ADM systems offer unmatched efficiency and consistency in handling large volumes of data, but they also raise concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and fairness. The opaque nature of algorithmic processes, often described […]
Patient Rights, Informed Consent and Health Data Protection in the Digital Age: A Critical Analysis of India’s DPDP Regime and Emerging Digital Healthcare Practices
The rapid digitisation of the healthcare sector via telemedicine, AI-based diagnostic technologies, and electronic health records has changed the doctor-patient relationship in India, and the situation has become complicated due to issues of patient rights, informed consent, and health data security. Although both the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. and the draft DPDP Rules, […]
Reimagining Regulatory Frameworks for Platform Power Algorithmic Opacity and Democratic Accountability in India’s Digital Public Sphere
Digital media platforms have grown into powerful entities which have taken control of essential functions needed to operate democratic systems from government bodies. The research paper examines platform power which is studied through the concept of algorithmic opacity to show how hidden content curation systems control political discussions and election outcomes and determine what people […]
Limitations to Justice: The Right to Housing and Pprescription in the Seraleng Community
This paper argues that access to socio-economic rights is vital for the realization of justice, especially for the previously disadvantaged people of South Africa. The right to housing as envisaged in the Constitution of South Africa is a basic human right that the democratic government of South Africa codified after the exclusion of Black people […]
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan under Taliban Rule: A Human Rights Perspective
The rights of women all around the globe from time immemorial has been in jeopardy more so in certain geographical regions than others and it has worsened with time. Women’s rights have been stolen, their freedom curtailed beyond reason, and their whole entity reduced to a mere animal existence. Though violations of rights and crimes […]
The Right to Exist: Universal Basic Income as a Human Rights Imperative in International and Indian Law
The debate over Universal Basic Income (UBI) has migrated from the margins of welfare economics into mainstream constitutional and human rights discourse. This article examines whether an unconditional, periodic cash transfer to every individual, regardless of income, employment status or means, can be justified as a legal entitlement flowing from the right to an adequate […]
Constitutional Symbiosis: Mapping the Relationship between Article 14 and 21
The Indian Constitution’s structural integrity is anchored in the symbiotic relationship between Article 14, representing the Right to Equality, and Article 21, representing the Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Historically interpreted through a restrictive lens, judicial jurisprudence, particularly in the post-emergency era, evolved toward a holistic Golden Triangle framework comprising Articles 14, 19, and […]
Environmental Constitutionalism in India: Analysing Indian Council for Enviro-Legal Action
The present case involves a catastrophic effect on the environment due to the discharge of untreated toxic and chemical effluents in nearby land and water bodies, resulting in soil infertility, groundwater contamination, and serious health hazards for residents from the chemical industries in Bichhri village, Rajasthan, which resulted in health-related problems to several individuals. The […]
When Bail Becomes Punishment: Pre-Trial Detention, Constitutional Liberty, and the Failure of Criminal Justice in India
In India, the overwhelming majority of prisoners are not convicts but undertrials—persons presumed innocent yet deprived of liberty, often for years, while their guilt remains undetermined. This paper examines whether a criminal justice system can remain constitutionally legitimate when liberty is curtailed for prolonged periods before conviction, and whether pre-trial detention can itself become an […]