National Law University, Odisha
Originated in the 1970s as a force of untrained civilians occasionally summoned to guard the coast against foreigners, the Maritime Militia has evolved to become an important tool of the looming Chinese power projection policy, which defies the status quo and the international rule of law in strategic locations.
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The emergence of the vaccine for Covid-19 is reckoned as a much sought-after rescue to the cataclysm caused by the deadly pandemic. The advent of this inoculation is not only being regarded as an antidote to the Covid-19 virus but also to one of the most traumatic global economic catastrophes that the world has ever witnessed.
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With vaccination taking place across the world in some capacity, many countries and organisations, including WHO, have discussed the possibility of a “vaccine passport” or “risk-free certificate” that would enable individuals to travel or to return to work assuming that they are protected against re-infection. Such passports would mainly rely on the passport holder developing […]
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While free speech has always been under attack in Iraq, a sudden rise in the violation of the right occurred during the anti-government protests that flared up across Central and Southern regions of the State between October 2019 and March 2020. During these protests, the security forces used excessive force against participants, which resulted in […]
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In pursuance of the society’s endeavor to promote intellectual dialogue on important areas of international law and policy, ILPS is pleased to organize its third webinar. The topic is “Playing Robin Hood: TWAILing Vaccine Distribution”
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Date & Time: March 13. 2021, 5 PM IST. Platform: Cisco Webex. Registration link : https://bit.ly/3qzGeMf The Webinar: Its Background In pursuance of the society’s aim to promote intellectual dialogue on important areas of international law, ILPS is pleased to organize its second webinar on the topic – “Most Favored Nations Clauses in Bilateral Investment Treaties” […]
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Introduction Recently, the term energy dual pricing has gained relevance when the panel in EU-Cost adjustment methodologies II (Russia) has given its ruling. In this case, Russia has challenged the European Union (‘EU’) adjustment methodologies of energy inputs whenever these costs are artificially lowered or affected by government intervention. The EU rejected the price of […]
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ILPS NLUO is pleased to organize its first Webinar on the topic, “US Elections 2020: Implications for the Russia- China-India Strategic Triangle”. We welcome our distinguished keynote Speaker Dr. Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute.
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Egypt’s extension of emergency on 28 April 2020 for the twelfth time since 2017 has nothing to do with theCOVID-19 pandemic as the state is already in a de-facto state of emergency.
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Rapid developments in technology make it not only the biggest asset but also the biggest threat of modern times. Indeed, cyber attacks are becoming a practice with hospitals, medical units, governments and, most importantly, civilians facing its wrath.
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