National Law University, Odisha
Introduction: As of September 2019, over 59,503 refugees have crossed the turbulent Mediterranean Sea in their unseaworthy sea vessels to seek refuge in Europe. European countries often intercept such refugees at sea in their territorial waters and sometimes in the high seas. These interceptions have been justified by States citing various reasons, the legality of […]
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No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused– Edward Snowden Data retention has turned the world into a large surveillance state where the actions of each individual is being monitored. This process has made the government ‘the big brother’ which can […]
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In the recent times, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has advanced to the position of a nuclear power, at the same time drawing attention on itself both by other countries as well as the media. This means much more than mere increase in its weaponry. The decade old persistent strive for independence and opposition […]
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In July, the introduction of Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill triggered a series of protests in Hong Kong. The bill sought to extradite criminal fugitives to territories in which they are wanted, even if there is no extradition agreement to this effect with Hong Kong. This includes China and Taiwan, which triggered the outcry. The major […]
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In June 2019, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research recently reported increased rates of forest fires in the Amazon Rainforest which was also supported by the findings of NASA. It was reported that there has been an occurrence of more than 80,000 fires in Brazil this year more than half of which occurred in the […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind issued a notification of the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019 to scrap its sixty-five year-old predecessor and amend Article 370 of the Constitution of India. By superseding the 1954 Order, the notification will take away the special rights enjoyed by the permanent residents of the Jammu and Kashmir. It allows all […]
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It was on August 15 when the authorities in the Gibraltar released the oil tanker of Iran which they confiscated few weeks ago, disregarding the request of United States to continue the seizer. The ship’s crew was also released from detention. But till date there has been no signal from Iran to let-off the British […]
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1. Please give us an overview of your LLM experience at University of California, Berkeley- School of Law. Why did you choose this particular university? I chose to pursue my Masters at UC Berkeley because of its excellent credentials as a research institution producing relevant and cutting edge work. While the law school is […]
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Ms. Tanishtha Vaid Ms. Tanishtha Vaid is presently pursuing her LLM with a specialisation on International Legal Studies (ILS) from New York University School of Law. She has been recently appointed as the legal advisor of Maldives at the United Nations (UN) and she is just 22. In this interview she talks about her LLM […]
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