[Ed Note : In a post that has previously been published here, Hardik Subedi of NALSAR University of Law offers a scathing critique of Nepal’s New Information Technology Bill. Do read to find out more!] “They claim that they have brought in democracy overthrowing monarchy, But today even they have turned as lamentable as the…
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The Indo-Us Solar Panel Dispute and The Glaring Lack of a WTO Framework To Address Environmental Concerns
INTRODUCTION In the 2016 Indo-US dispute pertaining to Indian schemes relating to solar cells and solar modules (WT/DS456/AB/R), the WTO Appellate Body ruled against India for favouring domestically sourced solar panels and solar cleaning over international panels, despite India raising issues relating to energy security and the environment. Rather than critique the Appellate Body’s reasoning,…
Dr. Usha Ramanathan’s Talk on the UIDAI Litigation
[Ed Note : The following post is based on Dr. Ramanathan’s enlightening talk at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. It has been authored by Karthik Subramaniam and Yashasvi Raj, first year students of the aforementioned university, who, in a slightly longer but informative read aptly put forth Dr. Ramanathan’s views on the Aadhar issue and its judicial journey. Dr. Usha…
Bare Text Comparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 with the General Data Protection Rules : Part II – Right to Confirmation and Access
INTRODUCTION TO SERIES The Personal Data Protection Bill has garnered a fair degree of attention in the last few weeks. For the uninitiated, a brief description of the Bill and its significance can be found here. The purpose of this series is to analyze the bare text of the Data Principal Rights espoused in the…
Bare Text Comparison of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 with the General Data Protection Rules : Part I – Right to Data Portability
INTRODUCTION TO SERIES The Personal Data Protection Bill has garnered a fair degree of attention in the last few weeks. For the uninitiated, a brief description of the Bill and its significance can be found here. The purpose of this series is to analyze the bare text of the Data Principal Rights espoused in the…
Comments on the Srikrishna Committee Report and the Draft Data Protection Bill 2018 – V
[Ed Note : The following post, the fifth post in the series of posts containing comments to the Report and Draft Bill, 2018 published on the MeitY website, has been authored and compiled by students of NALSAR University of Law. This post contains comments on data localisation framework put forth by the Committee. The first…
TechLaw Symposium at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad – Press Note
[Ed Note : The following press note has been authored by Shweta Rao and Arvind Pennathur from NALSAR University of Law. Do watch this space for more details on the symposium!] On the 9th of September NALSAR University of Law’s Tech Law Forum conducted its first ever symposium with packed panels discussing a variety of…
Mr. Shailesh Gandhi on Privacy
[Ed Note : The following is a guest post by Mr. Shailesh Gandhi, Former Central Information Commissioner under the framework of the RTI Act 2005, who has graciously agreed to express his views through this platform] First Define ‘Privacy’ The problem with the nine-judge ruling is that after proclaiming privacy as a fundamental right, it…
The Week That Was: 25/08/2017
In this second edition of The Week That Was, we find… The 9 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously held that Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution of India and gave hope to the LGBT+ community, and may have implications for SEBI’s move to link with Aadhaar,…
The Supreme Court of India unanimously holds in a 9-0 verdict that Privacy is a Fundamental Right
The Supreme Court of India in a welcome decision today held that Privacy is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 in Part III of the Constitution in a unanimous 9-0 decision. Detailed comments will come soon. You can find the judgment here, or alternatively here.