ABSTRACT This paper revisits the debated issue of the applicability of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clauses to dispute settlement treaty provisions under the ICSID Convention. The paper firstly introduces the debate, and discusses the contrasting views taken by tribunals, with particular emphasis on Maffezini and Plama. Secondly, the paper argues that creation of an artificial Continue reading
Dharmashastra National Law University Student Law Journal calls for unique and unpublished research papers, Short Notes, Book Reviews and Case Comments – Volume IV (2025) Link for submission: Click here to access the form. Theme Any relevant theme pertaining to contemporary scholarly works on all fields of law will be welcome for consideration. Submission Categories Continue reading
Abstract: With the Indian Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) market expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% from 2023 to 2028, it has become a popular alternative to traditional credit for small-ticket items. However, regulatory and systemic challenges persist as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed restrictions on credit-based BNPL models, mandating Continue reading
I. Introduction The Assam Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan tabled the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024 in the State Assembly. It was introduced to replace the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024; and repeal the pre-Independence era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 and the Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Rules, 1935. The Continue reading
Introduction On 25th November 2018, the world woke up to the startling news of designer babies, an event that was termed the “first leap of faith in science”. This groundbreaking incident made possible by Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (“CRISPR”) – a gene editing technology employed to modify DNA selectively, shocked the world and Continue reading
Introduction Cyber warfare is an extension of policy by actions taken in cyberspace by state or non-state actors that either constitute a serious threat to a nation’s security or are conducted in response to a perceived threat against a nation’s security. It is mainly an internet-based conflict involving politically motivated attacks on information and information Continue reading
I. Introduction India’s aviation industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, positioning the country as one of the largest air travel markets in the world. Representing a major step towards addressing the need for a more comprehensive framework to regulate Indian aviation, the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Vayuyan Continue reading
Registration Form Student Law Journal (DNLU SLJ), Dharmashastra National Law University is organising its 1st SLJ Justice SL Kochar Symposium 2025 in collaboration with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India. About DNLU, Jabalpur Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, was established in 2018 as the second National Law University in Madhya Pradesh after NLIU, Bhopal. DNLU Continue reading
Introduction The space race is making leaps and advances.But, it has also presented numerous obstacles in maintaining sovereignty and equity while dealing with outer space. Due to dearth of strict regulation and various loopholes in the legal framework, there is a rapid rise in the commercialization of military in outer space that reflects a humongous Continue reading
I. Introduction From becoming the first country to land on the south pole of the moon to the world’s first 3D- printed semi-cryogenic engine, India has taken exponential leaps when it comes to space technology. Not only this, it has also ushered into commercial space age. Although India has kept its space sector highly centralized, Continue reading
