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Cyberspace has become a full-blown war zone as governments across the globe clash for digital supremacy in this new and mostly invisible theatre of operations. Electronic technologies, Electro Magnetic Spectrum and an estimated seven billion people make cyberspace unique. An increasingly wide range of social, political, economic and military activities depend on cyberspace, making it […]

In the past few decades, the contribution of information technology at the national and global forefront has been phenomenal and unprecedented. However, this unique and dynamic medium of communication has also brought techno- legal challenges. Partic-ularly, its inherent features of anonymity and borderless expanse has luredcybercri-minals leading to a rise in cyber threats, attacks & […]

The 1899 and 1907 Hague Conventions created the primary body of the law of the War (with its foundations in the Oxford 1880 “Manual of Laws and Customs of War”) and India is a signatory thereto. The key principles prescribed therein include principles of ‘distinction’, ‘military necessity’, ‘proportionality’, and ‘unnecessary suffering’. These principles which apply […]

It was a Monday evening. I was preparing for the hearing the next day in a court case, when the phone began to ring frantically. The voice on the other end was both urgent and nervous – it was a client.She was desperately in need of some legal advice. She said that her phone was […]

In India, Data Protection and privacy has been the focus of debates and discussions with legislators and other stakeholders throughout 2017-18.2018 proved to be an important year in the evolution of privacy rights in the country. The Supreme Court of India passed a landmark judgment in the Puttu Swamy’s case1 upholding the right to privacy […]

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that privacy is a fundamental right. There were celebrations across the nation after this judgment. Sadly, however, the same court completely changed its character a year later in the Aadhaar judgment. It upheld Aadhaar-PAN linkage and allowed the unique number to be used for government […]

The ICLG to: Product Liability Laws and Regulations covers common issues in product liability laws and regulations – including liability systems, product recall, causation, defences and estoppel, procedure, time limits, remedies, market-share liability, costs/funding and updates – in 23 jurisdictions. Read More

The year 2018 will be etched in the annals of legal jurisprudence as a remarkable year with many significant judgements pronounced by the Hon’ble Supreme court of India. Last year, In a landmark decision, the Hon’ble Supreme court’s nine judge bench had passed the Judgement declaring Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under the […]

This e-book aims to clarify the liability of intermediaries that provide goods and services on internet. It seeks to clarify the definition and scope of who can be considered as an ‘intermediary’ and has been written with a special focus on Indian law. Does an intermediary only mean and include carriers of information such as […]