Prominent Publications
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Authored article 'Fending off the cybersharks', Equatorline vol pg 7-15
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India Business Guide 2022
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Authored e-book titled Media trial
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Authored e-book titled Fake News
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Authored e-book titled Electronic Evidence
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Authored e-book on Artificial intelligence
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Cyberthreats for girls and laws for their protection ,The Protector, Sept 10,2020
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E-filing manual for High courts and District courts
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Curbing Wildlife Cybercrime, The Traffic post, January, 2020
Information technology is mostly seen as a boon but can prove to be a bane as cyber criminals rampantly misuse the internet due to the anonymity inherent in it. One such crime growing at an alarming rate is wildlife trafficking on the internet. With... -
Corona virus crisis & Frustration of contract/impossibility of performance, LinkedIn, 27th March, 2020
With the outbreak of pandemic of Corona virus, human life faces biowar crisis and businesses are adversely affected in an unprecedented manner. The lockdown imposed by the Government of India is in our best interests yet have disrupted the business c... -
निजता का सवाल - डॉ. कर्णिका सेठ
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Credible Deterrence in Armed forces, Vivekanand International Foundation , April 2019 released by Hon'ble Defence Minister, GOI
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 m... -
Combating cybercrime in India, 2019
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... -
Do Laws of war apply in the cyberspace? 2019
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 principle... -
Fending off the cyber sharks, The equator line, 2019
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 advi... -
E-book on Personal Privacy and data Protection, 2019
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 o... -
Are India’s laws on surveillance a threat to privacy? (TathagataSatpathy, Karnika Seth, Anita Gurumurthy) 27 December 2018, THE HINDU
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 ... -
Product liability law, 2018
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 liabi... -
Five landmark judgements of the Supreme court of India,Dec 2018
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 ... -
Liability of intermediaries in India
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 India... -
Safeguard your privacy on internet
In today’s digital times, the notion and concept of Privacy has transformed and evolved in a revolutionary way! We all freely share personal information with friends and relatives on social media and give away personal information while registering... -
Combating Cybercrimes against women
In India one cybercrime is reported to take place every ten minutes! According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, (CERT-In), 27,482 cases of cybercrime were reported from January to June in 2017 itself. As cybercriminals misuse the anony... -
Safeguard your e-house, India legal 2017
From fighting black money to leading the nation into a cashless era, the government’s demonetization drive has taken a sharp turn, plunging the nation into troubled times ~By Karnika Seth Gone are the days when criminals would attack the... -
Focus on capacity building, Karnika Seth, Deccan herald, 25Dec 2016
With an unprecedented surge in the use of information technology for communications, storing data and conducting financial transactions, cybersecurity has become a crucial challenge to one and all, including individuals, corporate entities and govern... -
Victims of legion have little hope for justice, World News , Dec 20,2016
NEW DELHI: It was a phone call that woke TV news anchor Ravish Kumar from deep slumber on the night of December 10. “I almost didn’t pick it up but when I did, I was shocked,’’ Kumar recalls. His email account had been hacked. Kumar’s acco... -
Overview of cyberlaw (2015) -Annual Survey of Indian Law- Volume 50 (2014)
I INTRODUCTION THE PAST year has brought many important judgments in the field of cyber laws. The pace at which this dynamic field of law is developing in India is indeed phenomenal. This survey discusses the recent developments in cyber laws in I... Click Here to Download PDF File -
Chapter on developments in field of IT and cyberlaws during 2011,Annual Survey of Indian law,Indian Law Institute( 2012)
The subject of Information Technology law is as dynamic as the field of Information Technology (“IT”) itself. Rapid advancements in Information Technology necessitate adapting the existing laws or creation of new l... Click Here to Download PDF File -
Protect our kids from trolls,The Deccan Chronicle , 28 June ,2016
Is children accessing the Internet a boon or a bane? It can become a bane if a child is victimised through cyberbullying or faces other kinds of online victimisation. The recent incident of a 12-year-old boy bullied online by Facebook users, with com... -
What did apple say to the skeleton key, outlook, 21 march 2016
“Public Interest Over Privacy” Apple’s legal tussle with the FBI has opened a Pandora’s box. Should privacy be protected to the extent that it overrides needs of law enforcement? Should cooperation be extended by technology companies to la... -
Synopsis on Existing Lacunae in the Information Technology Act, 2000 & Regulations Framed thereunder &Cyberlaw Enforcement in India, 2014
India’s Information Technology Act( IT Act,2000)is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law of e-commerce which provides legal recognition to electronic documents and e-contracts. It provides legal framework for governing electronic transactions over Intern... Click Here to Download PDF File -
Protecting copyrights in Cyberspace, 2013, Law Faculty Conference on IPR, Delhi University
By-Karnika Seth, cyberlaw expert & practicing Advocate, Supreme Court of India copyright reserved by author (Feb 2013) Introduction The growth of Information Technology has led to proliferation of e-businesses due to its cost effectiv... -
ICLG: Product Liability 2018
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Inadequacy of laws protecting children against online sexual abuse in India 2(12)
Indian Journal of Human Rights and the law (2015)43-59... Click Here to Download PDF File -
Overview of laws against online child sex abuse in India,U.S,U.K 2 (12) IJR 2015
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Book on Safeguard your privacy on Internet
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Authored a handbook for National Commission for Protection of Child rights
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Product Liability 2017 - Authored chapter on product liability law in India
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Authored Book on Protection of Children on Internet, Universal Law publishers , 2015
The book deals with the vital humanitarian subject of child protection on Internet.Authored by Karnika Seth, acclaimed cyberlaw expert & Educationist, the book is a simple guidebook that aims to provide useful information and tips to parents and chil... -
Authored a Chapter on Cyberlaws in India, Indian Law institute
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Product Liability in the Asia-Pacific- Authored the India Chapter
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Paper titled “Online Dispute Resolution”, International Conference on Emerging Trends in International Commercial Arbitration, Online Dispute Resolution, Construction Industry Arbitration Council, India Habitat Centre, Delhi, December 18-19 ,2010
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Latest trends in cyberlaw-India needs to sign a Cybercrime Convention,Interview with SME Times,18Jan 2014
India needs to sign a Cybercrime Convention Karnika Seth, cyberlaw expert & Advocate , Supreme Court of India Today most cybercrimes such as 419 Nigerian attacks or fake employment or lottery scams are transborder. In the age of social... -
Authored the Book Computers, Internet and New Technology Laws published by Lexis Nexis .
Karnika Seth authored the Book Computers, Internet and New Technology Laws published by lexis nexsis in 2012.She received the Law Day Award in November 2012. Computers, Internet and New Technology Laws is a comprehensive reference work that expan... Click Here to Download PDF File -
Paper titled “Evolving Strategies For The Enforcement Of Cyberlaws”, High Level Consultation Meeting for formulation of a National Policy and Action plan for Enforcement of Cyberlaw , New Delhi,31, Jan 2010
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Protecting Intellectual property in Cyberspace, 19 March 2010, Law faculty Seminar on Cybercrimes at Delhi
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Special focus – International commercial arbitration- Halsbury’s law June 2008.
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Real Estate Sector in India- An Update- published in Indian Realty , The Changing Landscape, ICFAI University Press-2007
INDIA BOOM IN REAL ESTATE SECTOR: AN INTRODUCTION Over the past decade, India has emerged as a leader in the global economy. It is a magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI), and has displaced Mexico as the third most preferred country for forei... Click Here to Download PDF File -
"History and Evolution of Patent Law- International and National Perspective"-Patent & Trade Mark Reporter- 2004 Part 1 & 2 January to June 2004- Amity University Press Publication
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“International Commercial Arbitration”- Amity Law Review, Vol 3 Part 2 Vol 4 Part 1 July 2002- June 2003- at page 54
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION Karnika Seth, Partner, Seth Associates What obligations do the parties and the arbitrators owe to each other? What protection does law offer each group? An Arbitrator’s authority is derived from law and... Click Here to Download PDF File -
“Frustration of Contract and Impossibility of Performance”- Amity Law Review, Vol 4 Part 2 July – Dec 2003- at page 104
FRUSTRATION OF CONTRACT & IMPOSSIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE Karnika Seth The doctrine of frustration is of great significance in the International Trade transactions, as also, are the Force Majeure clauses since there is a greater element of unc... -
The Madrid system of International Registration of Trademarks - An insight into the Indian perspective
Karnika Seth- Intellectual Property Attorney practicing in India THE MADRID SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARKS - AN INSIGHT INTO THE INDIAN PERSPECTIVE Brief Background of the Madrid System The Madrid system for the internation...