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Socioeconomic And Ideological Drivers Of Terrorism: Understanding Radicalization Risks
Socioeconomic factors like poverty, illiteracy, and limitation of opportunity also play a crucial role in the development of radical behaviour. However, this cannot be intimated that every economically deprived person is going to be a terrorist. On the other hand, the harsh reality reflects that even though it has been established that poverty and social exclusion can only lead to desperation and frustration as well as hopelessness and resentment resulting in radicalization.
IP Licensing In A Global Market: Challenges And Strategies For Cross-Border Deals
Slug: ip-licensing-global-market-cross-border-strategies Differences in how to commercialize intellectual property exist from country to country. With different multinational corporations, startups, and research institutions clamoring to internationalize their innovation footprint, today it has found a new role as a strategy for entering markets, transferring technologies, and nurturing collaboration through partnerships.
A tale of two IPL tunes
Music is central to sporting culture across the globe. From ESPN's SportsCenter jingle to football fans chanting to the tune of "When The Saints Go Marching In", no experience of a game (be it live in a stadium or consumed via broadcast), is complete without music. The IPL is no exception.
Forum Shopping In Insolvency Law: Comparative Insights And India's Potential
One of the major reasons behind forum shopping is the intent of legislature of the insolvency law jurisdiction. Even nation has its own policies and gives primacy to their interests with respect to enactment of laws.
Accelerating IP Protection: The Evolution Of EoU Charts With AI
It is noted that the Evidence of Use (EoU) diagrams play the role of the essential tools on the level of IP management, including the most intricate processes in the context of patent litigation and monetization. Originally, EoU charts are documents that were created with much precision and offer step by step on how some patented technology is incorporated in a product or service.
Benefits Of Trademark Registration And Trademark Branding
Meta Title: Maximizing Brand Protection and Value Through Trademark Registration Trademark registration is incredibly advantageous for those who seek to protect their figures and symbols. It should be noted that the latter refers to such benefits as legal rights that can be claimed up to improving brand image and thus consumers' trust. Below are some of the key benefits of trademark registration: 1. Legal protection for obtain ownership and exclusive right.
Trademark Infringement, Dilution And Service Mark Difference
Though both trademark dilution and trade mark infringement are legal principles under which trademarks are protected, they do not mean the same thing nor do they attract the same consequences in law. An evaluation of the meaning of trademark dilution and the manner in which it deviates from trademark infringement is central to forming an understanding of trademark protection for the trademark owners and business entities.
Unraveling The Tapestry: Artistic Freedom In Modern India
The Hon'ble Apex Court in Radhakrishnan Varenickal v. Union of India, in 2018, while delivering a verdict on a petition requesting ban on a book stated, "No one can stop a dramatist or a poet or a writer to write freely expressing his thoughts and similarly no one can stop critics from giving their comments whatever its worth.
Technological Amendments Made To The Indian Evidence Act By Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
The Legal Realism school of legal jurisprudence succinctly stated that the law is always of approaching nature. The Parliament legislates law penalizing certain act and categorizing it as an offence only once it comes to light. Examples can be a law on mob lynching. The freshly legislated Criminal Law Legislations, one of them being Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, now includes mob lynching as an offence. The same is the case with technological advancements.
Addressing Discrimination And Promoting Inclusivity
ADDRESSING A VEXED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RELIGION Recently, in February 2021, Rashmi Samant, a graduate student pursuing M.Sc. at Linacre College get elected as the first female Indian President of the Oxford University Student Union.1 She had received 1966 out of 3708 casted votes in the election held on February 11, 2021, on the basis of her manifesto highlighting the need for greater "decolonization and inclusivity" within the campus.
Balancing International Investment And Environmental Protection: A Legal Perspective
In today's interconnected global economy, international investment plays a crucial role in driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and facilitating cross-border collaborations.1 Governments around the world recognize the significance of attracting foreign investments to stimulate their domestic economies and create employment opportunities.2 On the same note, there is increasing concern on the environment and ensuring it is kept safe for use by generations to come.
Patents: Fueling Innovation And Economic Growth
INTRODUCTION A patent is a legal privilege issued by a government to an inventor or assignee, enabling them to have the only rights to practice an invention for a specific period. Simply put, it is a way of protecting inventions under the law and banning other individuals or companies from manufacturing, commercializing or selling any invention that is protected by a patent, without the consent of the owner of the patent.
The Power Of Patent Expiration: Driving Innovation And Competition
INTRODUCTION Innovation, competition, and technology are all influenced when a patent expires, plus it takes a concrete step in the lifecycle of an invention. When a patent expiration occurs, what this means is that the monopoly granted to the patent owner is removed, which informal means that anyone can now use, make, sell, or distribute the invention without seeking the owner's permission or required to pay the royalty charge.
Demystifying Patent Infringement: Understanding And Utilizing Evidence Of Use Charts
INTRODUCTION It is in the context with infringement charts or as commonly known as the Evidence of Use (EoU) charts that they feature prominently in patent law – especially when used in litigation or licensing. These are specific documents that are meant to show how an item be it a product or a service is in direct violation of one or more claims of a patent.
Navigating India's Investment Landscape For Sustainable Development
India is one of the world's first destinations for international investment.1 Since India's independence in 1948, foreign investment has played a major role in its economic development.2 While India first depended on export substitution and debt-financed development,3 it liberalised its economy in the early 1990s and began to rely on Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) to stimulate the entry of international investment.4 The first BIT was signed in 1994 between India and the United Kingdom.5...
Understanding Period Poverty In India: A Comprehensive Study
INTRODUCTION The first hypothesis is that Period Poverty exists in India. Though there is a plethora of research that has incidentally touched upon the issue and showcased that Period Poverty is prevalent in India. However, there was not even a single well-drafted study, which can show that Period Poverty exists in India.
Understanding Period Poverty: A Sociological Perspective In India
Introduction It can be deciphered that merely 50 per cent of the girls/women who have faced Period Poverty as well as girls/women survey takers, in toto, are aware of the scheme, which is 'satisfactory' and there lies a major scope for the improvement. The Government, as well as society together, should strive to take it at least to 80 per cent. From the analysis, news reports, government reports and studies provided above, the third hypothesis also stands true.
Navigating Investment Disputes: India's Response To Sustainable Development Challenges
Although foreign investors did not win all instances addressing sustainable development issues,1 the mere prospect of challenging sustainability measures is considered to deter host countries from implementing environmental or social measures required to meet their SDGs. Impact of Investment Treaties on Host Countries While there was widespread criticism of IIAs and the ISDS system in the early 2000s, India's excitement for IIAs only waned when the country lost its first ISDS lawsuit in...
Evolution And Relevance Of Sustainable Development In Global Governance
Post the new Millennium, the era of sustainable development has redefined itself in an unprecedented way with equally unparalleled gains in global adherence to sustainable development. Sustainable development has gone further, now becoming a broader term, which besides the environment, is also has extended to social area. Such a type of evolution definitely covers wider and deeper territories characterizing the notion of sustainable development.
Sustainable Development Provisions In Investment Treaties: A Comparative Analysis And India's Environmental Protection Strategies
Transparency of ISDS has become a highly contentious subject in recent years, and it is a crucial component of the current ISDS reform. A growing number of IIAs include TRAs. TRAs in IIAs are further subdivided into four categories. The first category is concerned with the publication of various types of arbitration papers, such as the disputants' pleadings and the arbitral awards (PUB).
Reforming Investment Treaties For Sustainable Development: Challenges And Opportunities
To change the existing global investment governance regime to be more development-oriented, the IIA system must be reformatted, as IIAs constitute a primary source of legal norms for this regime. This is a difficult task. Because IIAs are primarily intended to safeguard foreign investors and assets against discriminatory and arbitrary behaviour by host states,1 it is questionable if they are an appropriate approach to address sustainable development challenges.
Politics As A Concept Of Power
Power plays a vital role in the development of politics in any nation. Since the beginning of human civilization, Power has been occupying the central position in human relations. The research paper strives to elucidate and cover all major points by analyzing the crucial role that power plays within the realms of politics. The research paper contains the quotes and sayings of various contemporary thinkers to provide a clear understanding of the text and the topic under discussion.
Authority By Max Weber
Major classes of power exemplified in modern states as witnessed by Max Weber (1864-1920) include; traditional, rational and charismatic. The traditional power follows the customs that have endured over many years, for instance, the king or queen passing on as a consequence of their dynasty. Charismatic authority draws on the powerful personal charisma or extraordinary charismatic personal attributes of a political leader, exemplified by the examples like Hitler.
Analysing The Concept Of Eudaimonia Virtues And Happiness By 'Sage Manu' – A Comparative Analysis Of [Individual] Eudaimonia - Knowledge Management - India
INTRODUCTION The definition of Happiness has always remained an uphill task for individuals to define. For instance, for a law student, happiness might be getting his manuscripts published in renowned international journals, while for professors, happiness is likely to be the betterment of the students taught by them either in materialistic life or spiritual life.
Analysing The Concept Of Eudaimonia
Abstract Wherever one looks at any portrait of Shri Krishna – one common thing that one can find is his smiling face. His smiling face always gives his devotees a lesson to remain complacent and happy. However, the question is that how one can achieve happiness. According to Aristotle, happiness (Eudaimonia) is one of the crucial goals of human life. Thus, in regards to the same, he defines Eudaimonia and the ways to achieve it.
Aristotle's Eudaimonia: A Concept Echoing Ideas Of The Sage Manu – Part II - Constitutional & Administrative Law - India
It is important to give a cursory glance to the background of Aristotle and his works before elucidating happiness in his terms and analysing the same with contemporary scenario. Aristotle was a wealthy philosopher who delved deep into the ethics and politics. He devoted his entire life reading and writing different works. As stated, he was wealthy enough, consequently, like most wealthy people of that period, he also had a prejudice against slavery.
Deciphering The Existence Of Period Poverty & Menstrual (Un)Hygiene In India
The research paper aims to delve into the question of how Period Poverty affects the psychological well-being of a girl or woman, as the case may be. It attempts to showcase its prevalence in India. It also analyses the question of whether the government(s) fail to provide basic infrastructural facilities, thereby giving birth to multifarious concerns. Thus, it is essential to have a clear definition of certain keywords primarily used in the research.
Analysing Extradition In The US In Light Of The Case Study Of Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden's case is a historic case involving political offence that will very certainly go down in the history books as among the most significant whistleblower cases. In 2013, Edward Snowden, a former CIA systems administrator and computer engineer, disclosed sensitive government intelligence to the media, confirming the existence of government surveillance programmes.
Media Trial: A Blind Turn Away From The Truth
Media once showed the strength and unity of the Indians to our colonizers and drove them away. It was our press and the newspapers which united the whole of India to fight for the freedom of its motherland. It was then realized that media and press are a vital part of our lives and should be given to flourish and mirror the truth that our nations need to see. Article 19(1) (a) of the Indian Constitution provides freedom of speech and expression.
Unravelling Silence Against Uighur Genocide: 'Bhishma' Of Post-Modern World
In January 2021, the US became the first country in the world to officially recognize the Human rights violations going on in the Xinjiang part of China against Uighur Muslims as a 'genocide' and 'crime against humanity.' In the same month, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that "after careful examination of the available facts, I have determined that since March 2017, the People's Republic of China (PRC), under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is...
How Media Trials Deeply Affect The Indian Judicial System
The media acts as fourth and one of the most important pillars of our country, including the legislative, executive and Judiciary.It plays an essential role in framing the opinions of a large strata of people, and thus at times this power is utilised to promote the negative propagandas against certain individuals of the society.
GOOGLE vs. ORACLE: A Tussle For Copyrightability Of API
The supreme court of United States on April 5, 2021 issued its judgement in the case of Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.1The usage of application programming interfaces (APIs) and around 11,500 lines of Java code held by Oracle for building Google's early versions of the android operating system was the focal point of the current dispute between the tech titans Google and Oracle.
Equal Treatment Of Secured Creditors: A Proposed Change & Analysis Of Where Operational Creditors Stand
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC" or "Code") was enacted after the previous legislations failed in delivering effective and efficient resolution of distressed companies and protect the interests of all stakeholders involved.As such, it deviates from those legislations in many ways, one of them being the waterfall mechanism incorporated in the IBC, which provides for order of priority in distribution of proceeds from liquidation estate.
Interplay Between Jus Cogen Norms And The Principle Of Non-Refoulement With The Status Of Rohingya Muslims In India
One of the most prominent ethnic groups that once found its residing territory in Myanmar's Rakhine State is homeless now and to safeguard themselves from the horrific persecution by their own State, they fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and other neighbouring countries of Myanmar. However, in India, the Rohingyas became a political, economic, social, cultural, and legal issue masquerading all major issue existing in the country.
Explaining The Security Of Costs As Provided In The Civil Procedure Code
In litigation, the usual position in relation to costs is that the unsuccessful party will be ordered to pay the successful party's recoverable costs. Such costs may be substantial, especially when dealing with cases involving a foreign element which gives rise to additional costs, e.g., travel, expert evidence on law, etc.
Empowering Shareholders: The Evolving Landscape Of Corporate Law In Response To Shareholder Activism
Introduction Shareholder activism refers to the efforts of shareholder to bring a desired change in the business's operations or to influence management in running the firm in order to defend the shareholders' interests.1 The Companies Act 2013 is the primary source of law in India governing shareholder activism. In addition to the Act, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulations give rights and remedies to listed company shareholders.
Addressing FOCC's Regulatory Hurdles Under The Non-Debt Instrument Rules
Introduction Rule 23 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 (hereafter referred to as the "NDI Rules") addresses downstream investments and outlines a distinct approach for an Indian entity that has received foreign investment but is not controlled or owned by an Indian resident and is instead controlled or owned by a person who is not a resident of India (i.e., Person Resident Outside India).
"Foreign Invasion" Revamped: Hijacking Of The Indian Legal Market?
INTRODUCTION On 15th March 2023, while putting forth the revolutionary rules, the Bar Council of India allowed foreign firms and lawyers to start their legal practice in the Indian subcontinent.1 The Bar Council of India (BCI) is hopeful that permitting the entry of foreign law practitioners to the Indian legal market in non-litigious cases and international arbitration disputes would go a long way in booming the legal profession in the country.
Software Engineering internship experience
I have been working as a software engineer (web) intern at 100ms for the past 5 months. The goal of 100ms is to enable life-like interactions in the virtual world and for it to be a smooth experience. I got to work on many projects over the period and learned a lot in the process. The following are the projects I worked on mainly: Website: The first point of contact for potential clients and users. Developing complex and responsive pages, and optimizing for load times and good user experience.
LIBERALISING SAUDI ARABIA’S EDUCATION BY INCREASING TOLERANCE TOWARDS OTHER RELIGIONS
Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project referred to as the Central Vista Project (CVP) has attracted a lot of eyeballs in the recent past due to the PILs filed in Supreme Court and then Delhi High Court and the political statements issued by opposition in this context. A set of media articles has also spent bottles of ink highlighting the problems with this project. Delhi High Court while judicially reviewing a case against CVP (PIL: Anya Malhotra vs.
Scruitinising the lacunas in ‘pm cares for children scheme’ of india
by Kaustubh Kumar and Ashutosh Anand 7 June 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has severely gripped the world in a catastrophe since the initial months of 2020, and there seems no near respite. As of June 5, more than 3.44 lakh people have perished due to COVID-19. Many have lost their close ones, and many children have become orphans.
Five cricketers you should follow on social media during lockdown
May 21, 2020 Kaustubh Kumar and Annanya Johari Lockdown may be keeping cricketers at home but it isn't stopping them from entertaining their fans. Many have increased their social media activity and have allowed glimpses of their private lives and conversations. We're particularly impressed with the content these five have put out. Shreyas Iyer Shreyas Iyer has always had a strong social media game, but the lockdown has seen him elevate it. He's got the whole family involved.
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