Category: LAW ARTICLES

Machine learning algorithms: Can they be patented?

Sumedha Ray, a 3rd-year law student from Symbiosis Law School (Pune), writes about patent rights in the light of recent technological advancements.  Machine Learning is one of the current topics in the technological space and everyday some technological advancement is taking place. The number of algorithms and techniques in machine learning are increasing day by

Balancing Privacy & Security in the Digital Age

Sumedha Ray, a 3rd-year law student from Symbiosis Law School (Pune), writes about the need to balance privacy and security in the ‘Aadhar Age’. After the introduction of Aadhar system in India, it is becoming increasingly difficult to strike a balance between privacy and security. Both, being equally important, keep on competing with each other.

Women Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

“We see faces but no identity, bodies without destiny. Cars slow down their pace, men look out their windows and gaze. Every night when a girl drives back home, crosses that road, where love is sold”. When we hear the word women trafficking, what comes our minds? Maybe a global issue, happening over there? Someone’s

JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE

  INTRODUCTION: There was once a time when it was thought that the major issues concerning a judiciary were matters of independence, tenure, the appointment process and the questions performing the integrity. These matters no doubt continue to obtain but no one can ignore these changes in emphasis that has taken place in recent times.

Emerging Trends of Cyber Law in India

Cyber Crime is the most concerned issue in all countries as it is harming confidence in government but also in people in a daily life transactions. With the increased usage of digital technology, cyber law experiences various emerging trends. These various trends include SPAM LAWS, CLOUD COMPUTING AND LAW, SOCIAL MEDIA AND LEADING PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra Bars Senior Lawyers From Orally Mentioning Their Cases in Supreme Court

  A day after a batch of advocates complained about Senior Advocates eating away their chances of getting urgent dates for hearing, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra Wednesday asked the designated senior lawyers not to orally mention their cases henceforth. As soon as the mentioning began at 10.30 am on Wednesday morning, the CJI