ILO and investment law

While it is provocative that an Investment Court should systematically consider the human rights commitments of a State when an investment agreement is under debate, it should at least be clear to these courts that the achievement of human rights or the probability of violations of human rights by investment treaties may have negative consequences.…

A CRITIC OF RECENT INDIAN  LABOUR LAW AMENDMENTS

This article provides an insight into ongoing labour market reforms in India and provides critical scrutiny upon it.There are existing 44 central labour law legislations.Government taking initiatative to rationalizing, amalgamating and simplifying protective legislature available to workers,employers have to use contract workers in core and perennial activities as per law.There are constrains relating to hiring and…

Rights of Trade Union

In workmen of Kampali Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd v. Management of Kampli Cooperative Sugar Factory Ltd, the court held that when there is no provision regarding recognition in the statute the right cannot be enforced by writ petition. Trade unions once recognized are conferred certain rights but the trade union as such has no inherent…

What is Industrial Property?

Introduction Patents for inventions, industrial designs (aesthetic creations related to the appearance of industrial products), trademarks, service marks, layout-designs of integrated circuits, commercial names and designations, geographical indications, and protection against unfair competition are all examples of industrial property. Aspects of an intellectual work are sometimes less precisely defined, despite the fact that they are…