State under Article 12: Tracing its Evolution

Article 12 of the Indian Constitution consists of all the bodies that constitutes ‘state’. This includes government, parliament of India, legislature of all states, local authorities and other authorities within India. The phrase ‘other authorities’ is highly ambiguous. A series of judgements have tried to interpret it due to which several educational institutions, electricity boards…

Preamble

What is the Preamble? The preamble to the Indian Constitution serves as an introduction to the document, which contains a collection of laws and regulations intended to guide the country’s citizens. It explains the residents’ source of inspiration as well as their slogan. The preamble serves as the foundation of the Constitution. The introduction of…

Resolution mechanism for environmental disputes

Environmental mediation http://Judy H. Rothschild & Douglas J. Amy, The Politics of Environmental Mediation., 17 Contemporary Sociology, 335 (1988) is the ecological conflict resolution instrument of the ADR. Mediation is a conflict resolution method that applies to both national and international business issues between enterprises and customers. Given the efficiency and success over the years and…

What is an MNC

INTRODUCTION A multinational corporation (MNC) has operations and assets in at least one country other than its own. A multinational corporation often has offices and/or factories in many countries, as well as a centralised headquarters from which worldwide management is coordinated. Certain of these corporations, also known as international, stateless, or transnational business entities, may…

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.…