Saving the environment: Examining and countering criticisms to the Precautionary Principle

Precautionary principle is a tool to stop environmentally damaging activities before it can cause any serious harm. This gives leeway to petitioners to ask the court to direct closure or halt of such industrial activities even without solid scientific proof of the type and extent of damage it is likely to cause. The application of this principle in the Indian jurisprudence has garnered a host of criticism. This article examines and attempts to counter some of them.

What is a Design under the Designs Act, 2000?

Introduction The TRIPS agreement is one of (if not the most) comprehensive international agreements regarding the protection of intellectual property rights. It covers not only the well-known types of intellectual property such as copyright and related acts, trademarks and service marks, patents and geographical indications but also less well-known types such as industrial designs and…