by Jocelyn Martinez | Mar 14, 2023 | Comparative Law, India
Introduction This article focuses on an overview of the marriage and divorce laws in the United States and India. Marriage and divorce laws are important because they implicate strongly-held values regarding familial relationships, impact children and custody, and...
by Elizabeth Duncan | Mar 22, 2022 | All, Biometrics, India, South Asia
Biometric identification, the use of unique physical characteristics to identify an individual, is at the forefront of the growing intersection between technology and governance. Biometric identification programs, especially in areas with poor pre-existing paper-based...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Jun 11, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Comparative Law, India, Law of the Sea, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, National Security, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
The 21st century is called the “Asian Century” and not without reason. The image below shows the Valeriepieris circle, a hypothetical circle in Asia that contains more than half of the world’s population. In other words, more people live inside the circle than outside...
by Alessandra Palazzolo | Dec 30, 2020 | All, Covid-19, Intellectual Property, Trade
Tweet When the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) reconvenes in 2021, it will continue to consider a proposal to temporarily waive some provisions of the TRIPS Agreement—a 1995 agreement...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Dec 18, 2020 | All, Comparative Law, India
Tweet From time to time, states must confront emergencies that require a national response, including wars, famines, natural disasters, and pandemics. Is it possible that the very structure of a country can inhibit its response to a national emergency? The case can be...
