Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN, Author at JURIST - Commentary

<!DOCTYPE html>    <html xml:lang=en lang=en dir=ltr ><html xml:lang=en dir=ltr itemscope itemtype=http://schema.org/Blog lang=en-US><head prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# fb: http://ogp.me/ns/fb# website: http://ogp.me/ns/website#"><meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" name="viewport"><meta charset="utf-8"><link rel=stylesheet type=text/css media=all href=https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/css/core.css><title>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN, Author at JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary</title><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"><meta name="twitter:site" content=""><meta name="twitter:title" content="Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN"><meta name="twitter:description" content="Posts by Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN"><meta name="twitter:image" content=""><meta name="twitter:url" content=""><meta property="og:title" content="Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN"><meta property="og:description" content="Posts by Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN"><meta property="og:image" content=""><meta property="og:image:width" content=""><meta property="og:image:height" content=""><meta property="og:url" content=""><link rel=publisher href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary><meta name="referrer" content="origin"><meta name="referrer" content="unsafe-url"><link rel="shortcut icon" href=https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/favicon.ico> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-609467-1"></script> <script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-609467-1'); gtag('config', 'G-DP5FGPD5S5');</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Blog", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } } }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "Russia&#8217;s Invasion of Ukraine Tests the Rule of Law", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2022/02/david-crane-russia-ukraine-invasion/" }, "headline": "Russia&#8217;s Invasion of Ukraine Tests the Rule of Law", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/02/war_1645730431.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2022-02-24T19:28:35-05:00", "dateModified": "2022-02-24T19:28:35-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "The United Nations was founded in 1945 on the premise that the use of force was to be used only as a last resort. Yet, several decades later a tyrant once again is using force to resolve a \u201cdispute\u201d. In 1945, the world had just finished a war where Europe had been devastated. Stung by&hellip; " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/07/rashmi-raman-james-crawford-tribute/" }, "headline": "Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-8.40.35-PM.png", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-07-19T04:30:58-04:00", "dateModified": "2021-07-20T06:01:08-04:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "" }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "The Trump Case: New Laws or Just a Good Old Prosecution?", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/06/benjamin-davis-trump-case/" }, "headline": "The Trump Case: New Laws or Just a Good Old Prosecution?", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/donald_trump_1575300868.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-06-24T13:00:35-04:00", "dateModified": "2021-06-24T15:17:17-04:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "The Boston Globe has a new series on Future Proofing the Presidency, making a case for prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Just for the record, in DC the basic Presidential criminality approach is: 1) The President gets an interpretation of the law from a lawyer somewhere such as in the Office of&hellip; " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "The UN Human Rights Council at Cross-Roads", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/john-pace-un-human-rights-council-at-crossroads/" }, "headline": "The UN Human Rights Council at Cross-Roads", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/UN__1616008242.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-03-18T15:30:41-04:00", "dateModified": "2021-03-18T15:30:41-04:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "In 2006 as the Human Rights Council was being set up, I wrote an opinion piece on this website in which I shared, among other aspects, my impressions as to how the Council would shape up. Experience thus far produced mixed assessment. The transition from the Commission to the Council took a couple of years,&hellip; " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "Self-Regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) Content under the Indian Regime: A Missed Opportunity?", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/%e2%80%8bdeshmukh-rajkotwala-self-regulation-of-ott-content/" }, "headline": "Self-Regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) Content under the Indian Regime: A Missed Opportunity?", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/netflix_1614972069.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-03-08T06:09:28-05:00", "dateModified": "2021-03-08T06:10:26-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "On 16th February 2021, the Supreme Court of India asked the Central Government to take measures\u00a0to regulate content on over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India asked the Indian Government to submit a reply to the Public Interest Litigation seeking&hellip; " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "Biden&#8217;s 1st Challenge: Troops Return from Afghanistan", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/sahil-mishra-biden-challenge-troops-return-from-afghanistan/" }, "headline": "Biden&#8217;s 1st Challenge: Troops Return from Afghanistan", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/taliban_1614153695.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-03-01T03:36:52-05:00", "dateModified": "2021-03-01T03:37:57-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "The future of the Islamist terrorist groups in Afghanistan and their eagerness to control the country in order to expand their influence all over South Asia will be ascertained by the end of April, 2021, depending on the extent to which US President Joe Biden is agreeable to go ahead with the decision of his&hellip; " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "The Shadow Pandemic of Migration in Cambodia", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/the-shadow-pandemic-of-migration-in-cambodia/" }, "headline": "The Shadow Pandemic of Migration in Cambodia", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/migrants_1614006851.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-02-24T15:46:17-05:00", "dateModified": "2021-02-24T15:46:17-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "As of the second week of February 2021, there have been a total of 466 COVID-19 cases registered in Cambodia, 443 recoveries and 0 deaths. Cambodia is managing the COVID-19 pandemic well in comparison to global superpowers. This achievement can be contrasted with the United Kingdom, where there have been a total of 3,817,176 cases,&hellip; " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "Looking Beyond &#8220;America First&#8221;: Thought-Based Legal Strategies for Long-Term Survival", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik-2/" }, "headline": "Looking Beyond &#8220;America First&#8221;: Thought-Based Legal Strategies for Long-Term Survival", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/America_1613583025.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-02-17T17:42:41-05:00", "dateModified": "2021-02-17T18:05:11-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "&#8220;The egocentric ideal of a future reserved for those who have managed to attain egoistically the extremity of `everyone for himself&#8217; is false and against nature.&#8221; &#8211; Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man From time immemorial, world politics have been rooted in " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik/" }, "headline": "Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/america_1611685608.jpg", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-01-27T14:00:35-05:00", "dateModified": "2021-01-27T04:47:54-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "\u201cThe loftier the soul, the more it feels the unity that there is in us all.\u201d &#8211; Rabbi Avraham Kook By any reasonable standard, the belligerent nationalism of Realpolitik or power politics makes no sense. After all, without exception, this " }</script> <script type=application/ld+json>{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BlogPosting", "name": "It’s Exhausting Being White: The Sick Rush to “Healing” from the Capitol Insurrection", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/benjamin-davis-exhausting-being-white/" }, "headline": "It’s Exhausting Being White: The Sick Rush to “Healing” from the Capitol Insurrection", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-20-at-10.41.24-PM.png", "width": "1200", "height": "440", "representativeOfPage": "http://schema.org/True" }, "datePublished": "2021-01-20T00:09:48-05:00", "dateModified": "2021-01-21T04:29:17-05:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN", "url": "https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary", "description": "" } ], "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": " - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/jurist/logos/jurist-header.svg", "height": "60", "width": "200" } }, "articleBody": "Photo Caption: In the early 60&#8217;s Ben and Dorothy Davis integrated the all-white Brookside Elementary School in Montclair, New Jersey I watched the debates in the House with respect to impeachment. 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itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/robertwaghorn/ >robertwaghorn</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2022/02/david-crane-russia-ukraine-invasion/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Russia&#8217;s Invasion of Ukraine Tests the Rule of Law" rel=bookmark> Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Tests the Rule of Law </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2022-02-24T19:28:35-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> February 24, 2022 02:28:35 pm </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>The United Nations was founded in 1945 on the premise that the use of force was to be used only as a last resort. Yet, several decades later a tyrant once again is using force to resolve a “dispute”. In 1945, the world had just finished a war where Europe had been devastated. Stung by [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2022/02/david-crane-russia-ukraine-invasion/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/07/rashmi-raman-james-crawford-tribute/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-8.40.35-PM.png width=426 height=350 alt="Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-8.40.35-PM.png"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits>The author with Professor James Crawford at the Hague Academy</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/07/rashmi-raman-james-crawford-tribute/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford" rel=bookmark> Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-07-19T04:30:58-04:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> July 19, 2021 12:30:58 am </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>Essence, Existence and the Moaning of the Bar: In Memory of Judge James Crawford The passing of one of the undisputable greats of international law, Judge (Professor) James Richard Crawford (1948 – 2021) who embodied a towering intellectual rigour with great good humour, generosity and warmth is a momentous loss to the world of international [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/07/rashmi-raman-james-crawford-tribute/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/06/benjamin-davis-trump-case/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to The Trump Case: New Laws or Just a Good Old Prosecution?" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/donald_trump_1575300868.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="The Trump Case: New Laws or Just a Good Old Prosecution?"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/12/donald_trump_1575300868.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/geralt/ >geralt</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/06/benjamin-davis-trump-case/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to The Trump Case: New Laws or Just a Good Old Prosecution?" rel=bookmark> The Trump Case: New Laws or Just a Good Old Prosecution? </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-06-24T13:00:35-04:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> June 24, 2021 09:00:35 am </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>The Boston Globe has a new series on Future Proofing the Presidency, making a case for prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Just for the record, in DC the basic Presidential criminality approach is: 1) The President gets an interpretation of the law from a lawyer somewhere such as in the Office of Legal Counsel [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/06/benjamin-davis-trump-case/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/john-pace-un-human-rights-council-at-crossroads/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to The UN Human Rights Council at Cross-Roads" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/UN__1616008242.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="The UN Human Rights Council at Cross-Roads"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/UN__1616008242.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/padrinan/ >padrinan</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/john-pace-un-human-rights-council-at-crossroads/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to The UN Human Rights Council at Cross-Roads" rel=bookmark> The UN Human Rights Council at Cross-Roads </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-03-18T15:30:41-04:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> March 18, 2021 11:30:41 am </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>In 2006 as the Human Rights Council was being set up, I wrote an opinion piece on this website in which I shared, among other aspects, my impressions as to how the Council would shape up. Experience thus far produced mixed assessment. The transition from the Commission to the Council took a couple of years, [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/john-pace-un-human-rights-council-at-crossroads/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/%e2%80%8bdeshmukh-rajkotwala-self-regulation-of-ott-content/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Self-Regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) Content under the Indian Regime: A Missed Opportunity?" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/netflix_1614972069.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="Self-Regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) Content under the Indian Regime: A Missed Opportunity?"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/03/netflix_1614972069.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/mjimages/ >mjimages</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/%e2%80%8bdeshmukh-rajkotwala-self-regulation-of-ott-content/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Self-Regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) Content under the Indian Regime: A Missed Opportunity?" rel=bookmark> Self-Regulation of Over-The-Top (OTT) Content under the Indian Regime: A Missed Opportunity? </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-03-08T06:09:28-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> March 8, 2021 01:09:28 am </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>On 16th February 2021, the Supreme Court of India asked the Central Government to take measures to regulate content on over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India asked the Indian Government to submit a reply to the Public Interest Litigation seeking the [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/03/%e2%80%8bdeshmukh-rajkotwala-self-regulation-of-ott-content/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/sahil-mishra-biden-challenge-troops-return-from-afghanistan/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Biden&#8217;s 1st Challenge: Troops Return from Afghanistan" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/taliban_1614153695.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="Biden&#8217;s 1st Challenge: Troops Return from Afghanistan"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/taliban_1614153695.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/ejbartennl/ >ejbartennl</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/sahil-mishra-biden-challenge-troops-return-from-afghanistan/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Biden&#8217;s 1st Challenge: Troops Return from Afghanistan" rel=bookmark> Biden’s 1st Challenge: Troops Return from Afghanistan </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-03-01T03:36:52-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> February 28, 2021 10:36:52 pm </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>The future of the Islamist terrorist groups in Afghanistan and their eagerness to control the country in order to expand their influence all over South Asia will be ascertained by the end of April, 2021, depending on the extent to which US President Joe Biden is agreeable to go ahead with the decision of his [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/sahil-mishra-biden-challenge-troops-return-from-afghanistan/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/the-shadow-pandemic-of-migration-in-cambodia/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to The Shadow Pandemic of Migration in Cambodia" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/migrants_1614006851.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="The Shadow Pandemic of Migration in Cambodia"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/migrants_1614006851.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/saltonnz/ >saltonnz</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/the-shadow-pandemic-of-migration-in-cambodia/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to The Shadow Pandemic of Migration in Cambodia" rel=bookmark> The Shadow Pandemic of Migration in Cambodia </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-02-24T15:46:17-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> February 24, 2021 10:46:17 am </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>As of the second week of February 2021, there have been a total of 466 COVID-19 cases registered in Cambodia, 443 recoveries and 0 deaths. Cambodia is managing the COVID-19 pandemic well in comparison to global superpowers. This achievement can be contrasted with the United Kingdom, where there have been a total of 3,817,176 cases, [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/the-shadow-pandemic-of-migration-in-cambodia/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik-2/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Looking Beyond &#8220;America First&#8221;: Thought-Based Legal Strategies for Long-Term Survival" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/America_1613583025.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="Looking Beyond &#8220;America First&#8221;: Thought-Based Legal Strategies for Long-Term Survival"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/America_1613583025.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/Free-Photos/ >Free-Photos</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik-2/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Looking Beyond &#8220;America First&#8221;: Thought-Based Legal Strategies for Long-Term Survival" rel=bookmark> Looking Beyond “America First”: Thought-Based Legal Strategies for Long-Term Survival </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-02-17T17:42:41-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> February 17, 2021 12:42:41 pm </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>“The egocentric ideal of a future reserved for those who have managed to attain egoistically the extremity of `everyone for himself’ is false and against nature.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man From time immemorial, world politics have been rooted in Realpolitik or power politics. Although such patterns of thinking are normally [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik-2/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/america_1611685608.jpg width=426 height=350 alt="Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/america_1611685608.jpg"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits><a href=https://pixabay.com/users/Free-Photos/ >Free-Photos</a> / Pixabay</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law" rel=bookmark> Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-01-27T14:00:35-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> January 27, 2021 09:00:35 am </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>“The loftier the soul, the more it feels the unity that there is in us all.” – Rabbi Avraham Kook By any reasonable standard, the belligerent nationalism of Realpolitik or power politics makes no sense. After all, without exception, this zero-sum mantra of “everyone-for-himself” clearly undermines every country’s national security. Most perplexing, perhaps, is that [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/louis-rene-beres-rising-above-realpolitik/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article><article class=blog-post><div class="graphic "> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/benjamin-davis-exhausting-being-white/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to It’s Exhausting Being White: The Sick Rush to “Healing” from the Capitol Insurrection" rel=bookmark> <span class=label>Commentary</span> <img src=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-20-at-10.41.24-PM.png width=426 height=350 alt="It’s Exhausting Being White: The Sick Rush to “Healing” from the Capitol Insurrection"><meta itemprop="url" content="https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-20-at-10.41.24-PM.png"><meta itemprop="width" content="426"><meta itemprop="height" content="350"> </a><div class=credits>© Benjamin Davis</div></div><div class=content><header> <strong class="ui-heading3 _no-margin"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/benjamin-davis-exhausting-being-white/ itemprop=url title="Permalink to It’s Exhausting Being White: The Sick Rush to “Healing” from the Capitol Insurrection" rel=bookmark> It’s Exhausting Being White: The Sick Rush to “Healing” from the Capitol Insurrection </a> </strong><div class=author> <span> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary class="url fn author-atiwary author-497 post-author-link" rel=author> <span class=name>Akshita Tiwary | Government Law College Mumbai, IN</span> </a> </span></div><div class=date> <time datetime=2021-01-20T00:09:48-05:00 class="post-date published" itemprop=datePublished pubdate> January 19, 2021 07:09:48 pm </time></div></header><div class=excerpt><p>Photo Caption: In the early 60’s Ben and Dorothy Davis integrated the all-white Brookside Elementary School in Montclair, New Jersey I watched the debates in the House with respect to impeachment. I was struck by all the citations to Lincoln’s Second Inaugural by all sides in the debates, with his emphasis on healing of the [...]</p></div> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/01/benjamin-davis-exhausting-being-white/ class=ui-more>READ MORE <span class=arrow>▸</span></a></div></article></div><div class=ui-pagination><ol class="_no-margin _no-padding"> <li class="page -current _no-margin _fweight-bold"> <span class=text>1</span> </li> <li class=page> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary/page/2/ title=2> <span class=text>2</span> </a> </li> <li class=page> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary/page/3/ title=3> <span class=text>3</span> </a> </li> <li class=page> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary/page/4/ title=4> <span class=text>4</span> </a> </li> <li class="page -next -btn -arrow"> <a href=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/author/atiwary/page/2/ > <span class=text>Older</span> <svg class="ui-icon -base"> <use xmlns:xlink=http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink xlink:href=/justatic/external/jurist/images/icons/simple-sprite.svg#line-arrow></use> </svg> </a> </li></ol></div></section><aside class=sidebar-column><div class=graphic> <a href=/apply/ ><img src=https://justatic.com/v/20240611a/external/jurist/images/assets/law-students-to-join-jurist.png alt="Law students to join jurist" class=_no-margin-top></a></div><div class="widget subscribe-form"> <strong class="ui-heading1 title _color-accent"> GET OUR DAILY DIGEST </strong><div class=wrapper><form action="https://jurist.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=a66d508c4e202ea7eeb361410&id=63e224c141" method=post id=mc-embedded-subscribe-form name=mc-embedded-subscribe-form class="ui-form validate" target=_blank novalidate><div class=ui-field> <label for=mce-EMAIL class=screen-reader-text>Email Address</label> <input type=email id=mce-EMAIL placeholder="Email Address" value name=EMAIL aria-label="Email Address"></div><div style="position: absolute; 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