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International Arbitration Centre at GIFT IFSC

The government is working towards making the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism more robust by implementing a framework including party autonomy, neutrality and legal certainty while setting up the proposed international arbitration centre at the GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), Currently, the definition of international commercial arbitration excludes.

By Maulik Vyas, ET Bureau
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ET Bureau

Improve certainty in resolving disputes

Shreyas Mehrotra, Dispute Resolution Partner of AK & Partners said, IFSCA’s International Arbitration Centre can become the hub of all international disputes especially in Asia if the government makes sufficient pragmatic changes to existing dispute resolution laws to make it more lucid and predictable for disputants, dispute funding is a rapidly growing market.

By Maulik Vyas, ET Bureau
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Karnataka high court

Hijab ban: Karnataka high court upholds government order.

A high court in India's Karnataka state has ruled that the hijab is not "essential" to Islam in a landmark case that could have implications across the country. The court also upheld a state government order that had banned headscarves in classrooms.The issue soon snowballed, forcing the state to shut institutes for several days.

Imran Qureshi
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International Criminal Court

Russia invasion of Ukraine

Why is investigating war crimes so difficult he prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, is opening an investigation into whether war crimes may have been committed in Ukraine. He is urgently seeking to preserve evidence as the fighting rages on. War crimes are serious violations of international humanitarian law, which seeks to regulate the conduct of war and the treatment of civilians and prisoners during war.

Karim Khan
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International Criminal Court

The Ultimate Guide to Writing like a Lawyer

Ukraine is not a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC, but it has twice accepted the court's jurisdiction over any international crimes committed in its territory. This could include offences committed by pro-Russian separatists or Russian or Ukrainian military forces.It does not matter that Russia is not a member of the court and has not accepted its jurisdiction. But it does mean Russia, like the US, is very unlikely to cooperate with the court.

Karim Khan
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International Criminal Court

Should you Just Phone Your Opponent?

Russian troops have already been accused of using cluster munitions and vacuum bombs in civilian areas in Ukraine. Both were also used by Russian forces in the devastating Chechen wars in the 1990s. Other war crimes include killing detainees, torture, hostage taking, illegal detention and wanton property destruction,Other war crimes include killing detainees, torture, hostage taking,and wanton property destruction.

Karim Khan