UPSC Law Optional
Contemporary Legal Developments
Contemporary legal developments is a scattered part of the UPSC law optional syllabus, and only the listed topics need to be read. 18 articles from De Facto IAS on PIL, intellectual property, environment law, RTI and trial by media.
Overview
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Analysis of 'Contemporary Legal Development' in Law Optional Syllabus
Contemporary legal development topic of law optional UPSC analysis.
1. Public interest litigation
3 articles
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PIL and Judicial Activism
PIL (and judicial activism go hand in hand. In fact PIL is a creation of judicial activism in India.
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PIL and Environmental Protection in India - Constitutional Manifestation
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHT AND CONSTITUTION OF INDIAThe concept ‘the right to life’ under Article 21 of the Constitution of India was not given an expansive…
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Judge Made Law in India - Jurisprudence and Example
The Common Law is generally uncodified with no comprehensive compilation of Legal Rules and Statutes. Though the Common Law does rely on some…
2. Intellectual property rights
4 articles
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Internet Domain Name as Trade Mark in India
Significance of domain names as trademarks in India. Explore the conflicts and case laws surrounding this issue. Learn more now.
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Compulsory Licence in India
Compulsory Licence is often at odds with multional companies. Article goes into legal detail of provisions, exception, limitations and case laws
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Protection of Copyright
Protection of Copyright require formal and substantive requirement. It have economic signficanse. Case laws and Statutory provisions in India
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Patent and Indian Biodiversity Act
Discover the critical role of the Patent and Indian Biodiversity Act in protecting India's rich biodiversity and traditional knowledge. Learn more!
6. Environmental law statutes
5 articles
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Hazardous Substance regulation in India
Understand the comprehensive regulations governing Hazardous Substances in India. From legal frameworks to judicial interventions, explore the…
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Criminal law and environment protection in India
The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides a much speedier and summary remedy against public nuisance in env Cases
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Sustainable Development in India - Evolution and Legal Perspective
Post Stockholm and post Rio, Nations across the world have adopted a number of laws pertaining to the three pillars of sustainable development. India…
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Leading Environmental Cases In India.
Judicial activism has contributed immensely to the field of environmental protection. There are hundreds of such judgements which have collectively…
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Principle of Environmental Law in India
Meaning and Need:The protection of environment is a global issue as it concerns all countries irrespective of their size, stage, development or…
7. Right to Information
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Right to Information - A developmental perspective.
Relation between RTI and Development. Article helpful for UPSc and Law optional paper.
8. Trial by media
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TRIAL BY MEDIA AND RULE OF LAW-A CONFLICTING RECENT TRENDS
The advent of the internet has greatly enhanced the powers of the Media in India, and in the World at large. It connects the people together and…
Other topics
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Right to Education: Article 21A, RTE Rules, and the Free and Compulsory Education Act
Explore the significance of Article 21A, RTE rules, and the Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 in India. Discover landmark court cases, legal…
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