Council for International Relations and International Law, NLSIU

22/09/2019

Students of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru have intensified their stir against the present administration over the post of the Vice Chancellor (V-C) of the university. Over Friday and Saturday all classes including those for post-graduate courses were cancelled as s...

15/10/2018

Saarthak Jain examines the role of tribunal secretaries in international arbitration. Check it out!

(This post is authored by Saarthak Jain, a third year student of National Law School of India University, Bangalore) As the commercial arbitration industry continues to grow in terms of popularity and revenue generated, several ethical and procedural issues have cropped up in recent times. One such....

27/08/2018

We had the opportunity to talk to Vice Admiral (retd.) Vijay Shankar at the inaugural CIRIL-IPCS Symposium. Read on to get his perspective on India's no-first use policy, the US Indo-Pacific Command and the recent Pakistani elections!

On the sidelines of the CIRIL-IPCS Symposium, The Envoy caught up with Vice Adm. Vijay Shankar (Retd.). Vice Adm. Shankar has been the commander of the Strategic Forces Command which is tasked with deploying and maintaining India's nuclear weapons. He was also commander-in-chief of the Joint Service...

13/08/2018

Responding to last week's post, Bhavesh Seth makes the case for why President Trump's withdrawal from the JCPOA was a violation of international law.

United States pulls out of Iran Deal – II adminAugust 13, 2018August 13, 2018 (This post is authored by Bhavesh Seth, a fifth year student of National Law School of India University, Bangalore) On 8th May, 2018, US President Donald Trump announced USA’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, for...

10/08/2018

Nikita Garg discusses legally binding Security Council resolutions and argues that USA's withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal was not in violation of SC Resolution 2231.

U.S. Withdrawal from The Iran Deal – I adminAugust 10, 2018August 10, 2018 (This post is authored by Nikita Garg, a fifth year student of National Law School of India University) In May 2018, the United States announced its decision to withdraw from the joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), ...

05/08/2018

Angshuman Choudhary writes about the NRC for the Envoy. Read on to know more about India's legal treatment of stateless people!

Legal Voids in India’s Policies on Migrants and Stateless People: A Case Study of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) adminJuly 11, 2018July 20, 2018 (This post is authored by Angshuman Choudhury. Angshuman is the coordinator of the South East Asia Research Programme at the Institute of ...

05/08/2018

We would like to thank everyone who played a role in making our first event of the year event a grand success! The CIRIL-IPCS Symposium provided a platform for debate, discussion and engagement on a diverse range of issues relating to international law and foreign affairs.

But now that this conference is over, we would like to carry forward the discussion that it has started.

To this end, we are proud to announce the launch of our brand-new blog, ‘The Envoy’. Through this blog, we aim to achieve our primary agenda of raising awareness and promoting an analytical discourse on international law and international affairs. Please follow this space for regular updates!

For now, head over to The Envoy(http://ciril.org.in) to understand the issues surrounding the National Register of Citizens (NRC). This post is written by Angshuman Choudhury, who is the coordinator of the South East Asia Research Programme at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi.

04/08/2018

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03/08/2018

Mr. Bedvyasa Mohanty, speaker at the CIRIL-IPCS Symposium writes about the draft Data Protection Bill for The Hindu.

"With the highest number of users of American technology offerings and a high number of user data requests, second only to the U.S., India is a clear contender for a partnership under the CLOUD Act. If New Delhi recognises this opportunity and reforms laws around government access to data, both the Indian user and law enforcement will be better served in the long run."

The data protection bill is an opportunity for India to be a partner under the CLOUD Act

02/08/2018

Speaker Lineup for the Inaugural CIRIL-IPCS Symposium at NLSIU Bangalore.

It doesn't get better than this.

See you there!