Rule of Law in Context: Globalisation and Indian Resonances to Sustainable Development

Symbiosis Conference on Rule of Law in Context (SYMROLIC) represents the point of arrival of Faculty of Law, SIU to maturity with its own imprint in the world of legal research. It is an interdisciplinary conference which emphasizes Law & Life Interface in the spheres of Innovation, Science, Technology, Management, Human Behavior, Global Policy, Governance and Climate Change. Among the special features of this conference are the Plenary Session and Track 4 - which focus on Legal Road to Sustainable Development Goals: Global and Indian Route and EU Climate Justice Law, Governance, Management and Policy, respectively. The conference along with other tracks will also have a track on European Legal Studies In line with the lead research trends, this conference addresses the need for narrowing the gap between the idea and reality of a rule of law society.

Shashikala Gurpur is Jean Monnet Chair Professor (co-funded by EU), Fulbright Scholar, and AHRB Fellow. She is a distinguished academician and an orator having presented more than 325 invited lectures, workshops and seminars across the world and is a pioneer of EU Legal Studies in India. Dr Gurpur is current member of Curriculum Development Committee, Bar Council of India and Academic Council of National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, India. She was also member of the Law Commission of India. Bindu Samuel Ronald is Professor of Law and co-heads Symbiosis Centre for Advanced Legal Studies and Research (SCALSAR), Pune, India. Her Areas of expertise include Corporate Law and International Trade Law. Dr. Ronald's research experience includes being part of a UNDP project on Market Access to Agricultural products, project on Plantation Labour Act and Land legislations affecting Tea Gardens in India for the Tea Board of India and on the Takeover Code for ITC Ltd. She is also the Module Leader for the prestigious Jean Monnet Module on 'Legal Aspects of Doing Business in EU'. Atmaram F. Shelke is Associate Professor, Symbiosis Law School, India. He has served as the Deputy Director (Administration) for 3 years. He is the recipient of Two Gold Medals for standing first in LL.M. at Symbiosis International University, Pune, India. He is a specialist on IPR Violation in Cyberspace, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Research Methodology and E-justice. His research areas include IPR Violation in Cyberspace, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Research and E-justice. Aparajita Mohanty is Associate Professor at Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) India. She is recipient of National Scholarship from Ministry of Education Government of India based on her performance in SSC Examination. She has pursued her doctoral thesis in the field of higher education policy. Her teaching areas include varied courses ranging from Political Theory to International Relations, Public Administration, Law and Governance and Comparative Constitution.

About the Editors List of figures List of tables Foreword 1. Redressing the wrong through reparations: Japanese state liability for comfort stations 2. Effect of objectification as gender stereotyping of women in Indian entertainment media and the legal blind spots 3. Legally aided leeches-combating the menace of white-collar crimes with respect to sustainable development goals 4. Assessing nature as a legal person: a comparative application of the Parens Patriae doctrine 5. Assessing the potential impact of the UN high seas treaty over the deep seabed mining and the role of ISA 6. Pillars of accountability: dissecting the EU new product liability directive and the subsisting regime 7. Barriers to green technology transfer in BRICS Countries: hopes from EU green deal 8. Climate change policy: EU and ASEAN perspective-road ahead Varun Pathak, Shashikala Gurpur, and Aparajita Mohanty 9. The legality of armed drones in Russia-Ukraine War: a case for international humanitarian law Rohit Bokil and Shashikala Gurpur 10. Right to be forgotten in a digital world Rajamani Shankar, Jaisy Varghese, and Atmaram Shelke 11. Cyber stalking and Voyeurism: understanding the psychological and legal implications in the digital age Jivantika Gulati, Ashok P. Wadje, and Abhijit Mitra 12. Preserving indigenous wisdom: copyright safeguards for traditional knowledge and expressions in India Sabrina Bath and Sachchidanand Prasad 13. Pre-trial detention in India: the need for introduction of objective criterion Chirag Balyan and Atmaram Shelke 14. Rule of law and access to justice with special reference to encounter killings Vandini Sharma, Manika Kamthan, and Gunjan Shyam Deshpande