Author: Aditya Manubarwala and Bhavyata Kapoor

Aditya Manubarwala is an Advocate practising at the Supreme Court of India and an LLM (International Law) candidate at the University of Cambridge. He has formerly served as Special Advisor on International Law to the Office of the President of Afghanistan and is the incumbent Global Peace Ambassador to India appointed by the Center for Peace Studies, Srilanka. Bhavyata Kapoor is an Advocate practising at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, India. She is also an LL.M. candidate at Panjab University, India and her interests lie in International Law and Comparative Public Law.
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Right of Abortion under Attack in Poland: Analysis in Light of a Recent Court Decision

A Judgment by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal (CT) dated 22 October 2020 (ref. K1/20) marked the dark day for Polish women and their reproductive rights as it banned abortions in case of fetal abnormalities. Abortion laws in Poland are codified in The Family Planning, Human Embryo Protection and Conditions of Permissibility of Abortion Act, 1993 […]
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Towards a Bangladesh Model BIT: The Chevron Dues and the Case for Reform

In April 2025, Bangladesh’s state-owned gas company Petrobangla cleared all of Chevron’s outstanding gas bills from previous years. Within days of this payment, Petrobangla formally urged Chevron to resume work on the stalled $65 million Jalalabad compressor project. Petrobangla Chairman told the press, ‘…we have already cleared all outstanding arrear payments of Chevron Bangladesh.’ Chevron […]
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The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective

Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […]
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