{"id":100,"date":"2025-11-25T11:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:39:24","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?page_id=100","title":{"rendered":"THE CJLT BLOG"},"content":{"rendered":"<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button aligncenter wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"Type here to search\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?page_id=278\"><strong>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\"><strong>SUBMISSION FORM<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8a99b8c65866287f214ffd3612d9bba6\" style=\"color:#ff0000\"><strong>NOTICE:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7abec0783bf3c18fe961b822ddde0e97\" style=\"color:#ff0000\">Submissions to the CJLT Blog are currently closed and will reopen on 20 July 2026.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-466 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-ai tag-kelsen tag-rawls tag-savigny\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=466\" target=\"_self\" >Juridical Will and Algorithmic Harm: Rethinking Legal Personality In The Age Of AI<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Saloni Rani, second year student, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law] I. INTRODUCTION Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter, AI) technology is deployed in almost every sector such as healthcare, banking, accountancy, gaming, in the contemporary era. This raises one important and pressing jurisprudential concern: should AI be recognised as a legal person or not? The European&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T03:43:24+00:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-462 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-teamcontributions tag-cine-juris tag-dworkin tag-justice tag-morality tag-pound\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=462\" target=\"_self\" >When Outcomes Tempt the Law: A Jurisprudential Reading of Justice in The Juror<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Rohit Rohilla, Faculty and Mentor, LiveLaw Academy] In the 1996 thriller The Juror, one of the most intellectually arresting moments does not occur in the courtroom but inside the jury deliberation room. The scene is deceptively simple: a group of ordinary citizens must decide the fate of a man accused of a violent crime.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T07:56:10+00:00\">April 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-460 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-baxi tag-constitution tag-john-austin tag-schmitt\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=460\" target=\"_self\" >Sovereignty on Trial: The Aftermath of Article 370<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Harshita Saraf, third year B.A. LL.B. student at WBNUJS, Kolkata] I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Prism of Sovereignty: How Jurisprudence Shapes Legal Interpretation Perhaps, there is no single, objective reality to any fact; it is shaped by the narrative through which it is told. Law, too, exists in a similar interpretive space, where every legal event is&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-04T10:03:52+00:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-453 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-du-bois tag-gender tag-hartsock tag-postmodernism tag-women\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=453\" target=\"_self\" >Standpoint Epistemological Critique of the Karnataka Menstrual Leave and Hygiene Bill, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Swarnava Hati, second year LL. M. student at Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi] Introduction The Karnataka Menstrual Leave and Hygiene Bill, 2025 (the \u2018Bill\u2019) was drafted by the Law Commission of Karnataka, based on the biological differences between men and women, while emphasizing their equality.[i] The intent is not to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T03:43:27+00:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-447 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-a-v-dicey tag-austin tag-h-l-a-hart tag-hobbes tag-john-austin tag-justice tag-lon-fuller tag-rawls\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=447\" target=\"_self\" >Encounter Killings and the Erosion of Legal Authority<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Apoorv Sonkar, Fourth Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NLIU, Bhopal] Encounter killings in India frequently receive public approval, and the reasons for this reaction are not difficult to identify. The legal system often moves slowly, and justice delivered after prolonged delay rarely satisfies public expectations of accountability. Encounters, by contrast, appear to offer&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-18T04:01:32+00:00\">March 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-438 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-bentham tag-constitution tag-interest-theory tag-internet-rights tag-raz tag-will-theory\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=438\" target=\"_self\" >The Algorithmic Ghost: A Jurisprudential Inquiry into Digital Remains<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Utkarsh Rai, First Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NUSRL, Ranchi] I. Introduction: The Rise of Thanatechnology The legal maxim \u201cactio personalis moritur cum persona\u201d a personal right of action dies with the person, has long served as the biological guillotine of the law. It assumed the fact that personality was essentially bound to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-08T13:50:03+00:00\">March 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-436 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-causation tag-h-l-a-hart tag-honore\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=436\" target=\"_self\" >Skulls, Chances, and Cinema Fires: An Adjudicatory Theory of Legal Causation<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Rohan Karan Mehta, Fourth Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NLSIU, Bengaluru] Introduction From Hart to Kant, from Calabresi&nbsp;to Bertrand Russel, causation is an inquiry that cuts across disciplines. Given its pervasive nature, my scope in this essay is limited to the adjudication of causation in criminal and tort law. To elaborate, I propose&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-08T12:58:33+00:00\">March 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-433 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-constitution tag-dworkin tag-whittington\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=433\" target=\"_self\" >Allocative Silence: Threshold-Normativity and the Collapse of Whittington\u2019s Distinction<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Devansh Shrivastava, Fourth Year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NLSIU, Bengaluru] The central anxiety of constitutional theory is the \u201ccounter-majoritarian difficulty\u201d. In a democracy, the legitimacy of unelected judges striking down laws enacted by elected representatives is perpetually suspect. The aim then is to ensure that judges function as faithful agents of the text&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-08T12:39:47+00:00\">March 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-428 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-submissions tag-cine-juris tag-human-prespective tag-justice\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=428\" target=\"_self\" >Adjudication, Neutrality, and the Jurisprudence of Imagination<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">[By Rohit Rohilla, Faculty and Mentor, LiveLaw Academy] A brief moment in popular culture often captures with unusual clarity what jurisprudence has spent centuries attempting to explain: how judges decide cases, what neutrality means, and whether law can ever be detached from social life. In A Time to Kill (a 1996 American legal drama film&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-08T11:43:17+00:00\">March 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-215 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-teamcontributions tag-grundnorm tag-kelsen tag-pure-theory\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjlt.nliu.ac.in\/?p=215\" target=\"_self\" >Kelsen &#8216;ought&#8217; to differ on &#8216;is&#8217;!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8216;Grundnorm&#8217; just like any other word or term &#8216;ought&#8217; to refer to a particular phenomenon as perceived by the user, however labelling a constitution as the grundnorm &#8216;is&#8217; a misnomer. [By Shaurya Chopra, Fourth Year B.A. LL.B. 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