IS-KP: DEVELOPING, IMMINENT AND SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE HUMANITY.

By: Aayush Vora, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. ABSTRACT ISIS-K is the offshoot of ISIS, which primarily operates in the region of Afghan-Pakistan. This group is directly affiliated with the ISIS of Abu-Bakr-al Baghdadi, the dreaded terrorist.   The K stands for ‘Khorasan’ - a term for …

YEMEN CRISIS: A CONQUEST TO POWER

By: Nishikaa Kanakia & Riya Jhaveri, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. ABSTRACT The Houthis are a resilient tribe from the northwest region of Saada in Yemen where the Zaydi type of Shiism is practiced. The Zaydi tribe had made it their agenda to fight against corruption. Ever …

TALIBAN’S CRUSADE AGAINST WOMEN

By: Kartik Hede, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. The collapse of the elected government in Kabul at the hands of the Taliban was for many, a signal, that the established geopolitical order would undergo drastic changes. While the international repercussions of the regime change are still yet …

The XINJIANG CRISIS: CALL FOR HELP FROM THE UYGHUR COMMUNITY

By: Jinen Lakdawala and Khushi Wazalwar, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. INTRODUCTION Uyghurs are an ethnic minority group, comprising primarily Muslims living in the Xinjiang province of China. Uyghurs are Turkic speaking people, and are relatively closer- culturally and ethnically, to the Central Asian nations. They are …

JASTA – AN AFFRONT TO SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

By: Kartik Hede and Harshita Tyagi, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. ABSTRACT The United States Congress on September 28, 2016, enacted the Justice Against the Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”). The act was aimed at providing families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks with …

Threat to internal sovereignty in Tunisia

By: Jinen Lakdawala, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. Introduction Sovereignty is one of the most important elements in constituting the state. It is the soul of the state. Sovereignty means an ultimate overseer or authority in the decision-making process of the state and maintenance of law and …

Afghanistan: A Flailing State on the Brink

By: Manthan Pandit and Riya Jhaveri, SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law Edited by The Editorial Board of SAIL. Introduction Afghanistan emerged as a significant U.S. policy concern at the turn of the century after the dastardly terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre. In response to that, the U.S. led …