Locating India in the Contemporary International Legal Order

337 Pages·2018·3.49 MB·English

by  Srinivas Burra, R. Rajesh Babu

Srinivas Burra
Editors
R. Rajesh Babu
Locating
India in the
Contemporary
International
Legal Order
Locating India in the Contemporary International
Legal Order
Srinivas Burra R. Rajesh Babu
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Editors
Locating India
in the Contemporary
International Legal Order
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Editors
Srinivas Burra R. RajeshBabu
Faculty of LegalStudies Indian Institute of ManagementCalcutta
SouthAsianUniversity Kolkata, West Bengal
NewDelhi, Delhi India
India
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Foreword
International law, a body of law designed to regulate interstate relations, has now
transformed into a powerful force governing not only inter-state relations but also
laying down the norms for non-state actors and entities. The evolution of interna-
tional law has impacted different legal fields, in particular human rights law,
international criminal law, andprivate international law. Thisevolutionary process
has not only put limits on state sovereignty but also enhanced rights as well as
responsibilities of individuals through new norms of human rights and individual
criminal responsibility.
The United Nations has served as the principal venue for codification and
progressive development of law through the adoption of binding conventions and
treaties, and resolutions and declarations, laying down the road map for desirable
standards promoting not only “economic and social development, but also
advancing international peace and security”.
The emergence of a norm and its influence start long before such a norm is
codifiedinaninternationaltreaty.Postdecolonization,developingcountriesledby
India and others were particularly active in the UN General Assembly when a
number of UN General Assembly Resolutions including UNGA Res. 1803 (XVII)
on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources and Res 3281 (XXIX) con-
taining the Charter of Economic Rights andDuties werepassed that laid down the
framework for future instruments. During this period, Indian scholars played a
pivotal role in highlighting the concerns of the third world.
The legitimacy of international law is enhanced by the adoption of consensual
treaties that involveparticipation byall states including developingcountries. This
leadstogreaterlikelihoodofincorporationofthesenormsindomesticlawandtheir
acceptance and compliance.
Sinceitsinceptionin1945,theUnitedNationshascomealongway.However,
its continued relevance and effectiveness in addressing the emerging global chal-
lengeswilllargelydependuponitsabilitytokeepitselfabreastwithchangingtimes
andrealities.TheissueofUNreform,thatinvolvestherevitalizationoftheGeneral
Assembly and reform of the Security Council, is therefore of great significance.
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India with the unique combination of being the largest democracy in the world
and a strong tradition of respect for rule of law has been pushing for democrati-
zationoftheseinstitutionssothattheyreflectcontemporaryrealitiesandcontinueto
remain credible and legitimate and equipped to meet increasingly complex and
pressing transnational challenges of our time.
International law is not static but isin a constant process of development in the
lightofnewchallengesandsituations.Therefore,inordertomakeiteffective,itis
necessaryforstatestocriticallyanalysetheirpositionsandreformulatethemwhere
necessary. In this regard, this book is very valuable and timely as it attempts to
evaluate and analyse India’s positions on various contemporary international law
issues.
I am hopeful that this collection of essays will attract scholarly attention and
generate more debate on India’s practice on international law matters.
New Delhi, India Dr. Neeru Chadha
Judge International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
(ITLOS)
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Srinivas Burra and R. Rajesh Babu
Part I Ideas, Justice and Humanitarianism
Gandhi and International Law: Satyagraha as Universal Justice . . . . . . 9
S. G. Sreejith
A Critic and an Apologist: India’s Quest for UN Security Council
Permanent Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Srinivas Burra and Haris Jamil
Collective Engagement and Selective Endorsement: India’s
Ambivalent Attitude Towards Laws of Armed Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Srinivas Burra
Part II Trade, Investment and Taxation
Two Decades of Trade Remedy Litigations in WTO:
India the Protectionist Trader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
K. D. Raju
India and Bilateral Investment Treaties: From Rejection
to Embracement to Hesitance?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Prabhash Ranjan
Making International Tax Law: Analysing Tax Jurisprudence
in India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ajay Kumar
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Part III Intellectual Property Regimes
Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore:
Locating India in the Global Framework. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
R. Rajesh Babu
Transnational Influences in Trade Mark and Domain Name
Protection: The Indian Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
V. K. Unni
India’s Participatory Role in the Database Debate at WIPO . . . . . . . . . 205
Indranath Gupta
TRIPS and Public Health: Challenges for India and Its Response. . . . . 235
Reji K. Joseph
Part IV Nature, Resources and Rights
India and International Environmental Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Shiju Mazhuvanchery
Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
and Its Protocols in India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Pushpa Kumar Lakshmanan
Indian Civil Nuclear Liability Law (CNLD Act): An Adventurism
or Exceptionalism in International Legal Discourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
M. P. Ram Mohan
Editors and Contributors
About the Editors
Dr. Srinivas Burra is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Legal Studies,
SouthAsian University, New Delhi. Earlier, he worked as Legal Adviser with
theRegional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, New
Delhi, and as a Senior Legal Officer with the Asian-African Legal Consultative
Organization (AALCO) Secretariat, New Delhi. His research interests includehu-
manrightslaw,internationalhumanitarianlaw,internationalrefugeelaw,treatylaw,
internationalinstitutions,internationalcriminallawandlegaltheory.Hehasseveral
publications to his credit. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Indian
Journal of International Law, published by Springer.
Dr.R.RajeshBabu isaProfessorofLawinthePublicPolicyGroupattheIndian
Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC). He received his Ph.D. fromJawaharlal
Nehru University in International Law. His research and teachinginterests include
international economic law, international dispute resolution,property rights and
corporate liability. Hehasseveralbooks, bookchaptersandarticlesininternational
and national journals to his credit. His books include“Remedies under the WTO
Legal System” published by Martinus NijhoffPublishers, Leiden, 2012, and the
co-edited book “Management Education in India:Perspectives and Practices”, by
Springer,Singapore,2017.HeisalsoamemberoftheEditorialBoardoftheIndian
JournalofInternationalLawandwastillrecently(April2018)theEditor-in-Chief
of the journal Decision (Official Journal of IIM Calcutta); both journals are pub-
lished by Springer.
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Contributors
R.RajeshBabu Indian Instituteof Management Calcutta,Kolkata, West Bengal,
India
Srinivas Burra Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi,
Delhi, India
Indranath Gupta O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India
Haris Jamil Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi, India
RejiK.Joseph InstituteforStudiesinIndustrialDevelopment(ISID),NewDelhi,
India
Ajay Kumar University of Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Pushpa Kumar Lakshmanan Nalanda University, Rajgir, India
Shiju Mazhuvanchery Centre for Postgraduate Legal Studies, TERI University,
New Delhi, India
K. D. Raju Rajiv Gandhi School of IP Law, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West
Bengal, India
M. P. Ram Mohan Business Policy Area, Indian Institute of Management
Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, India
Prabhash Ranjan Faculty of Law, South Asian University, New Delhi, India
S. G. Sreejith Jindal Global Law School, Centre for International Legal Studies,
O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India
V. K. Unni Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata, India