Articles by Ravindra Pratap

The Supreme Court of India's ruling in the case of the two Italian marines who shot two Indian fishermen to death, underscores the objective territorial principle of jurisdiction. It is also a measure of both acquiescence in the protective and passive personality principles of jurisdiction and a recognition of the restrictions on jurisdiction under international law.

The WTO panel report on the Indo-US dispute over rules of origin in textile and apparel products imports shows how the Agreement on Rules of Origin could be used, and how inequitable its resolution could be. It also shows that protectionism could take new forms, and confirms some of India's worst fears if origin could be conferred other than on the basis of the restrictive criteria of substantial harmonisation of the rules of origin.