About Article 5 : Recently, a single judge bench of the Bombay High Court made a controversial distinction between S.354 of IPC and S.7 of the POCSO Act. In the light of earlier judgments, the article sheds light in the restrictive interpretation of the statute and begs for justification. Important for Criminal Law Paper (paper-2) of UPSC Law Optional.

About Article 4 : The article explains how in commercial contracts, especially government contracts, the arbitrator selection process is generally framed in favour of the party having greater bargaining power. The piece is important for CLD paper of UPSC Law Optional.

About Article 3: The newly elect US President Joe Biden’s UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield called India’s permanent membership in UNSC a ‘matter in discussion’, thereby triggering the historical debate. The article analyses the structure, power and functions of UNSC with relevant prospects for reform. Important for International Law (Paper-1) of UPSC Law Optional.

About Article 2: A very important article from exam perspective, enlisting all the notable judgments on Arbitration in by the Bombay High Court in 2020. The topic falls under the CLD segment of Paper 2 of UPSC Law Optional Paper.

About Article 1: IThe article covers the perennial debate on the extent of freedom of speech. The topic is very important under the Constitutional Law (Paper-1) of UPSC Law Optional as well as GS-2 paper of UPSC Mains.