Research
As a legal researcher, and in pursuit of my values and principles, I have published on subjects including criminal justice, technology and media law, human rights and intellectual property rights. My publications are listed below, along with their corresponding links:
Journal Articles
- MT Hassan, ‘The Perils and Promises of Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Sentencing’ (Forthcoming in NLSIU’s Indian Journal of Law and Technology 2023 Vol. 19.2) (you may seek pre-print access permission here).
- MT Hassan, ‘Curbing Copyright Infringement with Dynamic Injunction: The Case for Trans-Judicial Influence in India’ (NLUD Journal of Legal Studies 2023 Vol. 5) (With Bhumika) (pre-print PDF on SSRN).
- MT Hassan, ‘Tenuous Accountability: Armed Groups, International Law and the Israel-Palestine Conflict’ (NLIU CRIL Journal of International Law and Policy 2022 Vol. 1) (With Deeksha Tiwari).
- MT Hassan, ‘Harassing the Public in the Guise of Investigation May Lead to Anarchy: Analysis of Kantamaneni Ravishankar v. State of Andhra Pradesh’ (Case Brief: SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021).
Essays and Op-Eds
- MT Hassan, ‘Digi Yatra: Speedy check-in or hassle-free surveillance?’ (The Leaflet, 5 March 2023) (With P Tripathi) (Republished: MoneyLife).
- MT Hassan, ‘Why EWS reservation defeats the purpose of reservation’ (The Leaflet, 31 Dec 2022) (With D Pandya).
- MT Hassan, ‘The case to improve judicial efficiency in India’ (The Leaflet, 15 Dec 2022) (With Deeksha Tiwari).
- MT Hassan, ‘The crackdown on organisations has negative outcomes for the social sector’ (The Leaflet, 17 Sep 2022) (Republished: NewsClick).
- MT Hassan, ‘The Roadway to Revamp Indian Criminal Justice System’ (CL Research and Review, 1 May 2022).
- MT Hassan, ‘The rise and rise of Facial Recognition Technology’ (The Leaflet, 1 April 2022).
- MT Hassan, ‘Why the inordinate delay in SC’s hearing of FCRA and electoral bonds cases is of concern’ (The Leaflet, 15 Feb 2022) (Republished: National Herald, Shillong Times).
- MT Hassan, ‘How special statutes to imprison citizens lead to inconsistent judicial orders’ (The Leaflet, 9 Nov 2021).
- MT Hassan, ‘Cryptocurrency in India: An Unregulated Safe Haven for Money Laundering?’ (SCC Online, 28 Sep 2021) (With Jai A. Dehadrai).
- MT Hassan, ‘From punishment to retribution: The need for prison reforms’ (The Leaflet, 30 July 2021) (With Deeksha Tiwari) (Republished: NewsClick).
- MT Hassan, ‘Legislation By Judges: Where Is The Line Between The Judiciary And The Legislature?’ (Standpoint India, 23 July 2021) (With Deeksha Tiwari).
- MT Hassan, ‘Mandatory Vaccination Is A Curtailment Of Our Fundamental Rights’ (Standpoint India, 13 July 2021).
- MT Hassan, ‘The Real & Present Danger of Arbitrary Seizures by the Directorate of Enforcement’ (SCC Online, 11 July 2021) (With Jai A. Dehadrai).
- MT Hassan, ‘Why Proposed Changes to Cinematograph Law Hurt Right to Free Expression’ (The Leaflet, 11 July 2021) (Republished: NewsClick).
- MT Hassan, ‘The Case for Compensation to Rape Victims’ (SCC Online, 16 June 2021).
- MT Hassan, ‘A Reflection on the Death Penalty for Rape in India’ (The Leaflet, 5 May 2021).
- MT Hassan, ‘Latest salvo in the crisis of free speech in India’ (The Leaflet, 27 April 2021) (Republished: Indian Cultural Forum, NewsClick).
- MT Hassan, ‘Is Bihar a Police State in the Making?’ (The Leaflet, 8 April 2021) (Republished: NewsClick).
- MT Hassan, ‘Indian Citizenship Law a Mess, Proving Citizenship Even Messier’ (The Leaflet, 26 March 2021) (Republished: NewsClick, AIREF Vision).
- MT Hassan, ‘Digital Divide: Is Big Brother Trying to Control the Booming Internet Space?’ (The Leaflet, 5 March 2021) (Republished: National Herald, The Shillong Times, AnyPursuit, DailyHunt).
- MT Hassan, ‘Is Individual Liberty the price to pay for National Security in India?’ (Spontaneous Order, 5 March 2021).
- MT Hassan, ‘The “Classified” Case of the USA v. Julian Assange’ (Bar and Bench, 11 Jan 2021).
- MT Hassan, ‘Decoding Aarogya Setu: Data Protection and the Right to Privacy’ (The Law Review Anthology, 29 July 2020) (Republished: Europe PMC).
- MT Hassan, ‘The Scuffle between Bar Council of India and Supreme Court Bar Association’, (Vidhitvam- The Legal Opinion, 25 July 2020).
- MT Hassan, ‘Vizag Gas Leakage: Tragedy or Negligence?, (NUALS Law Journal Blog, 5 June 2020).
Projects and Engagements
- Research Assistant to Jai Anant Dehadrai, for his book titled ‘A Practitioner’s Guide to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002’ published by the Eastern Book Company, India’s largest law-publication house (2024).
- Assistant to the authors of the project report titled ‘Adopting the Framework: A Use Case Approach on Facial Recognition Technology’ published by the NITI Aayog, the apex public policy think-tank of the Government of India (2023).
- Fellow with the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, India’s largest legal policy think tank, in their program titled ‘Vidhi Access to Legal Education Fellowship’ (2022-23).
- Regional Coordinator for the world’s largest pro-liberty organization, Students For Liberty, heading the Academics and Research team in South Asia (2022-23).
- Core Team Member of ‘Parichay – The NRC Legal Aid Cell’, India’s biggest collaborative effort between law schools to provide free legal aid to individuals excluded from the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the State of Assam (2020-23).
- Research Intern for the project titled ‘Public Policy: Idea Lab’ at the Centre for Public Policy Research, one of India’s best pro-liberty think tanks (2022).
- Research Assistant for the paper titled Assessing State School Education Laws on Administrative Safeguards published by the Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Journal (2022).
- Consultant for the Report on Manual Scavenging in India, undertaken by 180 Degrees Consulting in association with Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation (2021).
- Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Legal Research (ISSN: 2349-8463) IJLR 8(1) (2021).
- Translator-Researcher for Amnesty International India’s Investigative Briefing on Delhi Riots (2020).
- Research Intern for Amnesty International India’s projects titled ‘Troll Patrol’ and ‘Halt The Hate’ (2019). Troll Patrol was a project to track digital abuses against female contestants of the 2019 Indian Parliamentary election; while Halt The Hate was a project to document hate crimes against minorities across India.