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DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN KASHMIR A PERSPECTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2019(IV-I).02      10.31703/glsr.2019(IV-I).02      Published : Dec 2019

Demographic Changes in Kashmir: A Perspective of International Law

    International disputes are always dealt with under the provisions of international law. Kashmir is an international issue, which needs to be resolved under the ambit of international law. The Fourth Geneva Convention-1949 provides a strong basis for addressing the legal basis of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. As an international dispute, Kashmiri warrants the application of international law for its logical resolution. Unfortunately, notwithstanding UNSC resolutions, India unilaterally and illegally changed the status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir from a state to the union territories through Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act-2019. Later through a number of amendments, Adaptation of State Laws in April 2020, India brought changes in dozens of local state laws, meant to bring changes in the existing demography of the state. This research focuses on the changes India has engineered in the new domicile laws of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to change the demography of the state. The paper also focuses on the legal position of these changes in IIOJK from the perspective of International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.

    International Law, Fourth Geneva Convention, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), India, Pakistan, United Nations, Kashmir and Demographic Changes
    (1) Muhammad Khan
    Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Sidra Khan
    PhD Scholar, School of Politics and IR, Quaid-e-Azam University-Islamabad, Pakistan.

Cite this article

    CHICAGO : Khan, Muhammad, and Sidra Khan. 2019. "Demographic Changes in Kashmir: A Perspective of International Law." Global Legal Studies Review, IV (I): 7-16 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2019(IV-I).02
    HARVARD : KHAN, M. & KHAN, S. 2019. Demographic Changes in Kashmir: A Perspective of International Law. Global Legal Studies Review, IV, 7-16.
    MHRA : Khan, Muhammad, and Sidra Khan. 2019. "Demographic Changes in Kashmir: A Perspective of International Law." Global Legal Studies Review, IV: 7-16
    MLA : Khan, Muhammad, and Sidra Khan. "Demographic Changes in Kashmir: A Perspective of International Law." Global Legal Studies Review, IV.I (2019): 7-16 Print.
    OXFORD : Khan, Muhammad and Khan, Sidra (2019), "Demographic Changes in Kashmir: A Perspective of International Law", Global Legal Studies Review, IV (I), 7-16