Redefining UAPA vis-à-vis new frontiers of civil liberties[Arpit Parakh*]

In an extreme example of security legislation, India's "Unlawful Activities Prevention Act" (UAPA) provides for the arrest of and detainment of individuals threatening national security. Since UAPA was enacted, the government has been able to more easily circumvent certain civil liberties, basic rights, and freedoms that are intended to safeguard individuals against tyrannical government action....