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Mar 15, 20195 minHow Do We Tackle Elitism in Law Schools?When Rahul Kumar (name changed for anonymity) first faced ragging on his first night at the boy’s hostel in his law school, he was with...
Oct 12, 20188 minSabarimala & the Supreme Court’s Tryst with Religious PracticesJames A.R. Nafziger, in his article titled ‘The functions of religions in the international legal system’, defines religion as a practice...
Oct 11, 201810 minAADHAAR: Big Brother is Officially Watching Us“It is better to be unique than the best. Because,being the best makes you the number one, butbeing unique makes you the only one.” The...
Oct 10, 20186 minSection 497: An Affair to RememberAmong its latest feats, the Supreme Court of India has struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’) and its procedural...
Sep 12, 20188 minThe Silent Accession of Law & Economics in India– Swagat Baruah In the Supreme Court Today Over the past year, the Supreme Court of India has expressly dealt with the interface between...
Sep 8, 20186 minJournal: The 377 judgement, history as it happened– Anu Shrivastava By the evening of 5th September 2018, the nation knew that five judges of the Supreme Court of India would be deciding...
Sep 3, 20188 minNCT Delhi v. Union of India : A Study of Constitutional ChaosPreetika Mathur The Indian Supreme Court handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of NCT Delhi v Union of India (“NCT Delhi”)...
Sep 3, 201812 min#HNLUkiAzaadi: A Student Freedom MovementKevin James & Oitihjya Sen On 27th August, 2018, a division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court quashed and set aside the order of...
May 22, 20181 minNoam Chomsky: China’s constitutional amendment is another dangerous and unfortunate step towarThe constitutional amendment is another dangerous and unfortunate step towards autocracy and repression in China. It has actually been...
May 11, 20184 minWhy a ‘Cosmopolitan Constitution’? Kantian Perspectives|Claudio CorradettiKant’s views on peace, cosmopolitanism and the unity of international law have been often considered as an inspiration for liberal...
May 11, 20187 minA Dalit goes to court: Part II | P. SainathFor the first part of the article, click here. The High Court in Jaipur has a pleasant campus. There’s just one element in its garden...
May 10, 20186 minA Dalit goes to court: Part I | P. SainathWhen Bhanwari Devi’s 13 year-old daughter was raped in the bajra fields by an upper caste youth, she picked up a lathi and went after the...
May 10, 20183 minGood enough to vote, not enough for Aadhaar | Puja Awasthi“If my fingers are good to vote, why are they not enough for an Aadhaar card?” asks Parwati Devi, 51, holding up her Electors Photo...
Mar 7, 20183 minCreative Role of The Supreme Court of India in Enlarging and Protecting Human Rights | Soli J. SorabFundamental Rights occupy pride of place in Part III of the Indian Constitution. They inter-alia comprise constitutional guarantees of...
Feb 19, 20184 minKnown Knowns and Known Unknowns in Constitutional Design | Mark TushnetSome enduring questions about constitutional design center on constitution writers’ decision either to resolve issues that have surfaced...
Jan 24, 20186 minThe Basic Structure Doctrine: Defining the “Basic” in the Indian Constitution and its (un)amendabiliFor almost four decades now, the basic structure doctrine has come to be recognized as the bedrock of Indian Constitutional philosophy....
Jan 24, 20185 minJudicial Expression of Dissent | Talha Abdul RahmanAmidst the views and counter views on #JudgesMutiny what has been ignored is that our judicial system expects, and in fact thrives, on...
Dec 13, 20177 minNet Neutrality in Indonesia | Tejas RaoTejas Rao The right to freedom of expression in Indonesia is contained in the Article 28 of the Constitution. The Article states “Freedom...