A few legal developments/opinions worth noting: 1. Human Rights Watch released its report on August 4th, titled ‘Broken System: Dysfunction, Abuse and Impunity in the Indian Police‘. The report comprehensively documents the human rights that …
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Accountability Forum Blog
There is a new blog on corruption and accountability issues by the Accountability Initiative called the Accountability Forum. Yamini Aiyar, who recently contributed a guest contribution on this blog, is the director of the Initiative. …
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I am pleased to announce a new blog that is part of an initiative at the National Law School, Bangalore. The blog provides a forum for students at the law school to discuss and debate …
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Constitutionality of colonial laws
The Law Minister, in apparent agreement with the Delhi High Court’s verdict in Naz Foundation, has remarked that: We have a Constitution, many a times the Constitution runs parallel to many laws which were enacted …
Continue readingPakistani Supreme Court Declares Emergency Unconstitutional
In a case followed earlier on this blog, a 14 judge bench of the Pakistani Supreme Court yesterday declared the Emergency under Musharraf unconstitutional. The order can be found here. It is not long. The …
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