The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench)Division Bench’s verdict in the Khairlanji case has shaken the conscience of all right-thinking people, as the Judges refused to see any caste prejudice to...
The Accountability Initiative is an independent effort to strengthen accountability by undertaking policy research, creating networks of stakeholders, exploring new areas and ways to collect and...
Journal of Indian Law & Society is currently soliciting submissions for its second issue due in December, 2010. The deadline for submissions is October 5, 2010. Please send in your submissions...
Guest Post: K.P. Nayar For many years, Israel has been criticised by the UN Human Rights Council, Amnesty International and many national governments for its policies towards the West Bank and Gaza...
*The encounter guidelines case in the Supreme Court (PUCL v. State of Maharashtra)is taking an interesting turn with almost all the States and the UOI having responded to PUCL/Prashant...
Opportunities at PRS Legislative Research – 2 Positions POSITION: Analyst/ Senior Analyst Core responsibilities: The Analyst will be responsible for producing Legislative Briefs, Background notes on...
In this recent post, I had drawn attention to the print issue of this journal. Happily, the editors have now put up the contents of the volume online, which are available here. Apart from the article...
The contours of privacy law in India are, as yet, uncertain. In the wake of attacks against the Unique Identification Data (UID) project, the government is moving ahead with plans to legislate in...
Lok Sabha discussed ‘honour killings’ yesterday, the Supreme Court convicted three ‘honour killers’ for murder, the Khaps demanded a ban on same-gotra marriage, further...
1. Gautam Patel’s moving obituary on Atul Setalvad is worth reading. 2. On Bar Exams – If the Bar Council is going to regulate entry into the profession using a separate bar exam...