The advance access page of the International Journal of Constitutional Law (I-CON) has a fascinating article by Pratap Bhanu Mehta describing the ten books that have most influenced him. The piece...
A recent post on this blog covered the Karnataka High Court decision on anti-defection law. Two recent op-eds, one by C. V. Madhukar in the Indian Express and the other by Sudhir Krishnaswamy in the...
The Socio-Legal Review, the student edited peer reviewed interdisciplinary journal published annually by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore in collaboration with Sage...
In a recent post on this blog, Abhinav Chandrachud discussed his recent study of the Supreme Court’s composition (1985-2010) (published in the Economic & Political Weekly). In an article in...
It is widely believed that the Indian Supreme Court adjudicates social rights. The familiar narrative, about the rise of the Court during the post-Emergency years and the innovations of the PIL era...
I think my earlier post on the CAG requires some correction: My point is merely to emphasize the importance of the CAG and the independence that the Constitution grants it; but I believe I went too...
This blog has debated pending Bills on many occasions. A recent post on the Accountability Initiative blog discusses the importance of pre-legislative scrutiny and a major recent civil society effort...
Devesh Kapur, who directs the Centre for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania, has just published a new book: Diaspora, Development, and Democracy: The Domestic Impact of...
The current issue of Seminar, available here, is devoted to celebrating sixty years of the Indian Constitution. Contributors include Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Uday S. Mehta, Upendra Baxi, Sudhir...
This blog has covered Naz Foundation’s use of comparative legal materials previously. In an article titled “Inclusive Constitutional Comparison: Reflections on India’s Sodomy...