Law and Other Things

I have this blog post up on Jotwell this week reviewing Gail Hupper’s article Educational Ambivalence: The Rise of a Foreign-Student Doctorate in Law. The article is on the history of the JSD/SJD program in the U.S. which also by extension created today’s LLM. Before I read Hupper’s article I had always assumed these programs…

For those interested The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has a new website called Virtual Police Station that provides a detailed tour of an Indian police station including what victims, accused, and witnesses should expect when they visit. The information provided may not be new to lawyers, but I do think formats like this provide a…

In this recent piece in the Indian Express I argue that with the collegium system restored the primary question now turns to how to improve it.  To be clear, I take no position in the piece (or here) whether the judgement was justified or not or whether the collegium system is a good idea or…

The Federalist Society, iJustice and Jindal Global Law School are jointly organizing a two-day international conference on ‘Law & Liberty’ on 18-19 September 2015 at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat (Haryana).  The conference is being organized to give a platform for libertarian thought and to introduce a fresh perspective focused on the rule of law…

I had a chance to watch “Court” last night, the award winning debut of young director Chaitanya Tamhane. The trailer can be viewed here. A short synopsis of the film is also included: “A sewerage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges…

Guest Post: Vasujith Ram Last year, LAOT carried three blog posts, debating whether a recognized Leader of Opposition (LoP) has to be appointed irrespective of the number of seats the party in opposition has won. They are here: 1)    No Leader of Opposition? The So-Called 10% Rule 2)    A Response Regarding the 10% Rule 3)   …

I recently did this interview for IConnect on the 121st amendment that creates the National Judicial Appointments Commission (although I warn you the quality of my webcam leaves something to be desired, or perhaps it is my internet connection). With over half the states now ratifying the amendment it should become part of the Constitution…