In early August, Law and Other Things turned fifteen. To mark that milestone, the editors have invited past and present contributors to share their reflections. This piece is the first in that series. In it, …
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Vikram Raghavan
Can Fundamental Rights Be Waived?
In a recent piece for Bar and Bench, Arvind Datar examines whether a fundamental right can be waived. I had long assumed that this question was settled in Basheshwar Nath’s Case. The Court declared, we learnt …
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Madras High Court: Heritage Walk
Last Sunday I participated in Nangavaram Lakshminarayan Rajah‘s heritage tour of the Madras High Court. Rajah is a senior advocate and a passionate history buff. His knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm are unmatched. I strongly recommend the tour …
Continue readingCourting the People: Public Interest Litigation in Post-Emergency India
Guest Post by Anuj Bhuwania, South Asian University, about his new book. My book ‘Courting the People: Public Interest Litigation in Post-Emergency India’ is going to be released this weekend as part of the 4th …
Continue readingMedical Terminal of Pregnancy — Keynote Lecture by Upendra Baxi
Professor Upendra Baxi recently spoke at OP Jindal University on the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Here is a transcript of his remarks. Mr Vice Chancellor, OP Jindal University, Dr. Dipika Jain and her Colleagues, …
Continue readingCall for Papers — Public Policy and Constitutions Conference
The third conference of the International Public Policy Association will take place at Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy from 28th June to 30th June 2017. One of the panels explores public policy …
Continue readingHas the Supreme Court’s Ganga Judgment Reduced River Pollution?
How sustained are the impacts of the Supreme Court’s decisions on environmental issues? Shareen Joshi, a development economics excerpt at Georgetown University, addresses this issue in a forthcoming paper. She focuses on the Supreme Court’s …
Continue readingThe Erroneous Judgment of the Supreme Court in Govindaswamy v. The State of Kerala
Guest Post by Rudrajyoti Ray, Advocate, New Delhi and Kolkata It is murder, if the intentional infliction of bodily injury is sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. In February 2011, a …
Continue readingThrottling Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Success?
Guest Post by Ashwin Murthy Net neutrality in its most basic understanding is the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the Government regulating the Internet must treat all data of the Internet the same. …
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