To complement a recent research handbook on Comparative Constitutional Law published in 2011 (here), Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg have put together a research handbook on Comparative...
Call for Papers for “LEFT” IN THE DARK? POSTCOLONIAL CONVERSATIONS ON LAW, NEOLIBERALISM AND QUEER-FEMINIST FUTURES , October 15-18, 2014 by Jindal Global Law School. Janet...
The Supreme Court of India in its recent decision in the Shabnam Hashmi case took another step towards the harmonization of family law in India by holding Muslims too could adopt under the Juvenile...
Arun Sagar has an outstanding piece here on Telangana and Indian Federalism.
This blog has previously discussed the issue of pre-legislative scrutiny (here, here and here). On the 10th of January 2014 the Committee of Secretaries approved a policy that requires all...
Neeti Nair, who teaches history at Virginia, has a superb piece in the Indian Economic & Social History Review on the making of Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, a provision recently in much...
* ECI adds Part VIII on Election Manifestos to the Model Code of Conduct, after discussion with political parties. * The Hindu calls for disincentives against disruption in Parliament. The outgoing...
Samvidhaan, the much awaited series on the making of the Indian Constitution directed by Shyam Benegal begins on Rajya Sabha TV today. The first of the 10 part series is available online
Usha Ramanathan delivered DAKSH’s second Constitutional Day Lecture on November 26, 2013. A brief summary and the recording of the lecture is now posted here.
LAOT is pleased to announce that OUP has just published a book by one of our contributors, Pratiksha Baxi. Sexual violence in general, and rape in particular, is under-reported in India. The...
The Daksh – India Together Election 2014 Data Journalism Fellowship Call for Applications Oorvani Foundation, a non-profit media foundation that supports independent public affairs...