[Ed Note: We are happy to report the release of IJCL’s Vol. 9 (2020). This Volume of the Journal seems quite promising with 11 pieces in the form of 7 Articles, 2 Essays and 2 …
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Tag: Comparative law
Governing Islam by Julia Stephens: A Response from Dr. Geetanjali Srikantan
In this piece, the author analyses Julia Stephens’ book through the lens of theories of numerous thinkers. The author discusses the British perception of Mughal law, the philosophy driving the differentiation of Islamic and Hindu law among other themes.
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Reflections of an American lawyer in India
In April 2018 I will visit Tamil Nadu National Law School in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), India to teach a short course on international law. In preparing for the class I am focused on a number of …
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Call for Applications: Short-Term Research Scholarships for Emerging Legal Scholars from India
The Chair for Public and Comparative Law at Humboldt University Berlin (Prof. Dr. Philipp Dann) in collaboration with the journal VRÜ / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America offers two short-term research …
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Exorcising the Bank Nationalisation Case: Jindal Stainless Ltd v State of Haryana and Australian Caselaw
This post is not a summary of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jindal Stainless Ltd v State of Haryana, Civil Appeal No. 3453/2002 (2016) (“the Entry Tax case”). Other contributors to this blog will …
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The Restoration of Chief Justice
In a dramatic move the newly elected President of Sri Lanak asked deposed Chief Justice Shirani Bandarakanayake to “resume” her duties as Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. Chief Justice Bandaranayake had been removed following the …
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Beyond Juristocracy: The Chief Justice of Nepal
The last two decades have seen Supreme Court in South Asia playing an extremely prominent role in everyday governance. The Chief Justices of Pakistan and Sri Lanka have emerged as figureheads of the opposition to …
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Update on Sri Lanka Judiciary-Executive clash
Rohit’s previous post on this issue in early December drew attention to the brewing crisis around the impeachment of Chief Justice Bandaranayake in Sri Lanka. Since then, some other developments have occurred on this front, …
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Miscarriage of Chief Justice, Sri Lanka Edition
Earlier this week proceedings were initiated in the Sri Lankan Parliament to impeach the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Dr Shirani Bandaranayake. The allegations against Chief Justice Bandaranayake are of personal misconduct and failure to disclose her …
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Interesting links
1. This op-ed by Vikram which appeared in yesterday’s edition of the Hindu offers some historical perspectives on the institution of the President of India, as we head into elections for that important constitutional post …
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