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Genre Trouble

On March 10, 2022 By Danish Sheikh In Book Discussions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: In the conclusion to our blog round-table book discussion, Danish Sheikh writes a response to the reviews for Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to Section 377 in India. The introduction by Douglas …

Dismantling the Marital Rape Exception: Constitutionality and Consent

On February 14, 2022 By Unnati Ashish Ghia In Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Discrimination, Evidence, Gender Equality

Ed Note: The article presents a constitutional argument against marital rape, grounded in the anti-stereotyping principle. It attempts to answer a persistent question in the marital rape debate – what comes next after striking down …

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-we-need-caste-census/articleshow/86097417.cms.

Caste of Votes: Need for a Caste Census?

On January 31, 2022 By Kartik Shrivastava In Caste Census, Constitution, Constitutional Law

[Kartik Shrivastava writes about the government’s reluctance to conduct a caste census and argues that there is a pressing need to conduct the same. Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA), Hyderabad Chapter had partnered with …

Why the Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly Debates Matter

On December 17, 2021 By Zaid Deva In Constitutional Law, J&K Constituent Assembly Debates, Jammu and Kashmir

This article highlights the significance of the J&K Constituent Assembly Debates for constitutional interpretation. All the volumes of J&K CADs and the Autonomy Report 2000 can be accessed on our website here.

2021 Myanmar Coup – Surprise or no surprise?

On December 10, 2021 By Shanthan Reddy In Constitutional Law

This piece analyses the recent Myanmar coup vis-a-vis the country’s questionable democratic status.

To Live and Love in the Shadow of Section 377

On December 9, 2021 By Kriti Sharma In Book Discussions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: Over the next few days, we shall be discussing Danish Sheikh’s new book, Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to the Section 377 Litigation in India (Seagull Books, 2021). This is the …

The Law Doesn’t Love You

On November 19, 2021 By Akhil Kang In Book Discussions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, New Scholarship

Gujarat HC holds the petition challenging the Gujarat Prohibition Act as maintainable

On November 16, 2021 By Mrityunjoy Roy In Constitutional Law, Explainer, Gujarat High Court

[Ed Note: In this post, our analyst Mrityunjoy Roy, writes about Gujarat High Court’s decision holding the petition challenging the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 maintainable as part of the explainer series by LAOT analysts.] Introduction Recently, …

Danish Sheikh’s Love and Reparation: Review by Surabhi Shukla

On November 14, 2021 By Surabhi Shukla In Book Discussion, Book Discussions, Constitutional Law, New Scholarship, Sexuality Rights

J&K Constituent Assembly Debates

On November 10, 2021 By Law and Other Things In Constitutional Law, J&K Constituent Assembly Debates, Jammu and Kashmir

The Debates of the Indian Constituent Assembly are considered an important interpretative tool for Indian constitutional law jurisprudence. However, for Jammu and Kashmir (“J&K”), the process of drafting the Constitution also involved the Jammu & …