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Tag: New Books

New book on torture

On September 6, 2013 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Nitya Ramakrishnan, well-known Supreme Court lawyer, has authored a book, In custody: Law, Impunity and Prisoner abuse in South Asia (Sage).  The following extracts are from the publisher’s website: In Custody examines the professed and actual …

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From the latest Frontline

On August 10, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

*The encounter guidelines case in the Supreme Court (PUCL v. State of Maharashtra)is taking an interesting turn with almost all the States and the UOI having responded to PUCL/Prashant Bhushan’s 20 draft guidelines, which are …

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From the latest Frontline….

On May 20, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

*Justice or revenge? Bikramjeet Batra’s article on Kasab’s sentence and the implications. *Moment of Truth: My article on the Supreme Court’s judgment banning forced Narco tests. Rajeev Dhavan in his Mail Today article offers a …

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Book on Health Providers in India

On March 13, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Many may consider this as a strange contribution to a book unrelated to my interests. My article on the character of anti-Mandal agitation of 2006-07 appears in this book edited by medical practitioners, Kabir Sheikh …

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From Frontline’s latest issue….

On January 27, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

1. My article on the challenges to Supreme Court’s opaque functioning & why the Supreme Court Collegium is wrong in asking the Government to keep the Dinakaran recommendation in abeyance. 2. Nick Robinson’s survey of …

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Book review

On November 18, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Here is my review of D.C.Wadhwa’s Endangered Constitutionalism. I was surprised to know from the book that the Centre has, so far, repromulgated only one ordinance, POTO, and that too in 2001. A fascinating book …

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Sociologist Dipankar Gupta’s latest book

On August 27, 2009 By Vinay Sitapati In Uncategorized

The recent book ‘The Caged Phoenix: Can India Fly?’ by sociologist Dipankar Gupta is proving to be as controversial as the author himself. I have reviewed the book in ‘Biblio: A review of books’ magazine …

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NEW BOOK ON STATE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN INDIA

On July 17, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Sage has just brought out a 4-volume set on State of Social Justice in India edited by Ranabir Samaddar. The table of contents of these four volumes can be read here. Some of these chapters …

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