Comparative Law – Law and Other Things

A U.S. – India Comparative Constitutional Law Debate by the U.S. Consulate General and Loyola College, Chennai [Sep 14]: Registrations Open

On July 17, 2019 By Law and Other Things In Announcements, Call for Applications, Comparative Law, Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law

The U.S. Consulate General and Loyola College in Chennai jointly present “A Comparative U.S. – India Constitutional Law Debate,” an initiative that will deliberate on contemporary issues in the context of U.S. and Indian Constitutional …

The Global Itineraries of Lynch Justice

On September 14, 2018 By Upendra Baxi In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of India

Lynching is not a phenomenon of just one nation or one society. It is universal, multifarious, undemocratic and unjustifiable. It is an act of power which unfolds through indiscriminate violence perpetrated on self-chosen targets by …

Examining the Legality and Limitations of Serving Summons via Text Messaging

On September 14, 2018 By Anamika Kundu In Allahabad High Court, Bombay High Court, Comparative Law, Delhi High Court, Editor's Choice, Evidence

The Delhi High Court, in an order dated 27.04.2017, through Justice Endlaw directed Tata Sons Limited to serve summons through text message, Whatsapp and E-Mail to one of the defendants. This order came in light …

‘I decide who I am’ : The Self-Identification Question in The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016

On June 20, 2018 By Mihika Poddar In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Legislation Analysis, Privacy

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 (‘the Bill’), has failed the transgender community, and severely waters down the guarantees of the NALSA judgement. (Its several critiques can be found here and here). One …

Reflections of an American lawyer in India

On April 5, 2018 By Susan L. Karamanian In Comparative Law

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 …

Privacy Judgment: A Comparative View

On September 7, 2017 By Vasujith Ram In Comparative Law, Privacy

Michael Dorf, Professor of Law at the Cornell Law School, has written a succinct and interesting piece analyzing the right to privacy judgment delivered on August 24th. In his column, Professor Dorf studies various aspects …

Indian Courts on the National Anthem & the National Song: The Law as it Was, Is & Might be

On September 4, 2017 By Guest In Allahabad High Court, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Madhya Pradesh High Court, Supreme Court of India

by Sujoy Chatterjee The National Football League (NFL) in the U.S. has been in the news of late, for football players allegedly disrespecting the U.S. national anthem by kneeling/sitting/silently demonstrating during the playing of the …