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India & Global Decline in Democracies

On June 5, 2021 By DGV Rithvik In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, LAOT 15, New Scholarship

Law and Other Things is happy to announce that we are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative.

The Silent Dialogue – A Comparative Characterisation of the Agricultural Laws’ Adjudication in India

On April 1, 2021 By Anushka Mittal In Comparative Law

In this piece, the author attempts to examine the plenary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court by examining if the interim Order passed by the Supreme Court in the course of forming a committee in the course of the Farm Laws matter can be characterised as a ‘weak dialogic remedy’ in the process of judicial activism. She does this by instantiating a comparison of the dialogic remedies handed down in Canada, South Africa and Argentina with that in India.

Reforming the Roster: Looking Beyond the Borders

On February 23, 2021 By Prakhar Raghuvanshi and Sarthak Bhardwaj In Comparative Law, Judiciary, Supreme Court of India

In this article, the authors critique the present Roster System at the Supreme Court of India, and question the authority vested in the role of the Chief Justice of India as the ‘Master of the Roster’ in the course of judicial appointments. Comparative analysis is made with appointment systems around the world, with suggestions towards reform being provided for the betterment of justice delivery in India.

Killing A Constitution With A Thousand Cuts: A Response to the Symposium Blogs

On February 18, 2021 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, LAOT 15, New Scholarship

[Ed Note – We are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative. We discussed Professor Tarunabh Khaitan’s article, which he introduced here. All responses to his …

We have met the enemy and he is us: Thoughts inspired by Tarunabh Khaitan’s “Killing a constitution with thousand cuts”

On February 9, 2021 By Professor Mark Graber In Comparative Law, New Scholarship

Ed Note – We are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative. We will be discussing Professor Tarunabh Khaitan’s article, which he introduced here. More information on the …

The Case for Systemic Constitutional Analysis

On January 30, 2021 By Professor Kim Lane Scheppele In Comparative Law, New Scholarship

Fellow Travelers in Illiberalism: India and Hungary

On January 18, 2021 By Gábor Halmai In Comparative Law, New Scholarship

Putting Politics Ahead of Institutional Critique

On January 15, 2021 By Professor Mark Tushnet In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, New Scholarship

Ed Note– We are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative. We will be discussing Professor Tarunabh Khaitan’s article, which he introduced here. More information on the symposium …

Chameleon Constitutions and Sri Lanka’s 20th Amendment

On January 11, 2021 By Dr. Dinesha Samararatne In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, New Scholarship

Ed Note– We are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative. We will be discussing Professor Tarunabh Khaitan’s article, which he introduced here. More information on the symposium …

Can the Judiciary Guard Democratic Transitions of Power? An Indian-Israeli Perspective

On December 21, 2020 By Prof. Rivka Weill In Comparative Law, Judiciary, New Scholarship

This post by Rivka Weill is the second response in the international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies. In this post the author gives a Indian-Israeli perspective on the role of judiciary in democratic transition of power.