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Divine labours, devalued work: Concluding response to the discussion pieces

On January 14, 2022 By Sneha Banerjee and Prabha Kotiswaran In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 of the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Sharmila Rudrappa

On January 4, 2022 By Sharmila Rudrappa In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the posts …

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Swati Gola

On December 21, 2021 By Swati Gola In Discrimination, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

Aadhaar and Exclusion: The Public Distribution System in India

On December 19, 2021 By Nitya Ravichandra In Aadhar, Constitutional Law, Explainer, Policy

Ed Note: [This piece is Part 1 of a 2-part series discussing the exclusionary effect of the Aadhaar Act. In this post, our analyst Nitya Ravichandran, discusses the impact of Section 7 of the Act, …

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.

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Anindita Majumdar

On December 13, 2021 By Anindita Majumdar In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …

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 …

Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Suspension of Apps on PlayStore

On December 7, 2021 By Talha Abdul Rahman In Copyright Law, Digital Rights, Free Speech, Information Technology, Intellectual Property Rights, Legislation Analysis, Regulatory

The article, while discussing the legalities of the litigation concerning the author’s client, attempts to unpack the implications of the Digital Millenium Copyrights Act (DMCA) on Application softwares. The author analyses how the adjudication process under the DMCA does not account for the principle of equality of arms and rather reinforces copyright protection, without any real recourse to judicial review.

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Chayanika Shah

On December 7, 2021 By Chayanika Shah In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Surrogacy

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …