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Life without Remission: An Irreviewable and Unconstitutional Punishment

On September 4, 2019 By Himanshu Agarwal and Amartya Kanjilal In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Death Penalty, Editor's Choice, European Court of Human Rights, Fundamental Rights, Madras High Court, Supreme Court of India

In this piece, the authors look at the new trend in the Indian judicial system, of remitting death sentences to life sentences, but without the option of further remission under any circumstances.

SOAS event to commemorate 70 years of India’s journey as a Constitutional Republic

On September 3, 2019 By Law and Other Things In Announcements, Call for Papers, Constitutional Law

SOAS South Asia Institute is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on January 20 next year to commemorate 70 years of the Indian Republic. Conceived of as an event that brings together young researchers and senior academics …

“Rubber-band” Secularism: How Islamic and Hindu majoritarianism repurpose colonial legal governance

On August 12, 2019 By Julia Stephens In Book Review, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Governance, Religion, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

In the conclusive post of the round-table book discussion, Professor Julia Stephens writes a response to the reviews for “Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia”. While analyzing the responses to her book, she simultaneously traces the paradigm of colonial secularism in the contemporary world

Governing Islam by Julia Stephens: A Response from Dr. Geetanjali Srikantan

On August 12, 2019 By Geetanjali Srikantan In Book Review, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Governance, Religion

In this piece, the author analyses Julia Stephens’ book through the lens of theories of numerous thinkers. The author discusses the British perception of Mughal law, the philosophy driving the differentiation of Islamic and Hindu law among other themes.

Kashmir, the Constitution and Article 370: an Explainer

On August 8, 2019 By Chittkrishna Thakkar and Siddharth Sunil In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Explainer

This piece seeks to explain how Jammu & Kashmir’s constitutional status has changed in light of the recent developments and its possible repercussions

Governing Islam by Julia Stephens: A Response from Jhuma Sen

On July 31, 2019 By Jhuma Sen In Bombay High Court, Book Review, Constitutional Law, Governance, Religion, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

(As part of our blog round-table book discussion, this is the third of the substantive responses to Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia, by Professor Jhuma Sen.) Governing Islam: Law, Empire, and …

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 …