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Response to “The Indian Supreme Court’s identity crisis: a constitutional court or a court of appeals?” by Dr. Rishad A. Chowdhury

On August 3, 2020 By Rishad A Chowdhury In Constitutional Law, Courts, New Scholarship, Supreme Court of India

I highlight what I perceive to be some of the more significant questions for future scholarship, along with certain areas of disagreement with the author.

Time to Bring Down the Curtain on the Indian Ecclesiastical Jurisprudence

On July 11, 2020 By Law and Other Things In Allahabad High Court, Constitutional Law, Essential Religious Practice, Supreme Court of India

This article has been authored by Akshat Bhushan and Avishek Mehrotra. On May 15, 2020, the Allahabad High Court decided upon a writ petition (‘Azan judgment’) seeking upliftment of the ban on Azan through sound-amplifying …

The Police Culture Explanation: A Response from Tasneem Deo to The Truth Machines by Jinee Lokaneeta

On July 9, 2020 By Tasneem Deo In Book Review, Books, Courts, Criminal Law, Evidence

(Tasneem Deo‘s review is the fifth post in our blog’s round-table book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India moderated by Prof. Rohit De. The introductory post and …

Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: A Response by Dr. Pooja Satyogi

On July 8, 2020 By Pooja Satyogi In Book Review, Books, Courts, Criminal Law, Evidence

(Dr. Pooja Satyogi‘s review is the fourth post in our blog’s round-table book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India moderated by Prof. Rohit De. The introductory post …

Introduction to a Book Discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India

On July 4, 2020 By Rohit De In Book Review, Books, Courts, Criminal Law, Editor's Choice, Evidence

(Over the next few days, the Law and Other Things Blog will run a book discussion on Jinee Lokaneeta’s The Truth Machines: Policing, Violence, and Scientific Interrogations in India. This is the introductory post by …

Reforming Tribunals

On June 25, 2020 By Vishal Rakhecha In Constitutional Law, Courts, Courts and Constitution, Judgment Analysis, Tribunals

The last panel for the 2nd edition of The Courts & The Constitution focused on the issue of tribunals and the implications of the Rojer Mathew judgment, delivered in November 2019. The panel moderator, Vivek …

The Courts and The Constitution

On June 21, 2020 By Law and Other Things In Courts and Constitution, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Law and Other Things, Supreme Court of India

This section will be a one-stop platform for all announcements related to the Conference. It will bring together Panel-by-Panel reports as well as a compiled publication developed from the proceedings of the Conference. We also invite response pieces, critically analyzing and engaging with the released publications