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Response to ‘The Sound of Constitutional Silences: Interpretive Holism and Free Speech under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution’ by Arpita Sarkar

On September 8, 2020 By Arpita Sarkar In Constitutional Law, Equality, Free Speech, Fundamental Rights, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This Response Piece is part of a series of posts indexed here discussing the public law themed articles …

Response to Prof. Dipika Jain’s article: “Law-Making by and for the People: A Case for Pre-legislative Processes in India” by Anirudh Burman

On September 1, 2020 By Anirudh Burman In Legislation, New Scholarship

In this response paper, the arguments laid in Prof. Dipika’ article are critiqued by raising the need for a standard definition of a pre-legislative process. A need to arriving at a definition in order to have clarity over the role of such processes in democratic system has been raised.

A Brief Response to “Law-Making by and for the People: A Case for Pre-legislative Processes in India”

On August 29, 2020 By Arun PS and Ritambhara Singh In New Scholarship

This paper raises the idea of the need for pre-legislative consultation processes with the involvement of citizens, and relevant stakeholders through a quick illustration of the impact of the Draft Environment Impact Assessment, 2020

Law-Making by and for the People: A Case for Pre-Legislative Processes in India

On August 28, 2020 By Prof. Dipika Jain In New Scholarship

In this piece, Dipika Jain, introduces the arguments she makes in her paper titled “Law-Making by and for the People: A Case for Pre-legislative Processes in India” that has been published in the Volume 42 Issue 2 of Statute Law Review.

Discussing Volume 41, Issue 2 of the Statute Law Review (SLR), Oxford University Press

On August 28, 2020 By DGV Rithvik In Editor's Choice, New Scholarship

Our second part of discussions under the New Scholarship series around public law themed articles will include pieces featured in the recently released Volume 41 Issue 2 of the 2020 Volume of the Statute Law Review (SLR) – Oxford University Press (OUP).

The Ideas that led to Justice Frustrated

On August 27, 2020 By Shruthi Naik and Shruti Vidyasagar In New Scholarship

Civil society organisation DAKSH has released a new book titled Justice Frustrated: The Systemic Impact of Delay in Indian Courts. The book is an attempt to understand the reasons for delay in Indian Judiciary, and the consequences on litigants and the society.

An Introduction to the Vol. 31(2) of the National Law School of India Review

On August 21, 2020 By Dayaar Singla In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Legislation Analysis, New Scholarship

[Ed Note: We’re happy to report the release of Vol. 31(2) of the National Law School of India Review. This has been developed from NLSIR-Samvād: Partners Symposium conducted on December 9, 2018 titled “The Sovereignty-Rights …

An Introduction to the Socio-Legal Review, NLSIU Vol. 16(1)

On August 20, 2020 By Dayaar Singla In New Scholarship

[Ed Note: We’re happy to report the release of Vol 16(1) of the Socio-Legal Review. We’re grateful to Shannon Khalkho for having taken the initiative to reach out to us and to Mugdha Mohapatra for …

Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, NALSAR releases Vol 9 (2020) | A Mélange of Scholarship on Indian and Comparative Constitutional Law Issues

On August 19, 2020 By Dayaar Singla In Announcements, Comparative Law, Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Courts, Criminal Law, Federalism, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Legislative Reform, New Scholarship, Scholarships, Separation of Powers

[Ed Note: We are happy to report the release of IJCL’s Vol. 9 (2020). This Volume of the Journal seems quite promising with 11 pieces in the form of 7 Articles, 2 Essays and 2 …