This post is the fourth in a loosely-linked set of posts on colonial continuity in the Indian judiciary. Previous posts can be found here, here and here. In my previous post on India’s ‘British judges’ …
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ICON’s special issue on Asia (freely downloadable)
The International Journal of Constitutional Law has just published its special issue on Asian law on its website. The entire issue is freely available for a limited time, and much of the content relates to …
Continue readingRule of Law in India- A Quest for Reason
OUP has published my book “Rule of Law in India- A Quest for Reason”. I have made an effort to analyse the reasons for the dichotomy in India’s rule of law framework. On paper, India …
Continue readingDemocratic Decay in India
Here are four recent pieces I have written on constitutional backsliding and democratic decay in India. For more global/comparative perspectives, readers may be interested in these recent articles by Kim Lane Scheppele and Tom Ginsburg …
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Continue readingComparative Perspectives on Administrative Law in India
CALL FOR PAPERS – NOW OPEN Comparative Perspectives on Administrative Law in India Workshop, 6 – 7 April 2018, Delhi, India Hosted by Jindal Global Law School – Melbourne Law School – NUS Faculty of …
Continue readingMaking Sense of Judicial Language — Guest Post by Smaran Shetty
Much of our legal system is built not merely on the foundation of the black letter of the law, but also the manner in which judges interpret and give meaning to these words. The words …
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