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Parliament and law-making

On December 27, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The just concluded session of Parliament has led to a debate on whether our MPs did justice to their primary duty, that is, law-making. Newspapers have been critical of the manner Parliament passed as many …

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Criminal Procedure Code Amendments

On December 27, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure passed by Parliament in the just-concluded session have not received the attention they deserve. A quick read seems to indicate the following, among other, far-reaching changes:1. The …

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Gender Justice and Judiciary

On December 27, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

In a recent interview, the CJI said, with regard to poor representation of women in Higher Judiciary: “We have to look for talent and not equal representation for gender, caste or creed,”. He said this …

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More analysis of the recent anti-terrorism law efforts

On December 23, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Writing in yesterday’s issue of the Hindustan Times, Ajit Doval, a former Director of the Intelligence Bureau, shares his thoughts on the Mumbai attacks. His views, perhaps in keeping with those of many within the …

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Sen’s Reflections on Indian Jurisprudence — Nyaya and Neeti Considerations

On December 22, 2008 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

I don’t usually dabble in jurisprudence for, unlike our other blogger-scholars, I’m just a word-smith like most ordinary lawyers. Yet, I find it increasingly hard to resist legal theory through the erudite mediation of Amartya …

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House of Lords debates Mumbai 2008

On December 21, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

On December 18, Indian media made too much of the fact that Lord Swaraj Paul presided over the session of the House of Lords, which incidentally debated cricket and Mumbai 2008. Here is the link …

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Martha Nussbaum on ‘Decent Patriotism’

On December 21, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Professor Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, delivered the Second Foundation Lecture organised by the Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, on December 17. Her …

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Desai and Sorabjee on the recent anti-terror amendments

On December 21, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The recent Parliamentary initiative to strengthen the domestic anti-terrorism legal regime in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks is justifiably attracting extensive commentary and analysis in the media, and on this blog. Today’s Indian Express …

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Judicial independence: Threats from within

On December 20, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court’s judgment in the case of Shanti Bhushan vs. Union of India has been delivered. My earlier post tried to sum up the arguments in the case. The core issue in this case, …

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Does terrorism influence voter decision?

On December 19, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Recent results of the state assembly elections led most observers to conclude that terrorism can hardly be an election issue and that it was wrong to expect that the Mumbai mayhem, coming close on the …

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