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Virtual Police Station and Thoughts on Design and Communicating Law

On November 18, 2015 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

For those interested The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has a new website called Virtual Police Station that provides a detailed tour of an Indian police station including what victims, accused, and witnesses should expect when …

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Reforming the Collegium: Issues at stake

On November 6, 2015 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

As the Supreme  Court’s Constitution Bench continues its unusual consequential  hearing on the question of reforming the Collegium to recruit Judges on November 18, the doubts and misgivings expressed by the bench as well as …

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Call for Submissions: The Indian Journal of International Economic Law

On November 5, 2015 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

The Indian Journal of International Economic Law is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issues – Volume 8(1) and 8(2). The Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL) is a law journal published by National Law …

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Closure of private schools and the right of children to education: A Rejoinder

On November 2, 2015 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized
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Who Will Save Us from Judicial Recusal? — Upendra Baxi

On November 1, 2015 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

Such is the gravitational pull of the issue of the constitutional validity of the NJAC decision, replete with surprise, that the issue of judicial recusal in certain situations is not discussed at all. But we …

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The Triumph of Judicial Independence — Part II

On October 29, 2015 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

The SCI did not hold that Parliament may not ever contemplate bringing about a change in the method of appointing justices; it only (and rightly) insisted that the NJAC changes did not comply with the …

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The Triumph of Judicial Independence — Part I

On October 29, 2015 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) has, in October 2015, done diverse things but, most of what it has accomplished is an enriching 1053 pages 4:1 decision that nullified the National Judicial Commission Amendment and …

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The Kania Affair: A Collegium of Nehru, Patel, and Rajaji Debates the First Chief Justice

On October 29, 2015 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

In last week’s Mint, I discuss an early controversy over judicial appointments. Shortly before Republic Day in 1950, Nehru had second thoughts about the first chief justice. But Patel pushed back strongly against Nehru’s demand …

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Reforming the Collegium

On October 22, 2015 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

In this recent piece in the Indian Express I argue that with the collegium system restored the primary question now turns to how to improve it.  To be clear, I take no position in the …

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Guest Post: Is RTE based regulation choking quality education?

On October 13, 2015 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The following is a guest post by Dolashree Mysoor, who is a Research Associate at the Azim Premji University, and works with the University’s Hub for Education Law and Policy (hELP). hELP is engaged in research and intervention in the …

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