(I must thank Professor Ali Qazilbash at the Department of Law and Policy, Lahore University of Management Sciences for answering some of my basic questions concerning this controversy and constitutional law in Pakistan. Any inaccuracies, …
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Minority Quotas: Failed Lessons The Hindu today published an article on their Editorial Page authored by me on minority quotas. Have reproduced it here _______________________________________________ Lessons on how not to pitch for a Quota Reservation …
Continue readingMurder Most Foul: Curious Case of the Italian Marines:
The recent arrest and prosecution of two Italian navy marines (Massimilano Latorre and Salvatore Girone), on board the Enrica Lexie, in connection with the death of two Indian fishermen (Valentine and Ajesh Binki) has received …
Continue readingSupreme Court of Pakistan Cites Two Indian Supreme Court Decisions in the Order Disqualifying Prime Minister Gilani
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has cited Rajendra Singh Rana v. Swami Prasad Maurya (February 2007) and Jagjit Singh v. State of Haryana (December 2006) in its order that reviewed the decision of the Speaker of the National Assembly …
Continue readingPakistani Supreme Court Rules Gilani No Longer PM
As different networks are reporting the Pakistani Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Gilani is no longer a member of parliament and cannot be PM (the short order can be found here). For those …
Continue readingOpportunity for Lawyers Interested in Financial Policy
The Macro/Finance Group at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy has work opportunities for lawyers on interesting and important policy work connected with India’s economic reform. One of the important projects being …
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Courting Legal Talent: Announcing Litigation Fellowship
In a rather provocative post around two years ago, I bemoaned the fact that a disproportionately large number of National Law University (NLU) graduates opt for “corporate” careers (defined largely as jobs involving a significant …
Continue readingAzim Premji University: Law, Governance & Development Research Initiative
The Law, Governance & Development Research Initiative of Azim Premji University is looking to recruit interested and committed young graduates and post graduates for the positions of Graduate and Faculty Fellows at Azim Premji University. …
Continue readingThe Supreme Court’s Bench Size Problem
In today’s Indian Express I have this op-ed on how two and three judge benches of the Supreme Court are increasingly deciding cases involving substantial questions of constitutional law (think Naz, the RTE case, Narco-analysis, …
Continue readingPolitical Liberalism in the British Post-Colony
A new book, Fates of Political Liberalism in the British Post-Colony, has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The book contains essays on “the legal complex” in post-colonial countries. I recently bought a copy …
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