The advance access page of the International Journal of Constitutional Law (I-CON) has a fascinating article by Pratap Bhanu Mehta describing the ten books that have most influenced him. The piece makes for a remarkable …
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Submission to Parliament on the Sexual Harassment Bill
The Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP), a group of law postgraduate students and Faculty members dedicated to the practice of public interest law on a pro bono basis, has submitted this report to the Rajya …
Continue readingOn politics and constitutional institutions
Two recent, and rare, Op-Eds celebrating rather than berating our politicians (Shekhar Gupta) and our constitutional institutions (Jaithirth Rao) make interesting reading. In this context, readers may also be interested in this earlier post on …
Continue readingAnti-Defection and the Karnataka High Court
A recent post on this blog covered the Karnataka High Court decision on anti-defection law. Two recent op-eds, one by C. V. Madhukar in the Indian Express and the other by Sudhir Krishnaswamy in the …
Continue readingRethinking the UCC debate
In a recent opinion piece I argue that the rather hackneyed debate on the UCC and Indian multiculturalism needs to be reimagined given certain significant shifts in ground realities. “Legislative reforms in Hindu and Christian …
Continue readingGujarat High Court’s stimulating interpretation of the demands of Indian secularism
On Feb 10, 2011, a division bench of the Gujarat High Court dismissed, with “exemplary costs” of Rs 20,000, a PIL filed by a Dalit activist challenging the performance of Hindu religious functions during a …
Continue readingFeminisms of Discontent Conference
Jindal Global Law School and Australian National University will be holding a conference entitled “Feminisms of Discontent: Global Contestations” this weekend in New Delhi with a wide range of prominent speakers who promise to offer …
Continue readingKarnataka High Court: MLA Defection Case
The order of a full bench of the Karnataka High Court in the MLA defection case, dated February 14, 2011, which runs into 192 pages, is available here. The resounding proposition of the court’s decision …
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Countermajoritarianism, the Court and the Capital
Unelected courts in constitutional democracies are described as “countermajoritarian” fundamentally because they carry the power to invalidate law enacted by the directly elected representatives of the people. However, in a purely formal sense, is the …
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A new era begins in Egypt
As Egypt begins its post-Mubarak era, the successful revolution is sure to leave many bewildered. Till recently, political scientists hardly considered Egypt a possible candidate for a successful revolution, with many characteristics of historical revolutions …
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