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Prior sanction: Torture’s recipe for corruption?

On February 12, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

I recently noted the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha Select Committee on the Prevention of Torture Bill with respect to the impunity clause which required prior governmental sanction in this article in the Hindu. The …

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An Injudicious Fraud

On February 11, 2011 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

Guest post by B.N. Suchindran, an advocate of the Madras High Court. “It is settled law that a constitutional authority cannot do indirectly what it is not permitted to do directly. If there is a …

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A Tribute to Ram Anand — Upendra Baxi

On February 10, 2011 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

A guest post by Upendra Baxi in honour of R.P. Anand, former president of the Indian Society of International Law, who recently passed away. Finitude is a fact that makes us all coequally human; even …

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On liberalism and politics

On February 9, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s thought-provoking piece analyses the tensions between multiculturalism and liberalism. This comes in the backdrop of David Cameron’s recent call for ‘muscular liberalism’ in stead of multiculturalism in Britain. The tension is ever-present …

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Constitutionally Defective Tribunalisation of Justice

On February 6, 2011 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

Aggrieved by what we saw as the establishment of a constitutionally defective IP tribunal (IPAB), we challenged it through a writ petition before the Madras High Court. On the very same day, a writ was …

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1st Annual SLR-Sage Essay Competition

On February 4, 2011 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

The Socio-Legal Review, the student edited peer reviewed interdisciplinary journal published annually by the National Law School of India University, Bangalore in collaboration with Sage Publications, is organising the 1st Annual SLR-Sage Essay Competition. The …

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Understanding our SC: Composition & Other Things

On January 31, 2011 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

In a recent post on this blog, Abhinav Chandrachud discussed his recent study of the Supreme Court’s composition (1985-2010) (published in the Economic & Political Weekly). In an article in the current issue of the …

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Neoliberalism etc.

On January 31, 2011 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Frontline’s latest issue on the price-rise makes a substantial contribution to the field reports on neoliberalism across the country. Neoliberalism, as an academic subject, has attracted considerable literature in recent past. It may be of …

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Public Appointments: Nolan Principles

On January 27, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Those following the debate on the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner may be interested in the Nolan Committee Report on Standards in Public Life, submitted to the British Government in 1995. …

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Consultation on Sedition Laws

On January 25, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

A consultation organised by the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion (CSSE), National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and the Alternative Law Forum (ALF), Bangalore In the wake of the conviction of Dr. …

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