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
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 …
Continue readingA Tribute to Ram Anand — Upendra Baxi
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 …
Continue readingOn liberalism and politics
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 …
Continue readingConstitutionally Defective Tribunalisation of Justice
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 …
Continue reading1st Annual SLR-Sage Essay Competition
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 …
Continue readingUnderstanding our SC: Composition & Other Things
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.
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 …
Continue readingPublic Appointments: Nolan Principles
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. …
Continue readingConsultation on Sedition Laws
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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