By Sahil Sonkusale and Nipunj Niket The world has been pushed into an uncharted territory due to the COVID-19 pandemic. None of the sectors of the modern-day nations remain unaffected. This pandemic has had a deep impact on the global economic setup. The world, apart from defending itself against the virus, is faced with … Continue reading Labour Laws And The Constitution: Indian Economy In Times Of The Pandemic
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Internet Suspension in Jammu & Kashmir: The Domino Effect of Suppressing Access to Information
By Varun Kannan In this piece, I aim to discuss the internet suspension in Jammu & Kashmir, which commenced on 4th August 2019, and has held fort till today. I shall argue that the crux of this internet suspension is the manner in which in hinders access to information – which has a domino … Continue reading Internet Suspension in Jammu & Kashmir: The Domino Effect of Suppressing Access to Information
Why Am I Under CCTV Surveillance?
By Priti Singh and Gaurav Kumar Introduction We often come across signs indicating “You are under CCTV surveillance” and we have accepted it as a new normal. The easy availability and affordability of CCTV cameras has extended its use from public places to individual apartments and buildings. More often, the people under surveillance … Continue reading Why Am I Under CCTV Surveillance?
Bypassing Brevity : The Problem Of Verbose Judgments
By Shubh Arora 1. THE PROBLEM The Supreme Court has delivered many landmark decisions in the recent past. The recent Ayodhya judgment[1] is a stupendous exhibit of the Court analyzing a voluminous record. The Court had to sift through volumes of documents supporting claims and counterclaims. This tiresome exercise was necessary to decide the … Continue reading Bypassing Brevity : The Problem Of Verbose Judgments
The Constitution (Ninety-Seventh) Amendment Act, 2011 : Co-operatives And Constitution
- Ankit Gupta The Supreme Court will decide whether the co-operative societies will remain a political tool or emerge as an independent democratic institution. Introduction and Background Amidst the major constitutional amendments and ensuing litigation post-2014, we lost sight of the challenge to the constitutionality of the Constitution (Ninety-Seventh) Amendment Act, 2011 (97th … Continue reading The Constitution (Ninety-Seventh) Amendment Act, 2011 : Co-operatives And Constitution
One True Answer? A Philosophical Perspective Of The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
- Prakhar Raghuvanshi Yuval Noah Harari once wrote ‘humans think in stories rather than facts, numbers or equations, the simpler the story the better.’[1]. Indeed when one discusses justice there are several stories, viz Utilitarian, Libertarian, Egalitarian and so on. One such story/theory is Communitarianism which, in contrast to the centrality of individuals, aims … Continue reading One True Answer? A Philosophical Perspective Of The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
Open Ended Police Encounters And Public Response In India
By Nipun Kalra “If the salt has lost its flavour, wherewith shall it be salted?” -Matthew, 5, Mark 9.50 and Luke 14.34-35 If the protector becomes the predator, how can a civilized society be expected to exist.[1] In the police encounter in the state of Telangana in India, four persons accused of rape were … Continue reading Open Ended Police Encounters And Public Response In India
(Evolving The) Law in the Time of Corona – A Critical Analysis of The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
By Ishan Bhatnagar and Ritesh Patnaik As the Government of India has decided to ground all domestic flights for the first time[1] in India’s history and several states imposed a severe lock down,[2] the debate rolls on if the government is doing enough and if it is doing so early enough. While a few … Continue reading (Evolving The) Law in the Time of Corona – A Critical Analysis of The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
A Little (Less) Research?
by Vasujith Ram In paragraph 160 of the judgment striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission as unconstitutional, Justice Khehar writes: “A little personal research, resulted in the revelation of the concept of the “legitimate power of reciprocity”, debated by Bertram Raven in his article – “The Bases of Power and the Power/Interaction Model of … Continue reading A Little (Less) Research?
Conversation with Prof. Tom Ginsburg, Professor and Deputy Dean at the UChicago Law School
Prof. Tom Ginsburg is the Leo Spitz Professor of International Law and Deputy Dean at the University of Chicago Law School as well as a Professor of Political Science at the University. He is a prominent scholar of comparative and international and has authored or edited several books, including Judicial Review in New Democracies: Constitutional Courts in … Continue reading Conversation with Prof. Tom Ginsburg, Professor and Deputy Dean at the UChicago Law School
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