Limitations of the domestic apparatus: considering the vocabulary and practice of international human rights law in Kashmir
The people of the Kashmir valley, caught in a dispute between two State entities, have been casualties of violence since ...
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The Indian judiciary and its not so holier-than-cow verdicts
In recent years, there have been increased instances of cows being granted reverence in judicial pronouncements. That many of the ...
Public spending on religious expenditure violates Constitutional principle of secularism
As India undergoes a crisis of sort relating to its secular identity, it must seek inspiration from the French model ...
Independent India’s Constitution is at threat from bigotry
To defend India, we must protect the idea of India as Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, and BR Ambedkar envisioned ...
Rethinking the Debate on Reservations
G. MOHAN GOPAL explains how the Constitution replaces the Brahmanic idea of merit with a modern, democratic, rational, scientific and constitutional idea ...
Democracy, Distance, Difference, and Disrespect
UPENDRA BAXI explores the ideas of India by thinking about the four ‘D’s of Democracy. ---- AS we enter the ...
No discussion, few disclosures: how Centre puts democracy at risk
The Constitution establishes representative government in India. The scope of public participation has accordingly gradually increased. In a participative democracy, ...
Privileges to legislators to do their duty and not for indulging in criminal acts: SC
Members’ privileges do not place them above criminal law, says the Supreme Court. Privileges are for the house to perform ...
Freedom of expression in schools: legal perspectives in India and the United States
Juxtaposing India’s legal current legal position, or lack thereof, with respect to freedom of speech in schools with that of ...
Immunity in marital rape brazen violation of Constitution
The immunity accorded to men who force their wives to have sex under Section 375 of the IPC constitutes spousal ...
Karnataka clears transgender reservation; now other states must too
Karnataka has amended its General Recruitment Rules to provide reservations to the transgender community. You may wonder how it changes ...
Marital rape: finding the right to say no
Stressing on the violation of constitutional values and international law obligations that occurs due to Indian criminal law refusing to ...
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