- 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
Month: April 2020
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
विदेशी न्यायाधिकरण: न्यायसंगत या पक्षपात कानून के संस्थान?
- रोहित शर्मा (This blog is the eighth in the series of blogs that JILS will publish in various vernacular languages as part of its initiative to mark the International Mother Language Day. ) कुछ दिनों पहले 12 विदेशी न्यायाधिकरण(Foreign Tribunals) के सदस्यों ने कोविड राहत कार्य हेतु मौद्रिक सहयोग प्रदान किया गया … Continue reading विदेशी न्यायाधिकरण: न्यायसंगत या पक्षपात कानून के संस्थान?
অমূল্য লিওনা রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহ মামলা: কার্ল স্মিটের দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে
- জ্যোতিষকা গুহ (This blog is the seventh in the series of blogs that JILS will publish in various vernacular languages as a part of its initiative to mark the International Mother Language Day) ইদানীংকালে জাতীয়তাবাদ বিষয়টি আমাদের আলোচনার শীর্ষে বারবার উঠে এসেছে। জাতিসত্ত্বার ধারণাটি জনমানসে মূলতঃ যে 'একতা 'র অনুভূতি জাগায় সেখানে … Continue reading অমূল্য লিওনা রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহ মামলা: কার্ল স্মিটের দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে
Singapore High Court’s Judgement on Homosexuality : A Critique
By Hetal Doshi and Sankalp Udgata On 30th March, 2020 Singapore High Court (“Court”), in Ong Ming Johnson v. Attorney General,[1] upheld the law that criminalizes sex between men. The ruling dismissed all the three appeals[2] which challenged the colonial-era law[3] to be unconstitutional. This decision came after the LGBTQ rights movement in Singapore … Continue reading Singapore High Court’s Judgement on Homosexuality : A Critique
કાયદાકીય સાક્ષરતા
- પાર્થ ઠુંમર (This blog is the sixth in the series of bogs that JILS will publish in various vernacular languages as a part of its initiative to mark the International Mother Language Day.) ભાષા એ ગતિશીલ સમાજના હૃદય નો ધબકારો છે, અને તે જ રીતે સાક્ષરતા એ ગતિશીલ મનુષ્યના હૃદય નો ધબકારો … Continue reading કાયદાકીય સાક્ષરતા
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
আমার প্রতিবাদের ভাষা
- স্বামীক সেন (This blog is the first in the series of blogs that JILS will publish in various vernacular languages as a part of its initiative to mark the International Mother Language Day. Please note this piece is an updated version of a piece which has published earlier and removed.) ভাষা মানুষের … Continue reading আমার প্রতিবাদের ভাষা
Is COVID-19 Infecting our Privacy too?
By Shubhangi Agarwal and Harsh Singh In times of emergency, government gets a free hand to take extreme measures in order to curb the impact of the crisis. This sometimes results in limitations being imposed on the rights of the people. A choice between individual right to privacy and public health easily shifts the … Continue reading Is COVID-19 Infecting our Privacy too?
(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
The Journal of Indian Law and Society 