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WHY ‘MODICARE’ IS NOT A GAME-CHANGER: NATIONAL HEALTH PROTECTION SCHEME AND HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH
By Saurabh Bhattacharjee The announcement of the flagship National Health Protection Scheme [NHPS] by the Finance Minister. Mr Arun Jaitley in his budget speech earlier this week has led to renewed attention on the direction of public healthcare in India. Branded by some as the ‘Modicare’, the scheme promises to provide an insurance cover uptoRs. … Continue reading WHY ‘MODICARE’ IS NOT A GAME-CHANGER: NATIONAL HEALTH PROTECTION SCHEME AND HUMAN RIGHT TO HEALTH
External Aid Of Interpreting Statutes – Speech Orated By Ministers Who Present The Bill
by Saniya Mirani The Indian judiciary resorts to two types of aids in interpreting a statute – internal and external aids to interpretation. Internal aids include the preamble, marginal notes, and headings of the relevant statute, etc., while external aids include legislative history, and surrounding social circumstances, amongst others. The external aids are only resorted … Continue reading External Aid Of Interpreting Statutes – Speech Orated By Ministers Who Present The Bill
Conversation with Mr. Pradeep S Mehta, Founder Secretary General of Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International).
Mr. Pradeep S Mehta is the founder Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International), a leading economic policy research, advocacy and networking, non-governmental group in India, with offices in Nairobi, Lusaka, Accra, Hanoi and Geneva. In April, 2012, Mehta has been nominated to the High Level Stakeholders Panel of WTO … Continue reading Conversation with Mr. Pradeep S Mehta, Founder Secretary General of Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International).
Remedying the Malady: Laws on Advance Directives in India
by Tejas Popat Advance Medical Directive, (hereafter ‘directive/s’) or what is commonly known as a ‘living will’ is a document indicative of an individual’s wish to continue medical treatment or not when he is artificially kept alive. Recently, the Health Ministry released a draft of, ‘The Medical Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients (Protection of Patients … Continue reading Remedying the Malady: Laws on Advance Directives in India
Prologue
The Night of EvilThe man looked tense. He made his way through the bushes and into the dark field. The field lay in front of a big mansion-like building. It looked like a traditional palace. The only odd thing about the palace was that it was strangely glowing with bright light. And the place was … Continue reading Prologue
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
One Rank, One Pension: Not a Pandora’s Box
by Varun Srivastava The demand for One Rank, One Pension (OROP) has existed in various forms since 1973, when the policy was terminated by an order subsequent to the 3rd Central Pay Commission. In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has held in D.S. Nakara & others v. Union of India that “pension is not a … Continue reading One Rank, One Pension: Not a Pandora’s Box
Forthcoming Article Discussed in the Jaipur Lit Fest
A forthcoming article, to be published in the Volume 5 (Monsoon) issue of JILS, was discussed by Mr. Salil Tripathi (Contributing Editor at LiveMint and The Caravan Magazine) at the Jaipur Literature Festival. The article, penned by Ms. Shruti Rajagopalan (Assistant Professor in Economics at Purchase College, State University of New York), is entitled "Bhopal Gas Tragedy: … Continue reading Forthcoming Article Discussed in the Jaipur Lit Fest
The Journal of Indian Law and Society 