The following is an edited transcript of an interview conducted by Prannv Dhawan (Founding Editor, LSPR) with Mr. Sharik Laliwala, an independent researcher, over Zoom. Prannv: Hi Sharik! Thanks for agreeing to […]
Muslim Marginalization and Politics in Gujarat: LSPR In Conversation With Mr. Sharik Laliwala
Farmer Bills 2020: The Fallacies in Neo-Liberalism
Devansh Kaushik The 2020 Farm Bills reflect the neo-liberal view that an enhanced role for markets is the given path for economic growth. Such a view suffers from inherent fallacies in its […]
‘Deed Of Familial Association’ As A Putative Means To Affirm And Secure LGBT+ Families
Prof. Tiju Thomas Permitting a registered ‘deed of familial association (DFA)’, drawing from ‘Indian Contract Law’ and ‘right to life’ would aid legitimization of LGBT+ families. Despite progress in Indian queer rights […]
NRC And Quasi-Judicial Proceedings: The Costs of Unwarranted Executive Control
Mansi Gupta This piece examines the procedural lapses, judicial shortcomings and executive interference vis-á-vis the Foreigners Tribunal established under the Foreigners Tribunal Act, 1946 to demonstrate how the onerous burdens of proof, […]
Examining the Legal Validity of Patrilineal Ultimogeniture at Mizoram
Ankit Kapoor The piece demonstrates how the custom satisfies both the formative and operative pre-requisites of validity as regards the ancestral property, but is invalid, in its operative pre-requisite, as regards the […]
Cow Laws In 10 States Empower Vigilantes. Karnataka’s Is The Latest
Prannv Dhawan Karnataka’s new cattle slaughter law lets police arrest suspects without a warrant, permits police or ‘competent authorities’, which includes even vets, to seize cattle, premises merely on suspicion and provides […]
Relieving Developing Countries From the Threat of Capital Flight
Basil Oberholzer The threat posed by capital flight (or the large-scale exodus of capital assets) makes ambitious economic policy in developing countries powerless. This article examines the current monetary system to propose […]
Situation of Human Rights Defenders During Covid-19: Proposals for a Better Future by the UN Special Rapporteur
Prof. Mary Lawlor I know from talking to human rights defenders all over the world how hard this COVID-19 pandemic has hit them, but despite the enormous challenges I remain hopeful. If […]
The Indian Ocean as A Region of Future Contestation
Vijay Gokhale For two thousand years until the advent of European domination, the Indian Ocean had been the world’s center of economy and trade. All manner of goods moved through it from […]
Vidya Drolia: The Failure To Shake-Off The Ghost Of The Past?
Shivankar Sukul & Vedaant Agarwal This Post attempts to analyze the recent judgement of the Supreme Court in Vidya Drolia v Durga Trading Corporation and point out the failure of the […]
