Anjali Jena* & Himanshu** The World Bank’s decision to suspend new loans to Uganda in response to the Anti-Homosexuality Act has sparked global debate. While praised for defending LGBTQ+ rights, critics highlight […]
Amartya Sen’s Framework And International Law In The Critique Of Australia’s Constitutional Referendum Of Indigenous Rights
Shashank Tripathi & Shreya Jain* The authors critically analyze the nexus between constitutional referendums, Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach, and international law, focusing on Australia’s recent Indigenous rights referendum. While referendums aim to […]
The De-democratization of Urban Local Governance
Dr. Stéphanie Tawa Lama* Credit-ET Government The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts (CAA) of India, hailed for their intent to democratize local governance, offered promises of expanded political participation, reserved seats […]
Of Contestations and Contradictions: The Constitution, the Legislature, and Civil Society in Contemporary India
Kanav N Sahgal The Indian Constitution promises its citizens the fundamental rights to equality and freedom (among others). However, the process of ensuring this has been far from easy. This essay is […]
Aishat Shifa: Jayna Kothari on ERP, Article 15(1), and Intersectional Approach to Religious Freedom
Rakshit Agarwal and Niveditha K Prasad In the latest episode of Arbitrary, the flagship podcast of Law School Policy Review, Niveditha (Deputy Managing Editor of LSPR) and Rakshit (Editor at LSPR) sit down with […]
The State of Indian Media: Challenges and Possibilities : In Conversation with Ms. Saba Naqvi
Prannv Dhawan Vidhi Srivastava* Author, Journalist and Commentator, Saba Naqvi is one of India’s best known political analysts. She has published four books namely, In Good Faith (2012), Capital Conquest (2015), Shades […]
‘Disciplining’ Civil Servants: Another Instance of Uncooperative Federalism?
Mehul Jain The article presents a legal analysis of the recent events affecting the bureaucracy in West Bengal. To that end, it discusses the specific instance of show-cause notice being issued to […]
Muslim Marginalization and Politics in Gujarat: LSPR In Conversation With Mr. Sharik Laliwala
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 […]
The Love-Jihad Ordinance: A Constitutional Review
Saksham Chaturvedi This piece analyses the provisions of the recently promulgated ordinance on conversions for inter-faith marriages against the Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution, to demonstrate how the criminalization of religious […]
Federalism and Covid-19: Analysing the “National Importance” Justification of the Centre
Anubhav Khamroi This is the third post in the series of three posts on federalism after Covid. Find the first and second posts here and here. The Indian Constitution was never envisioned […]