Yesterday, the Supreme Court declined to issue an orderstaying the implementation of the the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 [“the Amendment Act”]. Instead, the Court tagged Tehseen Poonawalla’s petition with several […]
‘Upper Caste’ Quota: Constitutional Infirmities
“Hungary” and Homeless: The Problem of Criminilization
Sumit Chatterjee Any law which seeks to criminalise rough sleeping, begging in public, loitering in the streets and other such conduct is problematic as it perpetuates a vicious cycle of poverty and […]
Death Penalty as Punishment for Child Rapists?
Rajat Maloo A disproportionate and ineffective measure, death penalty for child rapists is plagued by a host of jurisprudential, penological, and practical problems The State aims to regulate the conduct of the […]
Rethinking the Republic: LSPR In conversation with Dr. Usha Ramanathan
Ambarin Khambati & Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya speak with Dr. Usha Ramanathan Dr. Usha Ramanathan is an internationally recognised expert on law & poverty, civil liberties, data protection and privacy et al. She is […]
Justice and the Death Penalty: Is it simply a game of chance?
Somyajit Mohanty Death penalty, as administered and practised in the Indian criminal justice system falls short of morality by violating the principles of legality as laid down by Fuller. Introduction Lon Fuller […]
The RTE Amendment Act, 2019: A Monument of Governmental Failure?
Dr.Niranjanaradhya.V.P. In passing the RTE amendment, the Indian parliament failed to understand the pedagogical and human rights principles recognised by the Supreme Court in 2012. The Right of Children to Free and […]
From the Archives – Thoughts on Aadhar: Yet Another Blow to Finality
Vishwajeet Singh Bhati and Aradhya Sethia The following article was originally published in the Critical Twenties blog in October 2016 . Judicial remedies in the form of review and curative petitions are […]
Review of the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018
Nidhi Tambi The DNA Bill is riddled with a host of problems, both legal and procedural. It should be subjected to further policy analysis and legislative scrutiny before being enacted into law. […]
Rethinking Commercial Surrogacy: From Criminalization to a Contractual Solution
Anmol Jain and Aditya Saraswat Bringing escrow agreements to rescue affected surrogates instead of creating more crime It would not be wrong to state that the last winter session of the 16th […]
Wealth for Nations: The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Developing Economies
Binit Agrawal Sovereign Wealth Funds are springing up across the developing world. However, there are concerns in relation to their funding and functioning. Recent successes of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have caught […]