Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Human Rights on Sep 20th, 2009
We have read in the papers that the report by Justice Richard Goldstone on the Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict was released a few days ago. The report has concluded that in the fighting that ensued in the months of November and December, both sides have killed numerous people and are accountable for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 20th, 2009
I am unable to decide if this would fall within “law”, but then law–>policy, policy–>law is not a rare phenomenon. Anyway, this opinion in the Hindu by C. Rammanohar Reddy of the EPW makes an interesting read. While the entire opinion can be found here, the basic issue is the latest application by India to [...]
Posted in india on Sep 19th, 2009
Here’s an extract from the Hindu Open Page, on the problems facing National Law Schools today (written by Andrew Fernandes) – …Another reality is that except some of the older NLSs, most of them have failed to make a substantial mark for themselves. They face problems ranging from a lack of adequate infrastructure to a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 18th, 2009
From the BBC News Service : A POTTED HISTORY OF THE LAW LORDS The House of Lords will be replaced as the highest court in the land when the doors open for business at the UK’s first separate Supreme Court in October. As the Law Lords ruled on Thursday that there must be a clarification [...]
The Jet- Airways stand off with its pilots seems to be a very interesting case to study. The history of this situation is that the airline pilots do not have any union and being contract employees can be shown the door anytime. The current financial crisis may the lives of the younger pilots even tougher [...]
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Politics, Rights on Sep 11th, 2009
The Economist is currently running a debate series on International Migration, and the content may be accessed here. The motion: This house believes there is too much international migration. Apart from expert insight, the live feed includes a platform for rebuttal from the floor, background readings, and an opinion poll. The Debate is scheduled to [...]