Category Archives: Law

The Supreme Court: India’s Dark Knight

By Arun | Published: June 5, 2010
So much for the notion that all of constitutional law lies there in the Constitution waiting for a judge to read it fairly […] That is why the simplistic view of the Constitution devalues our aspirations, and attacks that our confidence, and diminishes us. A week back, Justice David H. Souter, who stepped down from [...]
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Herbert Smith Lecture Series at NALSAR

By Arun | Published: January 30, 2010
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At the Crossroads of Law and Policy

By Arun | Published: January 6, 2010
IIM Calcutta has introduced a new course of Intellectual Property Management titled “The Business of Intellectual Property” for the the flagship PG Program in Management. Launched on 15th December 2009, the course hopes to cover the emergence of IP, a focus on the legal & regulatory systems, the transactional issues in IP and even a [...]
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One year of SATL: 2009 in Review

By Arun | Published: December 28, 2009
Since beginning in early January this year, we’ve had a fantastic response to our posts, events and online discussions. 2009 has been a happening year for the world and India, and that holds for us too. The graduation fromThe Social Blog has been phenomenally well-received by our readers, and thanks to you, Something About The [...]
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Manjunath’s Legacy, 4 Years On.

By Arun | Published: November 20, 2009
Four years from the murder of Shanmughan Manjunath (who was killed in an attempt to expose misgivings in the petroleum lobby in U.P), corruption remains rampant in India. No instance exemplifies this better than the 4,000-crore scam involving Madhukar Koda which has sent shockwaves through the political establishment in the country. Whistleblowers are yet to [...]
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Putting the recent Russia-China deals in perspective.

By Arun | Published: October 16, 2009
The series of energy and trade deals inked between China and Russia during PM Putin’s visit to Beijing is of special significance for a number of reasons. Trade spats between China and the industrialized nations is not uncommon; indeed, Russia and China needed an almighty oil deal of $25bn and trade contracts worth $3.5bn to [...]
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