Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Rule of Law, Uncategorized on May 25th, 2009
I was at Dantewada when there was a protest against the detention of Binayak Sen at Raipur. Four students from the Indian Institute of Sciences at Bangalore had attended it from where they decided to pay a visit to the Ashram (now demolished) at Dantewada. Very enthusiastic people I must say. From what I reckon [...]
Posted in Constitution, Democracy, Politics, Rule of Law on Feb 15th, 2009
A referendum is currently under way in Venezuela where voters are to decide on a proposal that would assist elected officials in seeking as many terms as they wish. Mooted by the Hugo Chavez-led Government, the proposal is set to be a watershed in the political landscape of this South American country. A similar referendum [...]
Posted in Democracy, india, Politics, Rights, Rule of Law, Terrorism, Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2008
At the outset, I must thank Aditya for giving us a casual glimpse of the Mumbaikar’s genuine reaction to the terror attacks in the city. Everything in that mail, right from the mode of addressal to the syntax, conveyed a stunning portrayal of the grim picture; something that a discourse can never hope to achieve. [...]
Posted in Constitution, Democracy, india, Rights, Rule of Law on Nov 17th, 2008
In December 2007, the Supreme Court deliberated upon the question as to whether conducting a narco-analysis test is constitutional and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution; the arguments were concluded in january and the judgment is not out yet. Its been more than 11 months since and what we have seen is an [...]
Posted in Constitution, india, Rights, Rule of Law on Nov 16th, 2008
My latest area of research includes a certain approach called the ‘Means- End’ approach that the Supreme Court is following now a days. Below is a draft chapter of the article wherein I analyse this approach vis-a-vis anti- terrorist legislations. …………………………………………… Criminal law is best understood as an instrument of control that the state uses [...]
Posted in Rule of Law, Terrorism on Sep 25th, 2008
The University of Chicago Blog contained a debate last week on “Torture, Law and War”. Below is the summary of the debate. This week’s Faculty Podcast episode features a panel from the “Torture, Law, and War” conference held at the Law School earlier this year; the panel includes 2007-8 Law and Philosophy Fellow (and current [...]