Kudos to Arun for his excellent posts on the Mumbai terror attacks. (Parts I, II and III here) The Lok Sabha today passed the bills calling for the setting up of the National Investigative Agency (NIA) and the Amendment to the UAPA calling for tougher laws to tackle terrorism. Ironic how it took a 26/11 [...]
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Part III- The myth of ‘tough anti-terror laws’.
Posted in Constitution, Court, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Rights, Terrorism, Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2008
Apologies for this delayed post. However, quite fortunately, the last Part of this three-pronged series coincides with two seminal events/publications. 1. CJI K.G. Balakrishnan’s piece on “Terrorism, rule of law and human rights” in The Hindu (Opinion Page). 2. The Union Cabinet’s nod for NSA Amendments and a new Investigation Agency. KGB’s write-up/analysis of our [...]
Legal aid & Kasab;the Catch 22
Posted in Constitution, Human Rights, india, Terrorism on Dec 15th, 2008
Ram Jethmalani stated that no lawyer should deny legal aid to Kasab, the lone terrorist apprehended in the Mumbai attcks, and that doing so would be a denial of justice. The noted lawyer has made a point in this regard. Apart from having a constitutionally guaranteed right to legal aid, the Advocates Act forbids a [...]
Post-Mumbai: The Long-er Arm of the Law.
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. [...]
Debate: Torture, law and War
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 [...]
This just in
Posted in Terrorism on Jun 20th, 2007
This just in. Former Customs Collector AN Thapa, one of the accused in the 1993 Bombay Blasts has challenged the Constitutional validity of the Terrorists and Anti- Disruptive practices Act (TADA). This comes in at a time when the Special tribunal is deciding on the sentencing of the accused in the case. Apparently the petition [...]
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