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The Changing Debate Over Personal Laws in India 21 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
The current issue of the Frontline magazine focuses on the changing debate over personal laws. In the lead story, I argue that the fragmentation of religious authority, greater debate within communiti...
The History of the Jury in India 21 Aug 2013 | 02:32 pm
Kalyani Ramnath has recently published an excellent article that traces the history of the jury system in India. The Colonial Difference between Law and Fact: Notes on the Criminal Jury in India Thi...
New Resources on Legal History 21 Aug 2013 | 02:26 pm
My colleague Fei-Hsien Wang and I have been developing a set of digital resources for those interested in legal history, particularly of Asia. The website, hosted by the Centre for History and Economi...
Teacher Performance in Law Schools 21 Aug 2013 | 06:14 am
Sidharth Chauhan has this piece out in Bar & Bench on assessing teacher performance in law schools. As he points out although there are many excellent law teachers in Indian law schools there are also...
Paper on Grievance Redress for Social Welfare Programs in India 20 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
Implementation challenges are one of the most pressing legal problems in India today. There are many laws and policies on the books that in reality are under-implemented (often dramatically), whether ...
Parliamentary Obstruction: VP calls meeting to change rules 19 Aug 2013 | 02:24 pm
The Vice-President has called an all-party meeting to discuss changes in Rajya Sabha rules which will facilitate the House to function smoothly. As I have argued in this article in the Seminar, obstru...
Gadbois Interview 18 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
Some readers might be interested in Livelaw's interview with George Gadbois, a contributor to this blog, who talks about his book "Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950-1989". The interview provi...
Researcher Position at the Centre for Policy Research for project on "Land Rights, Environmental Governance and Inclusive Sustainable Development" 9 Aug 2013 | 02:49 pm
Position: Researcher for Project titled, “Land Rights, Environmental Governance and Inclusive Sustainable Development in India” at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Qualifications Required:....
The Impracticality of Jan Chaukidar 8 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
We bring you a guest post from Shambo Nandy, a recent graduate of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences who now works with Raju Ramachandran, a leading Supreme Court counsel. The....
How Magan Lal was Almost Executed This Morning! 8 Aug 2013 | 11:05 am
Strange are the things that can save a human being's life -- and it is a Times of India news report that saved Magan Lal from being executed this morning (Thursday, 8th August) in Jabalpur Central Jai...
