In our latest post, the authors talk about the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and its impact on creative freedom, and the legitimacy of the existing institutional mechanisms with respect to film certification.
In this post, the author talks about the non-refoulement principle from an international as well as domestic perspective, in the context of the recent Supreme Court interlocutory order allowing the deportation of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
The Supreme Court’s Interim Order in the Rohingya Deportation Case: A lost Opportunity? Read More »
In our latest post, the authors comment upon the legal status surrounding the LGBTQ Community’s right to marry. In doing so, they analyse important provisions of different personal laws and argue that the concerned legislations should be liberalised in order to allow the members of the LGBTQ community to exercise their freedom of choice in respect of marriage.
How Proud Are We of Our Pride ? Read More »
In our latest post, the authors analyze the scope of the “Right to be Forgotten” in India after the K.S. Puttaswamy Judgment and its potential conflict with the freedom of expression. In doing so, they also aim to highlight certain methods to effectively enforce the right in India.
Right To Be Forgotten- A Must For Digital Age in India Read More »
In our latest article, Raghav Sengupta (a 3rd-year law student at Jindal Global Law School) discusses the existing legal conundrum around citizenship in Assam.
In this article, Adnan Yousuf (a final year law student at Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia) has analysed the Amit Sahni Judgement from the perspective of human rights law. The author has argued that the judgement is contrary to Article 21 of the ICCPR and the recently adopted General Comment 37 to the right of assembly.
The Supreme Court’s Judgement in Amit Sahni Case and International Human Rights Law Read More »
Constitutional Literacy is the cornerstone of every transparent and efficient government. Read this article to know more about its facets, scope and implementation in India.
Constitutional Literacy: A yellow-brick road to an Effective Democracy Read More »
When the Supreme Court of India, one of the largest common law systems in the world legalised same sex relations by striking down Sec. 377 of the IPC, it resulted in much joy across the world amongst gender minorities.
However, things have not been as flowery everywhere. In this post, the author tries to chart the jurisprudential journey of homosexuality in two former British colonies, India and Singapore and to analyze the differences in their approach.
Undertrial prisoners in Bhopal, four rape accused in Hyderabad and now Vikas Dubey. The trend of police encounters in India is on the rise.
In this post, the author highlights some important questions relating to extra-judicial killings and further analyse its flip side.
India’s tryst with Extra-judicial killings: The Flip side of fake encounters Read More »
Days back, Uttar Pradesh Government rolled out an ordinance which legalised publishing name and photo of a person accused of violation of Section 5 of UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.
In this post, the author attempts to analyse the constitutional validity of this ordinance by pitching it against the threefold test prescribed in the Puttaswamy case.
