Book Review: 1947-1957, INDIA By Chandrachur Ghose- Interrogating The Morality Of The Idea Of India.

A critical look at the mayhem of the contemporary events surrounding us points to the questions about their backward linkages, their ought to be consequences, till the questions regarding origin of their discourse. In the contemporary political scenario with Union parliamentary elections just around the corner, multiplicity of passions and pressing issues are coming to light where the...

Book Review: Courting The People: Public Interest Litigation In Post-Emergency India By - Anuj Bhuwania

Public Interest Litigations (PILs) are one of the most celebrated features of the Indian Judicial System. Not only is it a tool to further democratize the nation, but it also makes justice accessible to a larger section of society by serving as a means for individuals who are unable to go to court by themselves, either due to financial constraints or personal limitations, to obtain...

Book Review - The Everyday Makers of International Law: From Great Halls to Back Rooms

The book “The Everyday Makers of International Law: From Great Halls to Back Rooms” unveils the Inner Workings of International Courts, and the authors embark on a fascinating journey to expose the intricacies of the international judicial community. This thought-provoking book delves into the practices, interactions, and confrontations among legal professionals that ultimately...

Lectures On Procedural Laws (2023) By Aishwarya Pratap Singh, Lexis Nexis [Book Review]

The conflict and court marshal side by side and procedural law assumes the ‘role of lens of the law’ to magnify the litigation and judgment. The procedural laws sound full of magic because it conjures a world of its own and seeks to capture the ‘real’ world in its social legal milieu. Lectures on Procedural Laws by Aishwarya Pratap Singh capture the arte facts/craft of...

K G Kannabiran: The Practitioner of Insurgent Constitutionalism | Book Review Of 'The Speaking Constitution'

The character of the Indian state and politics has transformed drastically over the last few years. Mob lynchings, hate speech against minorities, criminalisation of dissent, weaponisation of extant laws against critics, and evisceration of civil liberties, among others, have largely come to constitute the everydayness of India. This transformation, notes Madhav Khosla and Milan Vaishnav in...

Book Review ;Technology And Democracy: Toward A Critical Theory Of Digital Technologies, Technopolitics, And Technocapitalism

The technology did not just allow people to connect to their dear ones virtually; it was even the primary medium through which business was conducted- during and even after the pandemic. Teaching also relied heavily on technology during the pandemic, as human mobility was highly restricted. In short, the world experienced a digital transformation. From business to education to...

Review: Report on the working of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 by Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project

In September 2022, the Government of India brought a group of eight big cats/cheetahs from Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Amidst the celebrations of this project, what went unnoticed was the displacement of Adivasis and other similarly marginalized communities from Bagcha village, surrounding the park. Due to this ambitious project, the Sahariya Adviasis (a...

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar's Review of The Book 'Soli Sorabjee: A Great Maestro' By Sudhish Pai

The recently released book Soli Sorabjee: A Great Maestro, by Senior Advocate Shri Sudhish Pai and published by Law & Justice Publishing Co, celebrates the life and contribution of Soli Sorabjee to the development of Indian jurisprudence. I had the good fortune of writing Nani Palkhivala: The Courtroom Genius with Sorabjee, which will be cherished forever. Mr. Pai has arranged...

Book Review: Prophets With Honor by Alan Barth

"There are some who think it desirable that dissents should not be disclosed as they detract from the force of the judgement. Undoubtedly, they do. When unanimity can be obtained without sacrifice of conviction, it strongly commends the decision to public confidence. But unanimity, which is merely formal, which is recorded at the expense of strong, conflicting views, is not desirable...

Book Review- The Proof: 'Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else'

Evidence forms the ground for what we know, but at the same time, it is complex in nature not only in terms of the determination of its validity but also in terms of the degree of reliability in different contexts. The Proof by Frederick Schauer is one such book which analyses the various aspects of evidence in a detailed and innovative manner, not just from a legal perspective but...

Book Review: How Gourango Lost His O

I have been reading articles of Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Senior Advocate for a while. He usually packs legal developments in juicy anecdotes. Mr. Ram Guha, historian, is also anecdotal. But Mr. Ghose is different and does something more, he mocks without a pause. Himself first and all creatures involved in the affair, soon. I remember his one piece wherein he talked about 'rivalry' of...

Book Review: "The Power Of The Ballot: Travail And Triumph In The Elections" By Vipul Maheshwari & Anil Maheshwari

This book is through a spectacle of a Veteran Journalist and a Senior Supreme Court Lawyer, they begin their memoir by stating contradictions that occurred during the 2020 elections in India. Indians seem to be 'homoelectionus' in that they love to remain in election mode perennially, knowing well that elections are the bedrock of a democracy which India chose to be more than 75...