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‘The primacy of the elected’
CLPR associate Mathew Idiculla write for the Hindu about argues that the rights of a legislative assembly of a Union Territory should be seen as an integral element of federalism and that the Supreme Court should affirm the primacy of the elected government.
Section 377 and Beyond: A New Era for Transgender Equality?
Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari shares her perspective on the progress of transgender rights and equality in India. Beginning with the history of legal battles of the LGBTI and the campaign against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, she moves on to review the Supreme Court’s recent “trans-formation”by recognizing transgender identity. She concludes that criminal law and sexual assault in India is, “still gender specific. It only recognizes rape and sexual assault where the victim in defined as a ‘woman’. Thus, transgender persons facing sexual violence have no criminal remedy”.
Is the Indian Constitution Liberal?
In this essay, Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy asks if liberalism is a key value embedded in India’s Constitution. He shows that it was not keenly discussed in the constitution making process or integrated in Supreme Court decisions. Moreover, a brief summary of debates in comparative constitutional design confirms that liberalism is rarely expressly embedded in a constitutional text.
Sumitra Hooda Pednekar & Ors. vs Life Insurance Corporation & Ors
This public interest litigation has been filed by Ms. Sumitra Hooda Pednekar and 6 other…
Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
In 2014 there was a second constitutional challenge to the RTE Act before a 5-judge…
Ghodawat Pan Masala Products and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
In the interest of public health, and pursuant to the Regulations of 2011 issued by…
Society for Un-aided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union of India and Anr.
Soon after the RTE Act was enacted, several private schools challenged its constitutional validity in…
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Oct 2019
Liberal Innovation Bootcamp: The Future of Storytelling
Venue Hilton Embassy Golf Links, Bangalore
Time All day
Liberal Innovation Boot camp in Bangalore organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
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Sep 2019
National Finals | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
Time 9.30 A.M to 1 P.M
31st
Aug 2019
North Regional Round | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue National Law University, Delhi
Time 10 A.M to 1 P.M
24th
Aug 2019
West Regional Round | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue Kale Hall, Gokhale Institute of Political Science and Economics
Time 10 AM to 1 PM
The Hindu
‘Constitutional and political history must be compulsory’ says NLSIU vice-chancellor Sudhir Krishnaswamy
The new vice-chancellor of NLSIU, Sudhir Krishnaswamy, says ‘Constitutional and political history must be compulsory’ when interviewed by The Hindu.
Over 90 North Indian teams battle it out for top prize at ConQuest
Rachel John from ThePrint attended and covered the north regional rounds at National Law University, Delhi.
ThePrint
BITS-Pilani is the big winner as ConQuest 2019 wraps up western round with mind-benders
ThePrint reported on the West Regional rounds of ConQuest, 2019.
IIT-KGP and NUJS teams qualify for ConQuest finals at eastern round in Kolkata
ThePrint reported on eastern regional round of the fourth edition of ConQuest, 2019.
Dialogues on the Right to Life and Personal Liberty at Ananya Trust
On 25th September 2019, Kruthika R from the Centre for Law and Policy Research along with Gunjan Rathore and Zoaib from NCS Bangalore Chapter put together a session on the right to life for the children – aged 10-16 – at Ananya Trust. The sessions focused on the death penalty and right to housing – two concepts inextricably linked to the right to life.
ConQuest 2019: Fourth Edition of India’s Premiere National quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
ConQuest 2019 took place in the months of August and September. South…
ConQuest: India’s Premiere National quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
ConQuest: India’s premiere national quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics is CLPR’s annual flagship event. It is aims to have students engage with India’s rich constitutional and political history in a fun yet rigorous way. This post provides a brief overview of all ConQuest editions since 2016.
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