The Roundtable was part of CLPR’s ongoing research on the gender gap in the higher judiciary in India. The Roundtable brought together senior women lawyers including women Senior Counsels and other women advocates from the Madras High Court.
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CII Confluence 2013 – Creating Social Value
The definition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) continues to evolve over time. While ideas like diversity, inclusion and affirmative action have evolved in the West, they are at a relatively nascent stage in India. On the other hand, India is charting fairly unexplored territory with the proposal to make CSR spending mandatory. This summit brought together leaders in CSR, Disability and Affirmative Action from diverse organizations on a platform and help attendees gain actionable insights on how their organizations can weave CSR initiatives in the very fabric of business and nurture holistic and sustainable social development.
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Seminar Magazine: The Supreme Court on 2G: signal and noise
Volume No. 642 of ‘Seminar’ published in February 2013, featured an article “The Supreme Court on…
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The Economic Times: Why the Supreme Court is not the Bulwark of the Constitution it is made out to be
Sudhir Krishnaswamy from CLPR and Abhayraj Naik from the Law, Governance and Development Initiative of the Azim Premji University,…
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Karnataka High Court sets up a Judicial Committee for Juveniles
Earlier this year, Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice B.V. Nagarathna suo moto initiated a public interest…
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Laying the Foundations of a Solidaristic Welfare State: The Supreme Court on the Right to Education
On April 12 2012, the Supreme Court in Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan v…
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Post – CRPD development of the principle of “Reasonable Accommodation”
India’s ratification of the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (“CRPD”) marks a significant step in the development of Indian disability law. The Convention provides a rights-based approach through a social model of defining disability as contrasted with the medical model as prescribed under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995.