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…and equal opportunity for all and continued membership based on active participation. Ten committees have been constituted in this manner so far: the ADR Board, Cultural Committee, Event Management Committee,…
…measures, examination and academic regulations. You can download a copy of the relevant rule or regulation by clicking the links below: NLSIU Employees Service Regulation and Finance Regulations NLSIU Principles…
…law and Human Rights. Hobbies & Interests: I like to write poems in English and Hindi. (A few of his published poems are linked below) https://www.lawctopus.com/peeping-into-a-poem/ https://www.lawctopus.com/never-give-up-poem/ https://www.lawctopus.com/justice-is-an-illusion-poem/ Darshan Upadhyay…
Committed to reforming legal education and the pursuit of academic excellence, NLSIU places significant emphasis on legal and policy research. Research at NLSIU is primarily carried out through its Centres,…
Welcome to CLAT 2021! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…
…initiatives, we hope to further build and expand the NLSIU Community, connect our alumni with their fellow batchmates, and in future, also provide volunteering and mentoring opportunities within the community….
…schools in Asia. ►Comparative Corporate Governance Professor Umakanth Varottil, National University of Singapore ►Comparative Criminal Law Professor Mrinal Satish, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India ►Legal Argument and…
…regulate the policy process itself (Stone, 2012). As such, they play a pivotal role in governing the trajectory of policy development and implementation, often coinciding with common sense and assuming…
…integration of e-commerce into the metaverse, focusing on consumer protection and privacy. It seeks to equip participants with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the complexities of virtual transactions,…
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities around the…
Welcome to CLAT 2022! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…
…downloaded on the University. Date of Issue of Quotation: 22.09.2021 Last Date for Submission/Up to 4.00 PM on 01.10.2021 Quotation Opening Date: 04.10.2021 Time of Completion: One Month (30days )…
…Children’s Day, November 14, 2020 from 11 am to 12 pm. Lt. General D S Hooda, Former Army Commander – Northern Command, will deliver a talk and interact with children…
This e-booklet seeks to provide a brief-yet-comprehensive guide for the children, parents and teachers on cyber security. The book will explain the potential threats and the statutory remedies available to…
…rights or women’s position in Indian society. The responsibility lies with us.” Watch the full video of the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPC-VmJAg-c Keynote Address by Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta Prof. Pratap…
…travel records of the Prime Minister’s motorcade as part of his security protocol, the qualifications of an electoral candidate in their Election Commission affidavit—all these are examples of public records….
…in the Reports of the MeitY’s Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India, the MCA Committee on Digital Competition Law, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner,…
…Halarnkar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofvY2WRAV6Q The book is available here as well as on Amazon. Coverage in the Press/Media The Leaflet | Court on Trial covers vast ground, only missing things here and…
…our Open Access Policy. For further information visit our website – https://www.ijlt.in/ . Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for regular updates. For any further queries, contact us at ijltedit@gmail.com….
…the time to come. I was thinking along these lines during 2015-16. Around the same time, the Pathalgadi movement was happening in Eastern India. The movement saw tribal communities erecting…
[with Vandana Dhoop] The recently released film, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ raises important questions about gender roles and stereotypes….
…problem based learning pedagogy but we must not forget that we are not just teaching to one market or another…” Watch the full video of the roundtable discussion below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6TBpgZ0Jws …
…Tamil filmmakers are confronting the caste-glorification films of the past – but controversy is often quick to follow, and Tamil cinema’s history with caste is more complex than many recognise….
…the production of ‘empowerment’ narratives. It does so by critically analysing Afghan women’s embodied narratives of resistance and courage, as well as compliance and fear. These narratives are derived from…
…Chairperson of the Murty Trust. Press Releases & Speeches Press Release – Convocation 2023 Press Release – Opening Ceremony of the Redeveloped Library Convocation Speeches Watch full video: https://www.youtube.com/live/phE68NSYgYA?feature=share …
…carried articles by luminaries in the legal and social fields, including Roger Cotterrell, W.T. Murphy, Werner Menski, Asghar Ali Engineer, Pratiksha Baxi and Gina Heathcote. To know more, visit www.sociolegalreview.com…
…space in-between, characterised by narratives from women. By situating women’s narratives in relation to family, community, state, and international politics, the book explores the global-Indian interplay of discourses on FC/FGC…
The Indian Evidence Act 1872 was a significant component of the legal codification project of colonial India. It aimed to consolidate scattered common law rules of evidence into an organized…
…Kerala, in 1973. This historical record confirms the place of M.K. Nambyar, among the foremost Indian lawyers in Post-Independence India.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iXEjnWdRgE Selected excerpts from the lecture On the Indian Constitution:…
…practices of saving and investing, combine with the destructive forces of global capital accumulation to shape Delhi’s transformation into a global city. This complex but lucid account seamlessly integrates the…
[with Vandana Dhoop] This article argues that the government’s decision to exclude anaemia as an indicator of women’s and children’s health from the National Family Health Survey, 2023–24 creates a…
In this podcast episode, Dr. Sarasu Esther Thomas speaks to host Zubeda Hamid on the legal discrimination faced by single parents and other non-traditional families, and their struggle against the…
This article examines the role of litigation as a powerful tool to create awareness about LGBTQI+ rights and effect social change….
Excerpt: “Seeing like a state, it is a piece of paper that carries the evidence of ‘being related’ to a partner and the blindness of law does not see the…
On 1 May 2023, the Supreme Court of India issued an order seeking to recall its own decision in Ritu Chhabaria vs Union of India upon the insistence of the…
[with Vandana Dhoop] “The ongoing litigation around ‘same sex marriage’ in India raises the need to understand the importance of marriage to same-sex couples. It is also essential to understand…
The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) filed a plea against Google’s user choice billing system (UCB) in the Delhi High Court. The court asked the Competition Commission of India…
…as that of disabled advocate Moxa Kiran Thakker as a judge in the Gujarat High Court repudiate the theory that persons with disability are not competent enough to discharge responsibilities….
…by academic experts, every article in their database is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations. This bibliography focuses on the relationship between British colonialism…
…with competition legislation. The book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the adoption and implementation continuum in India and Pakistan, the compatibility and legitimacy generated by the adoption process, and…
“Voices from across the queer spectrum are uniting to demand a legal provision for marriage…for the ‘bouquet of rights’ one can access through marriage: adoption, inheritance, maternity leave, taxes, joint…
…Competition Commission of India, and if this is likely to cause a dent in Google’s dominance in the Android market. On March 29, 2023, the NCLAT upheld a fine of…
…(NLSIU), Bangalore Watch the full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZ1SUJUtFM&t=1700s&authuser=0 Organisers: For any queries, please write to Dr Anant Kamath, Assistant Professor, NIAS – or The VC Office, NLSIU – …
…at the 34th European Film Awards. Official trailer (with subtitles) available here Reviews: Sight and Sound, The Guardian and The Times Rotten Tomatoes: 100% approval See you all there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErLD8P4VUjY&authuser=0…
…be open to all. We look forward to your support and active participation in the series to enable insightful and relevant discussions. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGelDad2ZpQ …
…their seats by 10.30 AM. The venue is easily accessible by public transport, including the Sir M Visveswaraya (Central College) Metro Station. To RSVP, write to registrar’ Lecture Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdXBEinhmLM…
…kind of collaborative comparative richness is so unique and unparalleled. And that co-comparativeness is only focused on equality law. That’s really, really unique. Often in comparative conferences, we’ve looked at…
…and the grant of limited autonomy including exclusive rights over land and natural resources to certain communities. This chapter examines the politics surrounding the inclusion of minority rights within these…
…Chancellor, and other dignitaries at the event. Press Releases & Speeches Press Release – Convocation 2024 Convocation Speeches 2024 List of Gold Medalists Watch Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/live/HJmJB6EWhM0 Gallery …
[Co-author: Madhulika T] The Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare), Bill 2024 has been favourably received by several commentators, but a closer inspection of the text of the…
Co-author: Madhulika T, research associate at the Centre for Labour Studies, NLSIU This article examines the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, recently proposed by the…
The Internet Archive’s efforts have democratised access to more than 835 billion web pages and 44 million texts for anyone with an internet connection. Two of IA’s techno-legal experiments prompted…
…India with regard to environmental protection. Covering the foundational principles of environmental law, the book details the current status of international environmental law in the face of complex environmental challenges…
Authors: Sairam Bhat and The Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research, and Advocacy (CEERA). This book focuses on administrative regulation in environmental law. It also focuses on climate change, and…
…during the pandemic, this chapter will elaborate on how the DSB used the crisis moment of the pandemic to reach out to economically and socially disadvantaged communities using the language…
…our responsibility to respect these values and pass them on to the next generation. Reflections Watch this video by Prof. M K Ramesh reflecting on CEERA turning 25 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9yZHQYSlVI&t=9s…
…Urban and Regional Studies (UK), Zeit-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius Foundation (Germany), International Development Research Centre (Canada), and the Hari Sharma Foundation for his research and writing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuOaxa3v14M …
“In the border state of Assam, questions of security, identity and citizenship have long shaped its politics.” This essay focuses on the evolving jurisprudence of citizenship in the Indian border…
…which to view the desires, discomforts, and disappointments in urban India. Ultimately, I argue that taking sensation and tactility into account clarifies how social inequality operates through urban infrastructure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HcGaesPFG0…
…of Victoria in Canada in 2019. In 2022, she received the Dalai Lama Fellowship for Nalanda Studies from the Foundation for Universal Responsibility. Watch the video of the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MFsYyAeXeo…
…also question the idea of citizenship as inherently emancipatory, and consider what citizenship can look like when freed from the barbed wire borders of nation states. Lecture Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ5y07IRLfI …
…excellent pieces on disability laws and policies at the national and international level. This monumental work is a comprehensive exploration of the legal frameworks, policies, and jurisprudence surrounding disability rights….
This is a review of Jyoti Nisha’s film, ‘Dr BR Ambedkar: Now & Then’. It argues that the documentary reverses the Brahminical gaze at multiple levels by standing firmly rooted…
[Co-authored with Dipanwita Ghatak, Soham Sahoo and Varun Sharma] The practice of women eating after men is a common gender-inequitable food allocation mechanism among adults in Indian households and has…
[Co-authored with Alok Verma] In the last decade, the Indian corporate landscape has undergone a significant transformation, particularly in terms of establishing rights that benefit stakeholders. These reforms are said…
There is considerable institutional and academic scholarship on the subject of taxation of digital economies. Taxation in the Digital Economy, over the span of thirteen chapters, offers a ready reference…
A record turnout of women voters in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections notwithstanding, the voting narratives across India remain gendered.
Book Review: Despoina Mantzari, Courts, Regulators, and the Scrutiny of Economic Evidence – Comparative Perspectives (1st edn, Oxford Univerisity Press 2022)….
…I think today, we have to ask ourselves the question, “Is this a reliable source?’’. In order to follow more of his work, students can follow his website www.srirampanchu.com. …
…and the SMVT railway station. In our conversation, we will understand what led to this trend, discuss how to identify it, and explore what can be done moving forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feI3l343Gd0…
“Why should academic freedom be of any concern to the public?” This piece advocates for strengthening spaces for rigorous intellectual conversation in India. Focusing on the role of humanities research,…
…is not overhauled, of course the system will have developed substantially from what we’ve seen in the past.” Watch the full video of her lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSvlM09jLRo More about Claudia…
…session with the audience. Registration for the event is on a first-come first-serve basis. To register, click here. Information source: Bangalore International Centre Watch the BIC Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaDMv18RMow …
…ties them together. Offering us a glimpse into the book, she reflects on what constitutes Indian liberalism and why a meaningful inquiry into the subject resists disciplinary boundaries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBLkaBpBWmk …
[co-edited with R. Krishnaswamy] This book explores the future of liberalism in India. It moves away from traditional approaches and draws upon resources from other disciplines – those subjects which…
Despite considerable scholarly and other writing on the Manusmriti terming it regressive, especially in its denial of rights to women, the presence of Manu still looms large in our courts….
…February 7, 2024 (11:59 pm). A detailed schedule will be shared with registered attendees ahead of the campus day. For queries or assistance, please write to Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNmD6IlyDYU …
…Association meetings in Seattle in November which I attended virtually,” said Manhar. The SHA has also uploaded a video of the reading which can be viewed below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Xl_gpzALM …
…a travelling film festivals organized by Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA) in campuses across India. Website: www.thefilmfromtheshadows.com About the Director Miriam Chandy Menacherry, Director/Producer/Screenwriter. Miriam makes films that celebrate…
…Medal Winners List Vice-Chancellor’s Report Convocation Address Watch the video of the convocation proceedings below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3uK6zaoHE Previous Convocations 29th Convocation | 2021 In 2021, 866 degrees and 48 medals were…
…Forschung, 33] (Music Education: Concepts, Practices, and Political Dimensions). Essen (Die Blaue Eule), 112–131.ISBN 978-3 89924346 Blogs, Portals, Magazines, Newspapers https://understory.in/stories/listening-to-voices/ https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-healer-and-other-korean-dramas-quietly-deal-with-abandonment-possible-self-care-strategies-9689041.html Promises of the Kwai: Discovering voices that sing…
…Day Cleanse’ meal service in Bangalore and also conducted a number of talks and workshops around managing health through simple, daily practices. Please visit her website for more details: https://www.maribwellness.com/…
…the context of company, competition, and insolvency laws. With the help of test suites i.e. precedents from Indian company, insolvency and competition law, this paper iterates a compelling justification for…
…Legal mandate of policewomen in India Compendium | Global practices on women in police Watch the inaugural webinar on ‘Global Practices on Women in Policing’ below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGelDad2ZpQ&t=1s Final Output The…
…Post Graduate Diploma Course on Cyber Laws and Cyber Forensics offered by the University. To watch the proceedings of the DSCI Excellence Awards 2021, click on the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BScsWQ83fsA…
…the Chief Guest on the occasion and delivered the Convocation Address. More details available below: Press Release Medal Winners Notification Vice Chancellor’s Convocation Report Convocation Address – Excerpts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQ9Q2mxcns …
…a recent complaint to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Apple Inc has been accused of abusing its dominance by forcing app developers, who have their apps hosted on the…
…to approach the law,” he said. Dr Nigam shares more about NLSIU in the next segment of the AIR Programme. Watch the AIR interview Part-1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHLKz7y0Vy8&t=806s …
…rights, and opportunities in the online world. Platform: The panel discussion will be held on Zoom. Register here to participate: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XsyYSqIfQgOGhQPi7qyvSw It will also be Live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate Speakers:…
…of Public Policy Nanditha Kalidoss | MPP 2014-16 Global Health Fellow Factly, India-Facebook Partnership Sukhbeer Singh | MPP 2015-17 Consultant, DAMU Smart City Mission, MoHUA For queries, contact: https://www.facebook.com/mpp.nlsiu/…
…contributes to literature on the impact of the pandemic from a gender perspective and also informs future legal and policy reform efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6upgNVLJkQ Sections of the book: The first section…
Drawing on case studies from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, this book asks why law is central to public policy processes in the Global South. The essays argue…
When a company is distressed, corporate governance becomes even more important. This article has evaluated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 of India in the context of fundamental tenets of…
Earth Justice aims to create a new jurisprudence by advocating the ‘Rights of Nature’. It recommends the creation of a blueprint for a new set of rights which has found…
This paper asesses the impact of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 (CLA-2013) on rape adjudication, by examining 1635 rape judgments from trial courts of Delhi pronounced between 2013 and…
…competition regimes elsewhere in the world, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) may distinguish between anti-competitive practices of trade associations and practices that facilitate and support competition in the country….
Looking at Article 31 and its initial amendments from a “law and development” perspective provides a critique of the current narrative of “conflict” and offers an alternative interpretation of its…
…The book is a tribute to Prof. Abdul Aziz, who has contributed extensively to research on decentralization. He also had the distinction of serving the first State Finance Commission in…
This book is fundamentally concerned with the relations among the theoretical categories of time, space and capital in India and shows registers of temporality and spatiality generated by historical phases…
…as the Special Public Prosecutor, and many others. She was a founding statutory member of the Internal Complaints Committee of the Delhi High Court dealing with complaints under the Sexual…
…the editorial board for all their efforts in shaping up this Issue,” said the SLR team. You can find the Issue in the archives section of the SLR website: https://www.sociolegalreview.com/archives…
…in India calls for the adoption of a specific law’ published in Mint on October 28, 2021. https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/refugee-protection-in-india-calls-for-the-adoption-of-a-specific-law-11635353951190.html Policy paper titled ‘Refugee Protection in India in the Absence of Specific…
The theoretical grounding for building a modern nation is in the Constitution of India which provides the framework for the welfare state. The idea of modernity and ‘development’ as a…
…delivered the Convocation Address on the occasion. Watch the full video of the 28th Annual Convocation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp4Z-UulX0&feature=youtu.be Press Release Medal Winners Notification 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Annual Report 2020 Convocation Address…
…the website. NLSIR Online NLSIR is currently inviting submissions on all areas of the law, including case comments, interdisciplinary analyses, comparative studies, etc. NLSIR Online was launched as a companion…
…authors are requested to submit their draft submissions to both the mail.nlsir@gmail.com and the Digital Commons Platform by creating an account here. For further instructions and clarifications for submissions on…
…unregulated economy of rental properties, residential and commercial, organised and managed by a thick notion of community. This talk focuses on the relationship of these urban villages with the state,…
…ahead! For any other information, please write to Ms. Sowjhanya (sowjhanya@gmail.com) or Ms. Leeneshwari (leeneshwari@gmail.com) from the batch of 2012, or to Moments from the Reunion …
…School, Lovedale. I then went on to complete my undergraduate and postgraduate education at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) respectively….
Bharati completed her M.com in costing from Karnataka University, Dharwad and B.com from Gogate College of Commerce, Karnataka University, Dharwad. Prior to joining CCL in 2015 she was working with…
Robert L Hardgrave’s book titled The Nadars of Tamilnad (1969), a study of a caste in South India and the politics of self-assertion in the colonial and postcolonial period, is…
Prepared by The Human Rights Lawyering Clinic at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, this report covers the human rights and environmental implications of the proposed Sijimali bauxite…
…2. The Course will commence from November 2, 2020 3. The selected candidates are required to send their relevant certificates for verification via mail. 4. The remittance of fee may…
JM Coetzee’s critically acclaimed novel Disgrace (Penguin 1999) explores, among other themes, the relationship between law and justice. This compelling work is focalised through its protagonist David Lurie, a white…
This article examines how the property rights in land have come to be a constitutive element of social citizenship. Reviewing the theoretical developments on the idea of social citizenship since…
This chapter focuses on the regulation of the Indian legal profession and its implications upon the entry of foreign law firms. It posits that although the Indian legal profession is…
The interplay of legislative division and inter-ministerial convergence in India impacts energy conservation efforts across states, reflecting socio-economic disparities. Urban areas, central to energy efficiency initiatives, face challenges due to…
…they played a game in which participants had to choose, with very little chance to communicate, whether they would cooperate or compete with a group of other students. As part…
This book chapter looks at the jurisprudential foundation of copyright law, to establish legal bases for the rights of the users in copyrighted works. It takes approaches from consumer law…
The release of Bihar’s caste survey has sparked jubilation among social justice advocates and anxiety within the BJP, revealing the party’s vulnerability in its caste-based social engineering strategy. While the…
…Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Chair on Intellectual Property Rights at National Law School of India University, Bangalore under the Scheme for Pedagogy & Research…
Book Review: Douglas Ober, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India (Stanford University Press 2023)….
The hierarchies based on birth have not been justified through the use of the doctrine of karma here. But what is a matter of concern here is a social order…
…the global marketplace to ensure they are treated safely, fairly and honestly. Its vision focuses on a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable products and services. https://www.consumersinternational.org/…
…protagonists themselves are caṇḍālas. In those four stories which are centred around this class, three are comparatively longer stories, including the famous Mātaṅga-Jātaka . These are probably the most elaborate…
This essay examines the depiction of Caṇḍālas in early Indian literature, focusing primarily on the Mātaṅga-Jātaka (No. 497). It explores the everyday lives of the Caṇḍālas and investigates the processes…
…idea of ‘disruptive innovation’ and its implications for competition policy for India. The paper while acknowledging the pro-competitive benefits of disruptive innovation, elaborates on the fact that incumbents or potential…
…in this domain (not only in the context of companies, but any organization and institution to which this holds no lesser relevance), my core interests lie in corporate and commercial…
…As a public university with modest resources, these results are possible due to the exceptional work ethic of our dedicated University teams who are committed to the University’s founding ideals…
…She supervises archival processes including acquisition, documentation and digitization of the collections. Her priorities are to deepen QAMRA’s presence among queer individuals and communities in India, as well as on…
Authors: Sony Pellissery, Sattwick Dey Biswas, Varun Panickar and Saishree Priyadarshini Abstract Increasingly inequality in property is beginning to jeopardize social relations. Some of the resultant outcomes from such strains…
Author: Pradeep Ramavath J Abstract: Significant population growth of scheduled caste sub-groups coupled with historical internal divisions have been fertile terrain for the political manoeuvring. Given the growing ‘intra’ and…
…wage to the Consumer Price Index and compensating for inflation impact on wage. This is therefore an issue demanding attention from trade unions, labour law regulators and other linked professionals….
…Public Policy as a discipline originated and flourished, relied upon political competition (through democracy) and market forces (through capitalism) to bring order to the public sphere. When these arrangements normalise…
…common ailments; and one hospital bed per 11300 beneficiaries for major health interventions. Further, the ESI coverage was poorer for workers outside Bengaluru city, where the need of workers was…
Authors: Shreoshee Mukherjee, Ridhi Verma, Kaushik Basu Abstract In this study, we examine the effects of regulatory instruments on the financial performance of 18 private firms in the sugar industry…
Authors: Anjali Karol Mohan, Anognya Parthasarathy, Purnima Mahajan and Dr. Sony Pellissery Abstract This paper aims to explore alternatives to the dominant Euro-American planning approaches, which, while premised on the…
…also factored in, the earnings from this work were found to be paltry. The workers experienced high levels of stress and anxiety compounded with financial precariousness given the uncertainty of…
…of these legislations is simplifications of complex labour laws, our analysis shows that rights of labouring class are deliberately weakened to advance neoliberal agenda. This paper is providing historical context…
Author: Mohan Mani Abstract Garment manufacturing is a large employer of workers in Karnataka, with a large proportion of the sector catering to garment exports. Much of the sector continues…
Authors: Mohan Mani and Sachin Tiwari About the study This study has been done by the Centre for Labour Studies (CLS), National Law School of India University (NLSIU). This develops…
Abstract: Teacher attendance, motivation and effort are important constraints in India‟s public education system, which is plagued by low learning outcomes. While the literature has explained poor performance in education…
…in the socio-economic life of minorities in Karnataka (Japhet et.al., 2015). It is recognised that if minority communities were to be mainstreamed into the socio-economic and political life of the…
…and the various concerns that come with it. An evaluation of Kerala’s Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme (AUEGS) occupies the rest of the paper in order to fully understand how…
Abstract The era of Web3 is often discussed in terms of finance, economy and technology. Along with these industries, the entertainment industry has also been rapidly evolving with the changes…
…‘Fragment, Fantasy, History: Towards Newer Projects for Re-Imagining National History.’ The essay was commended for its focus on critically examining the historical imagination in the Indian context, highlighting the significant…
(From left to right) Mr. Sunil Kumar, British Deputy High Commission Bangalore, Prof. N S Nigam, NLSIU Registrar, Prof. Dame Wendy Hall, Mr. Joshua Bamford, British High Commission, New Delhi,…
…fields of Arts, Science, Commerce and Humanities backgrounds. We spoke to a number of candidates and here’s what they had to say: “My background is Commerce and Company Secretaryship. However,…
Abstract: It was the cult classic TV show Star Trek that first helped the public imagine a “communicator” that could fit in one’s pocket. This later inspired the design of…
…Government Law College (Mr. D.M. Harish’s alma mater). This Competition was the first International Moot Court Competition in India and has emerged as the most prestigious mooting competition of its…
…March 2013. At the Centre, she maintains the accounts, and helps manage the www.iprlawindia.org website. She also coordinates for annual reporting of the Centre’s activities with the Ministry of Commerce…
…surrounding cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its now infamous founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. There are multiple reports of poor oversight of the company, improper usage of customer funds for a sister trading…
…popular events on campus, Univ Week is usually organised toward the final week of the academic year. The event is organised by NLSIU’s student-run Cultural and Fine Arts Commitee (Culcomm)….
The Indian Supreme Court is widely seen as a vanguard of progressive social change. Yet there are no systematic studies of whether its progressive decisions actually improve the lives of…
Abstract The present study is an attempt to understand government policy imperatives in the areas of defence, and social sector, among five less developed and developing economies of South Asia…
…will operate under an Executive Committee and an Advisory Board, and will have a team comprising researchers from the areas of law and economics alongside other administrative staff. The Executive…
Abstract Traditionally, constitutional economics prefers a constitutional constraint legitimized by rule of law over economic constraint when public policy decisions are made. However, pragmatic politics considers both these types of…
The report, authored by Aparna Chandra, Mrinal Satish, Shreya Shree and Mini Saxena, is a result of a collaborative exercise between Center for Reproductive Rights, National Law University, Delhi and…
…Students must have completed their second year or higher of an undergraduate law degree (LLB or JD) ► Applicants must have a sufficient command of the English language for studying…
…based on either lack of legitimate purpose, lack of rational nexus, or both. It further analyses qualitatively the formulations and applications in practice of each of the components of limitation…
…country, steps the police take towards women empowerment are bound to have spillover effects on integration of other diverse groups and communities as well. The aims of this compendium are:…
…hostel was completed and the girls were living in Vijayanagar. Now, this campus has become a huge township. There is a lot of infrastructure which has come up. Many things…
[with Manhar Bansal, III Year BA LLB (Hons) student at NLSIU] This essay brings together reflections from a reading group at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Drawing…
This article highlights the stark errors in the judicial discourse on human sacrifice. In the Ishwari Lal Yadav case, the Court completely disregarded the cultural context of human sacrifice and…
…Prashant Sarin, Senior Partner, Bain & Company India Pvt. Ltd Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy; Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Arnab Bhattacharya Director, Homi Bhabha Centre…
Built around procedures, precedents, and practices, the Fair Trial Manual is designed to show how Constitutional and human rights jurisprudence informs both the substantive and procedural aspects of criminal…
With Anthropocene Unseen: A Lexicon, the editors aim at a resource helpful for this task: a catalog of ways to pluralise and radicalise our picture of the Anthropocene, to make…
There is a certain definitive interiority to the slum world, a spatial and a psychosocial completeness or boundedness. Perhaps there is something to that old, much-maligned anthropological notion of communities…
The chapter goes beyond the usual explanation of Hinduism of city spaces, and opens up more ways of looking at spatial politics through an exploration of two monumental structures built…
This study is a contribution to the understanding of jobs in platform economy or gig economy. It attempts to examine the earnings of platform workers and explores their experiences on…
…July 2021 | India Today’s Rankings of Best Law Universities | Virtual Verdict https://www.nls.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WhatsApp-Video-2021-08-03-at-1.02.29-PM.mp4 NLSIU topped India Today’s rankings of Best Law Universities in India. The University was ranked…
…(II) residence details including the name of the residence hall and room number (III) nature of the complaint (IV) the initial diagnosis (V) suggested course of action, and (VI) current…
…devotee public locked in an echo chamber crying out in pain. Somewhere, in the midst of this ramshackle town, everyone is joined in the expression of a common biraha [separation].”…
…disbandment of licencing in the wake of the 1991 reforms, much of the commentary overlooks the rationale and history of licencing. Industrial licencing emerged out of the nationalist discourse on…
…at SIAC. The case-study drafting committee for this edition comprises also features illustrious practitioners in the field: 1) Mr Niranjan Venkatesan, Barrister at One Essex Court, London. 2) Mr Arish…
…when it comes to decision making process in public sphere in her classic on Truth and Politics. The policy practice of ‘speaking truth to power’ has become increasingly opaque since…
[with Malika Jain] Dr. Sanjay Jain and Ms. Malika Jain explore the key takeaways from the SC’s decision on the role of the Speaker of the Legislature, Governor, Election Commission…
“Loss of life is tragic, period. However, one cannot help but notice the selective mourning, which seems to stem from sociopolitical apathy towards the refugees. The tragic agony in the…
…non compliance with India’s obligations under the UNCRPD. A few key areas on women’s mental health looked at includeperceptions of women with mental illness, the human rights of women with…
Gender morality is explored in “The Hindu Widow” by Ananya Hassan Satish as well as rights of sex workers by Himani Chauhan Areas of family law are explored through succession…
…use of judges, labour law practitioners, industrial relations specialists and students who need or desire ready access to authoritative information of a comparative nature on problems arising in the field…
[with Praveen Tripathi] This article evaluates the implementation of the cartel leniency programme by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) using comprehensive data covering all related decisions of the CCI…
…Centre is seeking thematically driven contributions that are cross-cutting from academic disciplines. Policy perspectives from the activists based on their field-based experiences are also welcome. Concept Note ‘Wait’— a common…
…ritual-obsessed Hindus refusing to see the progressive spirits of the emerging world and studied as a branch of anthropology, suddenly began to be seen as a complex reality deeply embedded…
…in Bangalore for many years now. I am a B.Com graduate, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Early on in my life, I had decided…
…registration mandatory Note: Alumni are required to separately purchase tickets for the Alumni Association’s dinner. Kindly write to the Governing Board at nlsiu.alumni.worldwide@gmail.com for further details. Schedule: Sunday, 17th December…
Co-author: Moiz Tundawala Volume editors: Mathew John, Vishwas H. Devaiah, Pritam Baruah, Moiz Tundawala, Niraj Kumar This piece is a book comment on Jon Wilson’s “The Domination of Strangers: Modern…
…of short essays, commentary, book reviews and other forms of writing ranging between 800-2500 words that speaks to the Aims and Scope of the Journal. SLR welcomes interdisciplinary research that…
…an eCommerce entrepreneur at the age of 14 whereby he attained the top-ranking status in his category on eBay.com. In terms of education, he graduated from St. Stephens’ College, University…
This essay explores Periyar’s idea of Samadharma, its relation to socialism and its commitment to equality and secularism. It also briefly discusses Section 295A and how it was used against…
The pressing need to manage the spiralling number of landless people around the world has compelled several states to experiment with scattered land distribution programmes in combination with welfare transfers,…
…interest in journalism. After graduating with distinction in B.Com (Hons) from University of Delhi, she sought to combine her interest in finance with her penchant for storytelling. She completed her…
…Competition Commission of India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Through various courses, Prarthana’s main interests have grown beyond Regulation and…
…the Legal Resource Centre, a collective of lawyers and legal professionals engaged in demystification of the law for indigenous and Adivasi communities, through legal workshops, training materials, academic and action…
…days and average bench strength are not good indicators of court productivity- the workload per judge being actually lower in district courts with lower productivity, compared to those with higher…
Intervening in contemporary debates around secularism, this article characterises the fight between New Atheism and religious extremism as a “false conflict”. The author argues that political atheism—drawn from his engagement…
In this commentary, part of a book forum on Srila Roy’s (2022) book ”Changing the Subject: Feminist and Queer Politics in Neoliberal India”, I argue that the feminist and queer…
Excerpt: “Bazball has two elements, neither of which are surprising. It encourages people to play without fear. But that’s not the only thing. It also encourages people to immerse themselves…
On 7 February 2024, the Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill. In this article, Prof. (Dr.) Sarasu Esther Thomas unpacks its provisions along with their legal and…
[Co-authored with Rahul Bajaj] The Supreme Court’s judgment in Association for Democratic Reforms and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. (“Electoral Bonds Judgment”) has been widely hailed as a…
Excerpt: The followers of Swami Shri Haridasji live in the sand-laden compound of Tatiasthan and assemble in song with devotees from the general public every evening. This musical tradition is…
…world it inhabits. An ‘empire of AI’ unravels the politics of AI which gets more complex at an intersection of sociopolitical (related to the macro-effect of AI at a global…
…the scope of some laws regulating work beyond the traditional boundaries. Written by a team of experts in the field of labour law, the Handbook offers a comprehensive review and…
…She holds a Post-Graduate Degree in Human Resource Management from Vidhya Vardhaka College of Engineering. She completed her B. Com Degree from Basudev Somani College, Mysore. Outside of work, Vandana…
…emotional support and intellectual comradeship I must acknowledge here as a token of gratitude. What triggered my interest in law: Witnessing the everyday struggles of common people acted as a…
…Competition, 2024-2025’ in Bengaluru. The competition, scheduled on 14th -15th September 2024, at NLSIU, Bengaluru campus, is set to be centered around the intersection of finance, technology and the regulatory…
Critiquing the policy to incentivise patent filing by academicians, this blog post argues why patents may not be relevant in every field and how this policy may result in frivolous…
…access to justice for children in the Juvenile Justice System, a team of lawyers navigate the complexities and assess the role of different actors including legal services providers—government-appointed lawyers, pro…
…to the dichotomy of the Court favouring either the government or the opposition. However, a careful reading and analysis of the judgment reveals a more complex and balanced picture. For…
…as ‘due process’, “natural justice”, ‘essential functions of legislatures’ are incapable of a comprehensive definition. But this difficulty is actually their strength because it makes them basic, elastic and eternal.”…
…voices to present its vision of Hindu Rashtra as not based on orthodoxy-inspired social hierarchy but as compatible with modern democracy. What does this mean for Tamil Nadu politics, where…
Excerpt: “Every generation has its community engagements that nourishes it. We had single screen cinemas, you will have your ways of bonding with strangers, and hopefully not only on social…
Excerpt: “Why are we inclined to believe in moral tragedies? Because this is somewhat tempting in a comforting sort of way: the world presumably consists of values that can’t all…
How disability is modeled or understood is determinative in the evolution of both Disability Studies and Disability Politics. By focusing on India, this chapter demonstrates that transformation and metamorphosis in…
…also discuss how the Special Section in American Anthropologist does not capture another form of complicity—which we classify as claim-dismissing complicity. We find examples of claim-dismissing complicity in the Indian…
Mumbai/Bombay: Majoritarian Neoliberalism, Informality, Resistance, and Wellbeing,” edited by Sujata Patel, D. Parthasarathy, and George Jose, explores the intersection of neoliberal capitalism and Hindu majoritarianism in shaping Mumbai. The book…
Excerpt: ‘Fires in cities are more common than we think. We see these massive fires that claim several lives as few and far between. The gruesome cases in Rajkot and…
…Human Resource Management and Finance from Jain University. She complemented her B.Com degree from the Mount Carmel College, in Bengaluru. During her college years, she actively participated in various extracurricular…
Conventionally, entry is thought to enhance welfare by enhancing competition and hence lowering prices and increasing the output. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, working with an n-firm Cournot oligopoly set…
…to submit their manuscripts via our Digital Commons platform. Please refer to this guide for instructions and clarifications with respect to navigating Digital Commons. The deadline for submissions is 15th…
The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, invites entries for the 27ᵗʰ Annual H.M. Seervai Essay Competition in Constitutional Law. Participants in this pan-India essay competition stand a chance…
…platform to deepen my understanding of the complex relationship between gender and the legal system. On pursuing law and your areas of interest: Following a comprehensive exploration of various subjects,…
When the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab in 1980, it also laid down a sentencing framework for…
This chapter focuses on consumer protection in E-Commerce in India and the success of online dispute resolution through mediation initiative carried out by National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.
This chapter describes the trends and patterns of usage of the PWDVA and examines judicial approaches towards adjudication under the Act. This chapter is based on an empirical analysis of…
The Indian Supreme Court has been called “the most powerful court in the world” for its wide jurisdiction, its expansive understanding of its own powers, and the billion-plus people under…
In this paper a comprehensive analysis of the state of Indian judiciary has been made. The various factors which have attributed to docket explosion and arrears have been discussed by…
This article focuses on the background and constitutional perspective of secularism as implemented in India, the Supreme Court’s interpretation of secularism and identification of certain religious practices as an essential…
Rashmi Venkatesan’s article analyses the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights from an Indian labour rights perspective, looking at the garment supply chain in particular. It argues that it…
National Law School of India University, Bangalore invites entries for the 25ᵗʰ Annual H.M. Seervai Essay Competition in Constitutional Law. Participants in this pan-India essay competition stand a chance to…
…command over a local language might seem redundant. However, knowledge of the native tongue is not only useful, but can also help us broaden our connect with people, and cities…
Ratna Kapur’s book, Gender, Alterity and Human Rights: Freedom in a Fishbowl, is a much-needed, well-timed, radical critique of the current human rights praxis. While Kapur does acknowledge the value…
…If I close my eyes and think about law school, this is the first image that comes to mind. Your thoughts on starting your teaching journey at NLS? I am…
…and complicate the ‘winners’ and the ‘losers’ narrative of trade liberalisation. By exploiting the concessions extracted under the TRIPS, the Act seems to balance competing interests – that of a…
In the forty years since Bachan Singh upheld the constitutional validity of the death penalty in May 1980, there have been numerous concerns about the fate of the death penalty…
This article makes a case for the commingling of caste and disability issues to make social justice movements more inclusive. According to the authors, “Anchoring the identities of caste and…
…any hill state town. We expect solutions specifically dealing with concrete challenges such as Market spaces, Housing and Habitats, Informal settlements etc. The Competition Competition has two stages. In the…
…years of loyal and committed service, and wish him all the very best for his life ahead. Mr. Ramesh Kumar, who hails from Bangalore, joined the NLSIU Library in…
We are thrilled to announce the relaunch of the National Law School Journal (NLSJ), the flagship faculty-led journal of NLSIU, with a new website and a special commemorative issue. Published…
Image Source: imdb.com The University is organising a movie night this Friday on campus for the NLS community. We are screening the critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning Malayalam film Kumbalangi…
…weekend to celebrate the alumni community. Whether you participated in-person or virtually, you helped make this an event that we won’t soon forget. For those of you who may have…
National Law School of India University, Bangalore invites entries for the 26ᵗʰ Annual H.M. Seervai Essay Competition in Constitutional Law. Participants in this pan-India essay competition stand a chance to…
…legal compliance, MIS Management and budgeting, and stakeholder management. She graduated with a gold medal in B.Com from Stella Maris College, Chennai, and holds an MBA in Finance, as well…
Mapping the responses of feminist groups to the J. S. Verma Committee, this article underscores inconsistencies between the positions on defining sexual offences on the one hand and suggesting appropriate…
…BA LLB 2013) on their victory in their complaint against PepsiCo., for unfair trade practices defined under the Consumer Protection Act. The Karnataka State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission recently upheld…
…Student Bar Association () All complaints are treated seriously and will be resolved as early as possible. Any issues with registration and execution of complaints can be reported to com….
…of the interface between law and technology. The journal carries scholarship in the areas of intellectual property rights, internet governance, information communication technologies, privacy rights, digital freedoms, openness, telecommunications policy,…
More than 95% of working women are engaged in informal work. There is a similar over-representation of socially and economically marginalized groups – Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, and OBCs. In the…
Sympathetic to Bhuwania’s concerns about the “protean nature” of PIL, and the kinds of judicial politics it has produced, Dr. Chandra uses the opportunity to review the book to interrogate…
…case provides a foundation for further development of the law on various issues of reproductive rights and compensation jurisprudence for state failures in guaranteeing statutory and constitutional rights of women,…
…Lucas paradox, which suggests that capital might flow from the poor to the rich countries. We also show the possibility of trade and capital flow being complements and not substitutes,…