Workshop on Public Health and Indian Constitution Project

NLSIU is organising a workshop as a part of the Public Health and Indian Constitution (PHIC) Project on 17th November, 2023 from 10 am to 3.30 pm at the University campus.

The University initiated this two-year project in 2022 with the objective of analyzing the contemporary public health themes at the helm intersection of law and health. The project,  supported by the Thakur Foundation, aims to evaluate the constitutional framework within which the duties, powers and limitations of the government on public health are debated and scrutinized by the courts.

About the Workshop

The workshop aims to review and provide critical comments to the research team looking to develop a cases and material compendium of Public Health under the Indian Constitution. The research team comprises NLSIU Vice Chancellor Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy as principal investigator, faculty member Prof. Nanditta Batra and Academic Fellow Mr. Kiran Suryanarayana. The compendium is designed to function as a repository for all relevant constitutional case laws (along with critical Notes, Comments, Questions and Reflections) with respect to the interface of public health regulations with constitutional guarantees. The event aims to bring together subject-matter experts from industry, government bodies, policy organisations, think-tanks and academia.

Please note, this event is open to participants by invitation only.

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