This book studies the recent legacy of basti" evictions" in Delhi--mass clearings of some of
the city's poorest neighborhoods--as a way to understand how the urban poor are …

The law regulates some of society's most significant relationships through status. Yet social
and legal changes can diminish a status's effectiveness and importance. The debates …

It is sometimes suggested that one or another constitutional or supreme court-for example,
the Indian,'US, 2 or German 3-iS the" most powerful in the world." And yet it is far from clear …

Legal precedent serves as the foundation of the common law. Judges provide their
reasoning through precedent, citing cases to support their conclusion while distinguishing …

UPHOLDING JUDICIAL SUPREMACY IN INDIA: THE NJAC JUDGMENT IN
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE On October 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of In Page 1 …

Over the past decade, the world has witnessed heightened corporate interest in large-scale
land-based agricultural investment. While such investments can potentially have positive …

Pollution in the environment emerges as a legal and technical object on the one hand, and
as a repository of social and cultural beliefs on the other. What happens when we trouble the …

What is a populist judge, and when do judges embrace populism? Populist judges bypass
legal and procedural constraints, seek an unmediated relationship with the public, and claim …

Pakistan has experienced an unprecedented wave of judicial activism since 2005. The
judiciary in Pakistan has, for most of its existence, been subservient to the executive and has …

This article examines the broader and evolving role of the Supreme Court of India in an era
of globalization by examining the Court's decisionmaking in rights-based challenges to …