The ECtHR’s use of Minimalist Strategies in Reproductive Cases: A Limit to the Conceptualization of Reproductive Rights
On 13 November 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (‘Court’) delivered its judgment in AR v Poland. An applicant alleged a violation of Article 8 of the ECHR, arguing...
Assam’s Standard Operating Procedure- Stateless citizens elegy: Part 2- Legal sanction for SOP
In Part 1 of this blog, I argued that Assam’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) imposes arbitrary procedural requirements and stringent timelines that impede suspected foreigners’ access to relief before constitutional...
Assam’s Standard Operating Procedure – Stateless Citizens Elegy: Part 1- On Arbitrariness of Procedural requirements of SOP
On 9.09.2025, Assam’s Chief Minister approved the Standard Operating Procedure (‘SOP’) for implementation of the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam ) Act 1950 (‘Act’), thereby empowering the state government to bypass...
Towards an Independent Judiciary: The Case for a Separate Judicial Secretariat in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s judiciary has long struggled to transform constitutional guarantees of independence into a practical reality. While the landmark Masdar Hossain judgement in 1999 laid down the foundation for the separation...
Weaponizing Vagueness: The Chilling Effect of Karnataka’s Fake News Bill on Free Speech and Democratic Pluralism
In March 2025, the Government of Karnataka introduced the draft Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, currently under cabinet review. At first glance, the Bill seems to respond to a...
From Magna Carta to Machine Learning: AI Without Borders, Laws Within
With the rapidly increasing era of new technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), a deep paradox exists due to complexity, insufficient precedent, and loopholes in laws that ideally should preserve the...
When I Use a Word, It Means Just What I Want It to Mean: Two Examples of the Separation of Powers Under Threat
The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 quashes hundreds of convictions including those of a factually guilty minority. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 declares ‘conclusively’...
