It is an honour to be the United Kingdom's intended nominee for election to the International Court of Justice CIJ_ICJ in 2026. I am grateful to the UK national group of the Permanent Court of Arbitration for the nomination and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office for their support gov.uk/government/new…

THREAD: It is fellowship szn & I am tired that Humanities and Social Sciences ECRs have to go through the trenches of H-net to find a fellowship,leave it to chance,or gatekept communities.I am building a list of fellowships for PhD holders. Pls contribute: forms.gle/4XBi4hmhwRtd2P…

Does India have a constitutional cconvention prohibiting members of the higher judiciary & higher executive having un-minuted unofficial behind-closed-door meetings? (A convention formation requires long observance, public criticism of its breaches as impropriety, & good reason)

Hat tip: ଶୁଭ୍ରାଂଶୁ Subhransu K. Panda main.sci.gov.in/pdf/Notice/021…

We read the Swiss court verdict. It is remarkable. It's the first time a court has dealt with the whole sweep of allegations against Adani group, and said there is a case to answer. It's an indictment of SEBI and Indian courts. On The Morning Context themorningcontext.com/business/swiss…

As Arvind Kejriwal walks out of jail post 6 months, in the fifth episode of The Justice Brief for The Wire, I looked at 10 bail cases that no one talked of to see whether the bail pronouncements came to their rescue. Do watch. Link- youtu.be/SZPLhAOfv6Q?si…

It has been over a year now since I moved to LSE Law School in the summer of 2023. It has been a wonderful place to work, with excellent, engaged, & kind colleagues, responsive leadership, & sharp students. (Still miss working with the awesome Kate O'Regan Bonavero Institute of Human Rights though)

There has been an issue with the submission portal for the workshop on "Authoritarianism, Law, and the Remaking of Society". Deadline for all submissions - incl new ones - extended to Oct 21. If you've already submitted, pls resubmit your abstract to [email protected]

Lecturer in Legal Theory and the Philosophy of Law jobs.ac.uk/job/DJT445/lec…

Yes and no votes basically tied. Needs a legal history PhD thesis that can look closely at the history of such interactions in independent India to be resolved.

CFA: Towards an Endogenous African Constitutionalism. I hope there will be papers on the remarkably under-studied African Court of Human & People's Rights, especially its jurisprudence on the African Charter for Democracy. ancl-radc.org.za/opportunities/…

Abusive constitutionalism in Pakistan--otherwise unexceptional judicial reforms proposed to (allegedly) promote regime-friendly judges and sideline independent ones. And make partisan defections easier, making it easier to appropriate representatives from opposition parties.

Today's reading suggestion: Amal Sethi on Equitable Elite Bargaining Theory.

#BREAKING Bombay HC strikes down IT Rules as per which Central Govt had the power to set up Fact Check Unit in relation to Govt business.

Hivemind: IMO fake news & lies are used asymmetrically: autocrats appear to deploy them more frequently than democrats. Does a commitment to 'good' political values reduce the need to lie? Readings on empirical data on or theoretical explanations of this asymmetry very welcome.

#QuietQuittingX nytimes.com/2024/09/20/opi…

The 2 presidential candidates in Sri Lanka who promised to abolish the presidential system & reinstitute a parliamentary system have emerged as the top 2 choices of voters. One of them will be President. This promise to the Sri Lankan people must be kept. thehindu.com/news/internati…

We are recruiting a Lecturer in Legal Theory at Glasgow. It´s a wonderful team, and a wonderful city to live in :) Please circulate, and get in touch if you´d like to have a chat about the role. jobs.ac.uk/job/DJT445/lec…

Solid & brave judgment from Pakistani Supreme Court, protecting an opposition party from a partisan Election Commission. Frames EC as a 'guarantor institution' & highlights the importance of political parties for democracy. PS: footnotes 2 & 80 esp solid! supremecourt.gov.pk/downloads_judg…

Supreme Court of Pakistan judgment on the Election Commission + political parties. The Court cited my work and Aradhya Sethia Tarun Khaitan tomginsburg Interesting that the Court is citing comparative scholarship supremecourt.gov.pk/downloads_judg…