When Kenya’s Supreme Court said that the basic structure doctrine is not part of Kenya’s constitutional culture and therefore the 2010 Constitution will not be interpreted through that lens, it ...

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020, (“Farm Act”) received Presidential assent on the 24th of September 2020. Challenging the Act, a Member ...

Justice B V Nagarathna, a Supreme Court judge, emphasized the importance of judicial independence and adherence to the oath of office despite potential career repercussions. She highlighted the role ...

The debate regarding a new constitution for Bangladesh has now reached mainstream politics. Responding to the discourse, the interim government has recently formed a nine-member commission for ...

After the commencement of the Constitution, most of the Supreme Court’s major constitutional cases revolved around one central question: the scope and sanctity of Fundamental Rights. Time and again, ...

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 13 months in prison by a Hong Kong Court for his role in banned Tiananmen Square vigils last year. He is already serving a prison sentence of 20 ...

B. V. Nagarathna, judge of the Supreme Court of India, recently emphasised that the independence of the judiciary ultimately rests on the personal integrity and moral courage of judges. She observed ...

In a rare moment of unity, political parties in early July reached a consensus on establishing permanent benches of the High Court in divisional headquarters. This agreement, struck during discussions ...

As India marks Constitution Day on November 26, attention often turns to the provisions that shape the country’s democratic framework. Among these, Article 368 stands out as one of the most powerful ...

Did our AI summary help? From April 7 to April 22, the Supreme Court will witness one of its rarest constitutional exercises -- a nine-judge Constitution bench hearing 67 petitions seeking a review of ...

Justice B V Nagarathna said judges must follow their oath of office despite career consequences and cautioned against erosion of personal liberty under the guise of public interest ...