I graduated from law school in 1982, joined the bar in Delhi, India. I continue to practice there. I balance my time between practice and research and writing.
Rule of Law
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Habeas Corpus
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Nazir Gojar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Right to Life
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Sustainable Futures, Unpublished Papers (2008)
A brief note on the sustainability of the current world view
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Justice
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Sustainable Futures, Unpublished Papers (2008)
A brief note on the sustainability of the current world view
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Kashmir
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Nazir Gojar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Human Rights
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Enforced Disappearances
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Nazir Gojar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Judicial Accountability
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
India
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Security Forces
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Impunity
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
State Criminality
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Accountability
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
The Case of Abdul Gani Najar (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Ghulam Qadir Pandith (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
The Case of Khizir Mohammad Bhat (2007)
The case discussed here is part of the Kashmir report. I have pasted it here...
Philosophy
Sustainable Futures, Unpublished Papers (2008)
A brief note on the sustainability of the current world view
Armed Forces Special Powers Act
In Search of Vanished Blood (2008)
Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout...
Law's Autonomy, Autonomy, Beyond Kant And Hermenutics (2007)
Like entropy, autonomy exists. As such, the existence of autonomy does not need any law...
Humanities
Isn’t it Amazing We Survived? Or It’s Not Over Yet, Shorts (2011)
An attempt to understand the world as it is
Trivialising Justice: Reservation Under The Rule Of Law, The State of Justice in India : Volume - II; Justice and Law: The Limits of the Deliverables of Law (2009)
The idea for the paper was born out of a consultation called by the Calcutta...
Colonial Studies
Isn’t it Amazing We Survived? Or It’s Not Over Yet, Shorts (2011)
An attempt to understand the world as it is
Social Justice, Affirmative Action, Supreme Court, India, Law
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM OR ABOUT WINNERS AND LOSERS (2011)
Tourism serves not only to edify and titillate and entertain, it also serves to assuage...
Trivialising Justice: Reservation Under The Rule Of Law, The State of Justice in India : Volume - II; Justice and Law: The Limits of the Deliverables of Law (2009)
The idea for the paper was born out of a consultation called by the Calcutta...
Satire
Isn’t it Amazing We Survived? Or It’s Not Over Yet, Shorts (2011)
An attempt to understand the world as it is
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM OR ABOUT WINNERS AND LOSERS (2011)
Tourism serves not only to edify and titillate and entertain, it also serves to assuage...