The central idea of this study is to locate the expression on ‘customary international law’ in the constitutions around the globe. Needless to say, there is no uniformity in the constitutions on the expression used to refer to the customary international law. Some of the expressions are so nuanced that they may not fit in any of the sources of international law referred to in Article 38 of the Statute of the ICJ.
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Blog Series: Modern Constitutions- Secular or Religious?
In this article we will analyse the reference of God or deity in the preamble of modern constitutions and the nature of the State, i.e., Secular or theocratic. We will also look forward to see as to whether these constitutions also declare the State as a secular country along with specifically referring to God or deity in the preamble of the constitution.
National Blog Writing Competition by Indian Society for Legal Research
About the Competition The Indian Society for Legal Research (ISLR) is pleased to announce it’s National Blog Writing Competition 2020 on “Emerging Legal Aspects in the 21st Century.” Topics The participants can choose from any of the following topics- Constitutional Lawo How the ordinance making power of the executive affects the independence of the legislature?oContinueContinue reading “National Blog Writing Competition by Indian Society for Legal Research”
Blog Series: Reference to Country’s History in the Preamble of Modern Constitutions
In this article we will examine the contents of the preambles of 45 modern constitutions, adopted in the year 2000 onward. A preamble contains several elements such as, reference to country’s history, reference to God/deity, International Law, International Organizations, International Human Rights Treaties, political thought, environment etc. In this article we will only focus on the reference to country’s history.
CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS: ISLR’s Survey on the Judgments of PCIJ and ICJ
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aims to find out the patterns and weightage given by PCIJ and ICJ to its previous decision.
Research Fellow for Short Term Project on Climate Change and Climate Refugees
Jayashri Ramesh “Believing welfare comes from both the bottom-up and the top-down approach drives Jayashri Ramesh Sundaram to work on the ground capturing the pulse amongst the people and at the same settle inside a library studying scholarly works. Her research specializes in the area of refugees who are in most countries, not the beneficiariesContinueContinue reading “Research Fellow for Short Term Project on Climate Change and Climate Refugees”
SAU LL.M Entrance Exam, 2023
About the University South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established by the eight-member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. The university now offers post-graduate and doctoral programmes in various disciplinesContinueContinue reading “SAU LL.M Entrance Exam, 2023”
Call for Members of Editorial Board
ISLR is looking to expand its Editorial Team, and thereby invite applications for the below-mentioned categories: The editorial committee of ISLR will be responsible for editing and publishing newsletters, journals and books by ISLR. In addition to this will also be a blog team that will be responsible for the upcoming ISLR BLOG. 1. SeniorContinueContinue reading “Call for Members of Editorial Board”
Call for Researchers: ISLR’s Short Term Project on Climate Change & Climate Refugees
About the ProjectInternational Refugee Law is a growing wing of International Law and has gained significant attention in recent decade due to the huge trans-boundary migration of people so various reasons such as; armed conflict, climate change; economic needs etc. Researchers predict that one of the main cause of the conflict among nations in upcomingContinueContinue reading “Call for Researchers: ISLR’s Short Term Project on Climate Change & Climate Refugees”
Revisiting Rylands v. Fletcher
|| Areeb Sadaf || The rule which was laid down in Ryland v. Fletcher, in 1968 by the House of Lords was of ‘No fault’ liability. The liability was recognised as ‘Strict liability’, i.e, even if the defendant was not negligent or rather, even if the defendant did not intentionally cause any harm, or heContinueContinue reading “Revisiting Rylands v. Fletcher”
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