First Virtual Summer School on International Legal System in the Age of Pandemic, 2020

About Summer SchoolThe World has witnessed an unprecedented pandemic due to COVID-19. This is probably the first time that most of the countries around the world were forced to implement complete or partial lockdown for a shorter or longer period in order to prevent the spread of novel Coronavirus.Soon after the lockdown was implemented, severalContinue reading "First Virtual Summer School on International Legal System in the Age of Pandemic, 2020"

Blog Series: Locating Customary International Law in the Constitutions Around the Globe

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.

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?oContinue 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.

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 beneficiariesContinue 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 disciplinesContinue 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. SeniorContinue reading "Call for Members of Editorial Board"