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Soli J. Sorabjee
The writer is a former attorney general of India.
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Juveniles and the death penaltySubscriber Only
March 13,2005 00:00:00 AM
An incomprehensible feature of the US Government is its persistent reluctance to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989. It ...
Sun, Mar 13, 2005Courts and poll pledgesSubscriber Only
February 27,2005 00:00:00 AM
Can Courts enforce election promises made by political parties during an election campaign? No, according to the Ontario Superior Court, Can...
Sun, Feb 27, 2005Preventing tsunami tragediesSubscriber Only
February 13,2005 00:00:00 AM
Extensive deaths and destruction caused by the Asian tsunami have imparted urgency to devise measures to prevent such tragedies. A recent UN...
Sun, Feb 13, 2005Dr Ambedkar and the ConstitutionSubscriber Only
January 30,2005 00:00:00 AM
We celebrated the 55th Republic Day and held the traditional Republic Day parade with the usual pomp. My thoughts turned to our Constitution...
Sun, Jan 30, 2005Lawyers’ feesSubscriber Only
January 16,2005 00:00:00 AM
The public image of lawyers is far from flattering. The main reason is the savage fees charged by some lawyers for getting adjournments, arg...
Sun, Jan 16, 2005Killer tsunamiSubscriber Only
January 02,2005 00:00:00 AM
Forgotten tsunami will rankle for years in our memories. With the proverbial stealth of a thief in the night it struck mercilessly with ligh...
Sun, Jan 02, 2005Mindless censorshipSubscriber Only
November 21,2004 00:56:58 AM
Freedom of expression, a vital fundamental right, is not absolute. Censorship regrettably is inevitable in certain cases e.g. where the spee...
Sun, Nov 21, 2004Tea Parties, Raj BhavanSubscriber Only
November 07,2004 00:00:00 AM
Failure to host a tea party on Independence Day by a Governor is not just bad manners. It is a serious constitutional lapse warranting his r...
Sun, Nov 07, 2004Rights have dutiesSubscriber Only
September 27,2004 00:00:00 AM
The proliferation of rights and dilution of corresponding duties has been a cause for concern. One response was the Forty Second Constitutio...
Mon, Sep 27, 2004Governors and Founding FathersSubscriber Only
July 09,2004 00:00:00 AM
The subject of the appointment and removal of governors was extensively discussed in the Constituent Assembly. The Founding Fathers did not ...
Fri, Jul 09, 2004Doing justice to a great momentSubscriber Only
January 10,2004 00:00:00 AM
Dowry is regarded as an evil and its practice today is penalised. It was not so in the past. In 1665, the island of Bombay, then a little fi...
Sat, Jan 10, 2004Nani was tender to the bashful, merciful to the absurdSubscriber Only
December 12,2002 00:00:00 AM
Nani Palkhivala was the greatest advocate that I had known. I had the good fortune to be his junior in several important cases. It was a joy...
Thu, Dec 12, 2002Courage guided SeervaiSubscriber Only
January 24,2001 00:00:00 AM
No single phrase can do justice to the many splendoured personality of Homi Seervai who passed away on January 26, 1996. A brilliant advoc...
Wed, Jan 24, 2001The new secular religionSubscriber Only
December 10,1999 00:00:00 AM
In our celebration of the 51st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human rights we need to remind ourselves that the rights enshri...
Fri, Dec 10, 1999Lessons in justiceSubscriber Only
May 10,1999 00:00:00 AM
Any anthology of courageous lawyers must include the intrepid Malaysian jurist, Dato Param Cumaraswamy. After a gruelling sedition trial ...
Mon, May 10, 1999Remembering Lord Denning and Justice Harry BlackmunSubscriber Only
March 13,1999 00:00:00 AM
Two legal titans passed away last week. Lord Denning Tom to friends at the age of 100 and Harry Blackmun of the US Supreme Court at 90.Th...
Sat, Mar 13, 1999The loss of two titansSubscriber Only
March 13,1999 00:00:00 AM
Two legal titans passed away last week. Lord Denning Tom to friends at the age of 100 and Harry Blackmun of the US Supreme Court at 90.Th...
Sat, Mar 13, 1999The Bajrang Dal’s mockerySubscriber Only
September 12,1998 00:00:00 AM
Protection of minorities is the hallmark of a civilised nation. According to Gandhiji the claim of a country to civilisation depends upon...
Sat, Sep 12, 1998Invoke extraordinary measuresSubscriber Only
November 27,1997 00:00:00 AM
It is clear that threatened or actual withdrawal of Congress support does not ipso facto lead to the ministry losing the confidence of the ...
Thu, Nov 27, 1997
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