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When Reason Disappears: Article 14, Obsolete Laws and the Jurisprudence of Rationality

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Law is not merely a command clothed in statutory form. It is reason institutionalised. A rule acquires legitimacy not because it has survived in a statute book, but because it continues to rest upon a rational foundation. Once that foundation disappears, law … Read more

The Myth That India Alone Has a Sytem of “Judges Appointing Judges”

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A popular criticism of the Indian collegium system is that India is the only country in the world where “judges appoint judges.” The statement is rhetorically powerful but factually incorrect. India’s collegium system is certainly unusual. It was not created by a … Read more