The Indian Journal of Constitutional Law is a journal on Comparative Constitutional law published annually by the MK Nambyar SAARCLAW Chair in Comparative Constitutional Studies at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India. The journal is associated with the Constitutional Law Society, NALSAR, a student initiative. The Journal encourages scholarship in Comparative Constitutional Law, an aspect which has emerged as a major field of legal study in the previous two decades.
The first issue of the Journal was released in July 2007 by the Board of Editors, under the convenorship of Professor B. Errabbi, a scholar with over 40 years experience in teaching Constitutional law at the University of Delhi, University of Malaya and the NALSAR University of law. The second issue was released in October 2008. The list of contributors is long and varied, and has so far included, among others, Laurence Tribe, Ran Hirschl, Upendra Baxi, Soli Sorabjee, Rajeev Dhavan, Tony Blackshield, Gary Jacobsohn, Suri Ratnapala and Arun Thiruvengadam.
The Journal invites contributions in the field of Comparative Constitutional Law and Theory for the third issue of the Journal, which is scheduled to be released in 2009.
IJCL - Call for Papers 2009
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Patrons
Veer Singh (Vice-chancellor, NALSAR University)
K.K. Venugopal

Advisory Board
Justice P.C. Rao           Justice Zakeria M. Yacoob
Justice B.P. Jeevan     Granville Austin
Reddy
M.P. Singh                    Marc Galanter
Vepa P. Sarathi            P.P. Craig
A. Lakshminath            Upendra Baxi
Amita Dhanda              S.L. Deshpande
Vice-Chancellor’s Message
Editorial
Articles and Essays
Joseph Raz    The Politics of the Rule of Law
Ran Hirschl   The Rise of Comparative Constitutional Law: Thoughts on Substance and Method
Gary J. Jacobsohn   Bommai and the Judicial Power: A View from the United States
Arun K. Thiruvengadam   In Pursuit of “the Common Illumination of our House”: Trans-Judicial Influence and the Origins of PIL Jurisprudence in South Asia
Tony Blackshield   National Constitutions in an International World
The NALSAR Constitutional Law Society is a forum dedicated to promote awareness of issues dealing with Comparative Constitutional law in Nalsar. Set up in 2004, it attempts to encourage discussion and debate on various constitutional law issues within India and abroad. To this end, it has organised various intra-college debates, essay-writing competitions, and talks by noted lawyers and jurists.
The Indian Journal of Constitutional Law has been associated with the journal since its inception in 2006.
Notes and Comments
V. Venkatesan     Truth as a Defence  : How Effective is the Amendment of the Contempt of Courts Act?
Abhinav Chandrachud     How Legitimate is Non-Arbitrariness? Constitutional Invalidation in the Light of Mardia Chemicals v. Union of India
V. Niranjan     Interstate Trade and Commerce: The Doctrine of Proportionality Reaffirmed

Board of Editors 2008-09

Prof. B. Errabbi (Convenor)

Amit George Brajendu Bhaskar
Manav Kapur Pathik Gandhi
Saanjhi Jain Shivendra Singh

Managerial Board 2008-09

Dhananjaya Mishra
M.Mohsin Alam

Book Review
Rajeev Dhavan    Sarbani Sen: Popular Sovereignty and Democratic Transformations: The Constitution of India

Notes for Contributors