Constitutional Law Commentary

Legitimacy of the Interim Government of Bangladesh

The legitimacy of the Interim Government², sworn in on 8 August 2024, has sparked debate. Some justify it using the doctrine of necessity or Kelsen's \"Grundnorm\" shift, both of which have histo...

Constitutional Law Articles

Parliamentarism in Bangladesh: Lessons for Sri Lanka

This article deploys a qualitative comparative analysis between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on constitutions and parliamentarism. Both these South Asian countries began independence with a Westminster mo...

Constitutional Law Articles

Can the Court Invalidate an Original Provision of the Constitution

Instead of investigating whether judges can invalidate 'unconstitutional constitutional amendments', this article seeks to inquire into how far a court can go in invaliding an amendment or how it inte...

Constitutional Law Articles

The National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) in India: Judicial reform or act of political aggrandizement

Independence of judiciary is sine qua non for the survival of a healthy democracy. One of the elements having important bearing on the independence of judiciary is- an ap- propriate method of appointm...