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The project of international law must not be abandoned

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in the Hindustan Times (10.02.2026) on why American exceptionalism must not lead to a withering of international law: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-project-of-international-law-must-not-be-abandoned-101770651470865.html

Fencing out the voter in Bihar’s poll roll preparation

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court and why it must intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/fencing-out-the-voter-in-bihars-poll-roll-preparation/article69820024.ece

A Governor’s conduct and a judgment of significance

April 14, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

In The Hindu, a piece on a Supreme Court judgment which affirms a constitutional truth: governors of states are constrained by legal norms and democratic principle; they ought to act as constitutional sentinels, upholding the values of representative democracy: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-governors-conduct-and-a-judgment-of-significance/article69446757.ece

The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days

January 7, 2025April 14, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on why any meaningful reform of the collegium system is possible only when the government stops stonewalling proposals, on arbitrary and often undisclosed grounds: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-collegium-and-changes-it-may-still-be-early-days/article69069369.ece

The long and complex road to assisted dying

December 12, 2024April 14, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece in The Hindu on the debates in the UK over assisted dying and how they can animate similar movements across the word: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-long-and-complex-road-to-assisted-dying/article68974096.ece

Define the contours of hate in speech

September 21, 2020September 22, 2020 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on why the case concerning a broadcast by Sudarshan News is a chance for the Supreme Court to infuse clarity on hate speech exceptions under Indian law: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/define-the-contours-of-hate-in-speech/article32655176.ece#comments_32655176

Diluting the EIA process spells a path of no return

August 1, 2020August 2, 2020 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

In The Hindu, a piece on the new draft EIA notification and why it’s likely to breed a culture of disregard for the environment: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/diluting-the-eia-process-spells-a-path-of-no-return/article32243585.ece

Are people in J&K citizens or subjects?

July 23, 2020July 25, 2020 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An op-ed co-written with Gautam Bhatia, in The Hindu, on the Supreme Court’s role in denying access to 4G Internet in Jammu and Kashmir: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/are-people-in-jk-citizens-or-subjects/article32165013.ece

An Equal Right to Freedom of Religion: A Reading of the Supreme Court’s Judgment in Sabarimala

May 26, 2020 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An article in the Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal on Justice DY Chandrachud’s opinion in the Sabarimala case and its radical and potentially transformative interpretation of the Constitution’s freedom of religion clauses: http://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/U-of-OxHRJ-J-An-Equal-Right-to-Freedom-of-Religion.pdf

A violation of right found, but no remedy given

May 22, 2020June 8, 2020 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

On the Supreme Court’s quest for an identity, an essay in The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-violation-of-right-found-but-no-remedy-given/article31643824.ece

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