National Security Laws in India: The Unraveling of Constitutional Constraints

Datum

2016-05-03

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University of Oregon School of Law

Zusammenfassung

In this Article, significant security legislation in India and trace the ways in which it enhances the executive’s powers are examined. I argue that the usual constitutional limits on the executive—electoral democracy, legislative scrutiny, judicial review, and constitutional rights—have failed to restrain the executive’s power and actions under security laws.

Beschreibung

70 pages

Schlagwörter

National security laws, Terrorism, Organized crime

Zitierform

17 Or. Rev. Int'l. L. 1 (2015)