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On 11th August 2023, India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ('DPDP Act') has received Presidential assent. The Act's passing is critical in light of increasing concerns about data security and surveillance in India, including allegations that the government has illegally been using spyware against activists. Moreover, the government and its agencies are major data fiduciaries, having access to various identification and biometric data that have in the past been breached on a large scale. Given this, it is vital that the DPDP Act is able to function effectively and independently against the government in cases of non-compliance. However, a novel provision bestowing appellate jurisdiction on a Tribunal that lacks both the necessary expertise and independence is likely to hinder this goal.

The Economics Department at India's Ashoka University received an unexpected visit from the Federal Intelligence Bureau. The reason for this visit was a paper titled 'Democratic Backsliding in the World's Largest Democracy' by Sabyasachi Das, an economist. In his research, Das meticulously examined 11 contested seats during India's 2019 general elections and uncovered imbalanced outcomes that favored the ruling party, BJP. Das noted that 'the results point to strategic and targeted electoral discrimination against Muslims, in the form of deletion of names from voter lists and suppression of their votes during election, in part facilitated by weak monitoring by election observers.' The subsequent visit by the Federal Intelligence Bureau is just one among several incidents that highlight the precarious state of academic freedom in India.

Over the course of the past two decades, general interest in the intersections of environment, peace and conflict has increased significantly, especially in response to rapid environmental change and...

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India recently heard over 20 petitions seeking marriage equality. The significance of a positive declaration cannot be overstated. It would make India only the second country in Asia to recognize LGBTQ+ marriages. As India becomes the world's most populous country this year, a favorable decision would also mean that an estimated 17.7% of the world's population would come under a marriage equality regime which is more than the cumulative population of the 34 countries that currently recognize such marriages (17% of the global population).

Rezension zu "Skin Colour Politics: Whiteness and Beauty in India" von Nina Kullrich

Last week, the Indian government introduced a bill in Parliament providing for, inter alia, the mechanism for appointing Election Commissioners in India. The bill proposes the creation of a three-member Selection Committee composed of the Prime Minister, a Union Minister nominated by the Prime Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition to make recommendations to the President in this regard. The proposed Executive-dominated Selection Committee raises several questions about the conduct of free and fair elections in India. In the paragraphs to follow, I first discuss a recent Supreme Court decision that preceded the introduction of this bill and how this bill, as a response to the Court decision, is instructive to constitutional drafters. I then discuss the possible approaches the Supreme Court of India could adopt when the new legislation is challenged to push back against the Executive's undemocratic maneuvers.

Call for Papers for a Conference in Bangalore, India, and Graz, Austria, on September 4–6, 2024. Deadline: January 19, 2024

Recently, the Indian Supreme Court finished hearing oral arguments on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 which extended all provisions of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir. In the midst of the arguments, the Court pondered upon the nature of the relationship between the Constitution of India and the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir. While the Court is unlikely to hand down an authoritative ruling on this relationship, the exchanges between the judges and lawyers offer us a valuable avenue to explore. By analysing the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly Debates, this piece examines the nature of the relationship envisaged by the two constitutions. I argue that the constitutional principle that undergirded the previously existing constitutional relationship between India and Jammu and Kashmir is heterarchy.

The Supreme Court, India's apex constitutional court, recently delivered its disappointing decision in Supriyo Chakraborty v Union India (Supriyo), rejecting marriage equality in Indian law. The much-awaited decision was heard by a constitution bench (five judges) of the Supreme Court and dealt with far-reaching questions of both Indian constitutional law and family law. The decision is characteristic of the Indian Supreme Court's ongoing phase of great deference to the executive and legislative branches but also marks a sharp and worrying break from the court's otherwise progressive jurisprudence on issues of gender and sexuality.

A constitution bench (five-judges) of the Supreme Court of India recently concluded the hearings related to the the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and the bifurcation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union Territories. How the Supreme Court finally decides this instant case will have far-reaching constitutional implications. In particular, the basic structure challenge pressed upon by the Petitioners, is likely to determine the future of India's democratic federal architecture and the structural balance of power between the Union and states.

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USA verlassen Klima-Abkommen



Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement (NY Times)

Endorsing the Paris Agreement is Trump's best opportunity for a big win (Guardian)


So wichtig sind die USA für den Klimavertrag (SZ)

Action by China and India slows emissions growth, President Trump's policies likely to cause US emissions to flatten (climateactiontracker.org)



Trumps Europa-Reise


Europäische Verteidigungsgemeinschaft (Wikipedia)




Grundgesetzänderungen und Länderfinanzausgleich



Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Grundgesetzes (Bundestags-Drucksache, pdf)



Grundgesetzänderungen könnten Schulen systematisch für private Investoren öffnen (Hintergrund)






Autobahnen



Neue Zeiten für die Autobahnen (Stern)

Privatisierung der Autobahnen Eine der schnellsten Grundgesetzänderungen aller Zeiten (Berliner Zeitung)


Teil-Privatisierung der Autobahnen durch die Hintertür? (SWR)

Kritiker über Autobahn-Gesellschaft: "Ganz offen durch die Vordertür" (taz)

Bericht des Rechnungshofs über Öffentlich Private Partnerschaften (ÖPP) als Beschaffungsvariante im Bundesfernstraßenbau (pdf, 2014)

Fette Rendite Wird die A100 zur Privatautobahn? (Berliner Kurier)

Geplante Autobahn-GmbH: "Es besteht die Chance, dass vieles besser wird" (DLF)

Öffentlich-Private-Partnerschaften: Autobahn-Privatisierung durch die Hintertür (FR)


Medienradio zu Lobbyismus und ÖPP





Facebook und digitaler Nachlass


Digitaler Nachlass: Facebook muss Konto der toten Tochter nicht für Eltern freigeben (FAZ)


Facebook: Ein irritierendes Urteil (SZ)





Meldungen



Polizei zu Manchester-Anschlag: Wohl doch kein Terrornetzwerk beteiligt (SZ)


Interner Revisionsbericht des BAMF deckt längst bekannte Mängel auf (ProAsyl)

Asyl gewährt – aber keine Fingerabdrücke genommen (Welt)







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