Indian 'Juristocracy' Is on the Rise
The rise of an Indian "juristocracy" will increasingly reshape the fundamental association of law and order in the country, according to noted political theorist and writer Pratap Bhanu Mehta. His recent lecture at Watson, "On the Construction of Judicial Authority: Courts and Public Reason in India," focused on this gradual buildup of political power by the judicial branch of the Indian government. The judiciary has assumed the role of conflict mediator and adopted a policy of political ...
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