Constitutional Litigation

Constitutional Litigation

Get introduced to the role of constitutional litigation in safeguarding democratic values, resolving power conflicts, and ensuring justice. This topic highlights real-world legal challenges and how the judiciary upholds rights through landmark rulings and evolving interpretations.

Key Concepts Covered:

• Constitutional Issues
  Understand how courts interpret fundamental rights, resolve power disputes between state institutions, and handle conflicts involving constitutional provisions in real-world governance scenarios.
• Right to Equality
  Analyze the scope and implications of Article 14, focusing on how courts apply the principle of equality to prevent arbitrary laws and discriminatory practices in governance.
• Improving the Supreme Court
  Explore ongoing discussions around judicial reforms, including improving transparency, reducing case backlogs, and enhancing the effectiveness and credibility of the Supreme Court.
• Role of Amicus Curiae
  Learn how expert third-party inputs from amici curiae aid the judiciary in complex or technical constitutional cases by providing objective insights and balanced recommendations.
• Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
  Study how PILs democratize access to justice, allowing citizens or groups to challenge government actions or inactions that affect broader public rights, especially of vulnerable communities.
• Environmental Activism
  Examine landmark environment-related cases where the courts played a proactive role in safeguarding ecological interests and enforcing sustainable development norms under constitutional provisions.
• Regulating Sport
  Understand how the judiciary steps in to ensure transparency, compliance, and ethical governance in sports bodies, particularly in cases of mismanagement, corruption, or lack of regulatory oversight.