Introduction
This guide is intended for those interested in the law and legal system of India. It contains sources and commentary for Indian law such as ebooks, journals and databases. There is also a focus on open access and broader content such as multimedia, blogs and podcasts.
Key resources
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Legal Information Institute of IndiaThe Legal Information Institute of India is part of the global free access to law community, making Indian law more accessible to the world. LII of India provides the below-mentioned Indian law information:
Case-law: cases from the Supreme Court, high courts, several district courts and various tribunals
Legislation: acts from 1836 onwards; state and territory legislation (dates vary)
Legal scholarship: articles from fifteen Indian law journals or collections of legal scholarship
Law reform reports and bilateral treaties
LII of India provides over 150 databases, searchable simultaneously or separately, including cases and legislation from every state or territory. -
India CodeOfficial website providing central acts, in force and repealed; also has state legislation.
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Indian KanoonDeveloped by computer scientist Sushant Sinha, this website provides cases from the Supreme Court, High Courts, a few district courts and numerous tribunals.
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Indian Treaties DatabaseThis database is managed by the Ministry of External Affairs, providing access to Treaties/Agreements/MoUs etc., which have been entered into by the Government of the Republic of India with Foreign Countries since the year 1950. The database is updated regularly.
These are just a few suggestions. To search across our collections, please use LibrarySearch.
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Jindal Global Law Review
Founded in 2009, Jindal Global Law Review is the faculty-edited flagship journal of the Jindal Global Law School. The JGLR strives to foster a robust global dialogue on a broad spectrum of legal areas by providing a dynamic platform for scrutinising and examining law and legal systems, both within India and globally. -
International Journal of Criminal Justice SciencesThe International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences (IJCJS) is a peer-reviewed open access journal focusing on the contemporary issues in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Victimology.
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The National Law School JournalThe National Law School Journal (NLSJ) is the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. It is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal. NLSJ is published twice a year.
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International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice (IJCLP)
The International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice (IJCLP) is a blind-peer reviewed, open-access journal published annually by NLSIU.
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Nexis UK (LexisNexis) This link opens in a new window
This database focuses on news information, together with comprehensive UK company information and detailed financial reports. Newspaper coverage is widespread and contains both English language and other international sources. UK national and regional newspapers are also available. Updated daily and with many titles having a 20-year archive, useful for current affairs and seeing how topics have been reported.
These are just a few suggestions. To search across our collections, please use LibrarySearch.
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Development of Environmental Laws in India
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Development of Environmental Laws in India highlights the dynamic nature of environmental law-making in India between the judiciary, the executive and the parliament. This has led to the creation of a wide range of environmental institutions and bodies with varied roles and responsibilities. The book contains a large volume of materials from the late 1990s, which show a marked shift in the nature of environmental governance in India. These materials offer an understanding of the contemporary debates in environment law in the context of India's economic liberalisation. The materials are thematically organized and presented in an accessible manner. The chapters contain definitions and specific clauses from the legal instruments and refer to court orders and judgements on these themes.
ISBN: 9781108490498Publication Date: 2022-02-03 -
A People's Constitution
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It has long been contended that the Indian Constitution of 1950, a document in English created by elite consensus, has had little influence on India's greater population. Drawing upon the previously unexplored records of the Supreme Court of India, A People's Constitution upends this narrative and shows how the Constitution actually transformed the daily lives of citizens in profound and lasting ways. This remarkable legal process was led by individuals on the margins of society, and Rohit De looks at how drinkers, smugglers, petty vendors, butchers, and prostitutes--all despised minorities--shaped the constitutional culture. The Constitution came alive in the popular imagination so much that ordinary people attributed meaning to its existence, took recourse to it, and argued with it. Focusing on the use of constitutional remedies by citizens against new state regulations seeking to reshape the society and economy, De illustrates how laws and policies were frequently undone or renegotiated from below using the state's own procedures. De examines four important cases that set legal precedents: a Parsi journalist's contestation of new alcohol prohibition laws, Marwari petty traders' challenge to the system of commodity control, Muslim butchers' petition against cow protection laws, and sex workers' battle to protect their right to practice prostitution. Exploring how the Indian Constitution of 1950 enfranchised the largest population in the world, A People's Constitution considers the ways that ordinary citizens produced, through litigation, alternative ethical models of citizenship.
ISBN: 9780691185132Publication Date: 2018-11-27 -
Indian Practice of International Law
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This book engages with different aspects of India's practice of international law. It covers a diverse range of areas such as human rights, humanitarian law, migration, diplomacy, extradition, environment, trade, investment, taxation, cyberspace, data protection, maritime, and intellectual property to showcase India's strong commitment to respect and observe international law. The volume discusses various themes which include: Legal and constitutional framework; Air, space, and atomic energy; Environment; Sea and maritime law; Trade, investment, and taxation; Conflict of laws; IT and data protection; Human rights and humanitarian law; Issues of refugees and internally displaced persons; Extradition and diplomatic immunities; Intellectual property; International obligations. The essays in this book also establish the linkage between observance of international law and bilateral and multilateral relations between different countries. Comprehensive and analytical, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of law, international law, human rights, and foreign policy. It will also be an invaluable companion for professionals in law firms and think tanks, bureaucrats, and diplomats.
ISBN: 1032017430Publication Date: 2024-03-19 -
The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution
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The Indian Constitution is one of the world's longest and most important political texts. Its birth, over six decades ago, signalled the arrival of the first major post-colonial constitution and the world's largest and arguably most daring democratic experiment. Apart from greater domestic focus on the Constitution and the institutional role of the Supreme Court within India's democratic framework, recent years have also witnessed enormous comparative interest in India's constitutional experiment. The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution is a wide-ranging, analytical reflection on the major themes and debates that surround India's Constitution. The Handbook provides a comprehensive account of the developments and doctrinal features of India's Constitution, as well as articulating frameworks and methodological approaches through which studies of Indian constitutionalism, and constitutionalism more generally, might proceed. Its contributions range from rigorous, legal studies of provisions within the text to reflections upon historical trends and social practices. As such the Handbook is an essential reference point not merely for Indian and comparative constitutional scholars, but for students of Indian democracy more generally.
ISBN: 9780198704898Publication Date: 2016-05-24 -
Indian Practice of International Law
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This book engages with different aspects of India's practice of international law. It covers a diverse range of areas such as human rights, humanitarian law, migration, diplomacy, extradition, environment, trade, investment, taxation, cyberspace, data protection, maritime, and intellectual property to showcase India's strong commitment to respect and observe international law. The volume discusses various themes which include: Legal and constitutional framework; Air, space, and atomic energy; Environment; Sea and maritime law; Trade, investment, and taxation; Conflict of laws; IT and data protection; Human rights and humanitarian law; Issues of refugees and internally displaced persons; Extradition and diplomatic immunities; Intellectual property; International obligations. The essays in this book also establish the linkage between observance of international law and bilateral and multilateral relations between different countries. Comprehensive and analytical, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of law, international law, human rights, and foreign policy. It will also be an invaluable companion for professionals in law firms and think tanks, bureaucrats, and diplomats.
ISBN: 9781040003732Publication Date: 2024-03-19
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AdvocateKhoj Law LibraryA communication platform designed for legal professionals in India. Their Law Library contains an exhaustive list of Acts and Rules passed by the Indian Parliament, full text of Supreme Court Judgments (1950 onwards), Legal Forms, Sample Agreements and Glossary.
Websites
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The Lex-WarrierThe Lex Warrier is an OA, peer reviewed academic ejournal from India. However, the website also encompasses news, blog posts and guidance around various elements of practice such as drafting contracts, networking and interviews.
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JURISTJURIST is a legal news website with content supplied by students from 50 law schools in 25 countries across 6 continents, including Indian law students reporting on law related developments in and affecting India.
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Feminism in IndiaFII described itself as a 'one-stop platform for everything related to feminism in India'. It contains news, videos, opinion, podcasts and more including a section dedicated to Law & Policy.
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Oxfam Policy & PracticeKnowledge, evidence and ideas from Oxfam, communities and the organisations they partner with from around the globe
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The Hindu Businessline: Business LawsThe Hindu BusinessLine is a business daily, currently in its 28th year of publication. Note: you are limited to 3 free articles a week without a subscription.
Blogs & Podcasts
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Contested NationContested Nation is a podcast that explores the Constituent Assembly Debates and their continuing relevance for India today.
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The IJLPP PodcastThe Indian Journal of Law and Public Policy (IJLPP) is a blind peer-reviewed, bi – annual, law and public policy publication. In the IJLPP Podcast they discuss major happenings of the legal and policy field. Please note it is infrequently updated.
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Law & Other ThingsA blog about India's laws and legal system, its courts, and its constitution. LAOT publishes analytical or explainer pieces in the field of public law, with a keen attention on mentoring law students throughout the editorial process. It has also initiated a New Scholarship Section hosting roundtable discussions on contemporary publications in public law.
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NyaayaNyaaya is an open access, digital resource that provides simple, actionable, reliable and accessible legal information in multiple formats, helping solve day-to-day legal problems so that citizens are aware of their rights and feel empowered to seek justice.
It has a regularly updated weekly blog, guest blog, podcast and videos.