The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and the Centre for Constitutional and Administrative Law (CCAL), National Law University, Jodhpur, with the support of the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), organised the International Symposium on Representative Governance on 1 August 2026. Held during the Fulbright Specialist visit of Prof. Paul Koster, Professor of Practice at Emory University School of Law, the symposium sought to promote comparative constitutio

Centre for Constitutional Law & Administrative Law (CCAL), at National Law University, Jodhpur is delighted to share that the Symposium on Dr. Ambedkar's Legacy and Constitutional Silences, concluded on a gratifying note. The Symposium was conducted in the august presence of our patron, Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet Kaur, Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur. We were also joined by Shri Rajesh Mohan, Deputy Secretary, Lok Sabha who shared his thoughts on constitutional si

The Centre for Constitutional Law & Administrative Law, in collaboration with the Pride Society, National Law University, Jodhpur, organised an informal student-led discussion on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 on 2nd April 2026. The discussion began with an introduction to the issues, and stakes by CALJ's Managing Editor, Dhruv Singhal, and Deputy Managing Editor, Manishka Baweja. The discussion undertook a comprehensive examination of the

The Centre successfully conducted the Intra-University Extempore Moot Court Competition on 14th November 2025, commemorating Constitution Day. The competition invited participants to engage in spontaneous constitutional argumentation on contemporary constitutional controversies, including preventive detention and judicial review, regulation of protests and public spaces, digital dissent and online speech, gender equality within tribal customary laws, the constitutional role a

The Centre organized a virtual guest lecture to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the landmark decision in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India. The judgment, which decriminalized consensual same-sex relations, constitutes a significant constitutional moment in the advancement of equality, dignity, and individual autonomy within the Indian legal framework. The lecture was delivered by Rehan Abeyratne, Professor and Associate Dean (Higher Degree Research) at the Western S

Listen to the episode here: Spotify | YouTube The Centre for Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law is delighted to announce the tenth episode of its podcast, “Writ[e] & Talk.” In this episode, Professor Adrienne Stone engages in a conversation with Kovida Bhardwaj to discuss her chapter, “Freedom of Expression and the Constitutional Canon”, published in the book Global Canons in an Age of Uncertainty: Debating Foundational Texts of Constitutional Democracy and