Judicial Activism Definition

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Law is one subject that I have passionately fostered in my life. My father being a leading constitutional lawyer, I was introduced to law in my childhood itself. As a result of my interactions with him about his cases, I gradually developed an academic curiosity about constitutional law even before I joined a law school. For my undergraduate study of law, I was fortunate to gain admission to the reputed National Law University, Jodhpur in 2010. Motivated by the previously accumulated curiosity, I was enthusiastic to learn constitutional law ever since my first year of law school. Fortunately, the highly experienced Prof. K.V.Mohanan taught two courses on constitutional governance over the first two years itself. His specialist lectures made …show more content…

I also wrote seven research papers and presented them at prominent national and international conferences to ensure that my views are heard more widely. Moreover, valuable feedback on my work from esteemed participants at such conferences helped me understand different legal perspectives. Within constitutional law, my major research focus has been on principles of judicial adjudication and other issues relating to the Indian judiciary. Notably, my article ‘Judicial Activism in India: Is it Against the Flow of Democracy?’ was selected as the only student-authored chapter in the edited book ‘Democracy in India: Current Debates and Emerging Challenges’ (2015, forthcoming). This article analysed the importance of judicial restraint in the context of adjudicating policy questions and suggested a more righteous form of judicial activism. But the most academically rich work that I have ever written is the research paper ‘Undemocratic Nature of Judicial Process in India: Reconciling Constitutional Theories and the Reality’. This paper critically analysed the nature of judicial process involved in 27 landmark judgments of the Indian Supreme Court since 1950. When this paper was selected for presentation at the 1st Constitutional law Scholars Forum organised in Orlando, …show more content…

The primary reason for choosing UCL is that it is one of the best research universities in the world. My emphasis on research-based study over any other form is highly compatible with the research-intensive approach of UCL as evidenced by its top ranking in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. Further, UCL offers a wide range of courses that would allow me to attain a specialisation in public law. I intend to pursue courses like Comparative Constitutional Law, Constitutional Theory, Judicial Review, EU Administrative Law and Access to Justice which reflect my research interests. I particularly look forward to the lectures from Prof. Jeff King whose award winning book ‘Judging Social Rights’ (2012) provided me fresh perspectives on the limited role of courts in social rights adjudication. Further, for my Independent Research Essay, I wish to work under the guidance of Prof. King on the nature of judicial process employed in judgments of the Indian Supreme Court regarding appointment of judges to the higher judiciary. Resources at the UCL Judicial Institute would help me considerably to approach this issue comparatively as well. Additionally, tutelage under other world-class professors like Richard Rawlings and Eric Barendt would help me learn more about the

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