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Sessions Information
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January 7, 2017
10:30 am - 12:15 pm
Session Type: Section Programs
Session Capacity: 99
Hotel: Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Room: Golden Gate 7
Floor: Lobby Level
This session will explore the changing and evolving role of fundamental rights within the landscape of constitutional systems in South Asia. Panelists will explore distinct aspects of rights in South Asia, including the evolving framework of constitutional rights across different polities, the expanded role and power of constitutional courts in South Asia, the role of the legal profession and social movements in rights adjudication and public interest litigation, the public/private law distinction, the nature and scope of social and economic rights, and rights-based litigation in lower courts. It will also include attention to core debates related to gender rights, secularism, and the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. Business meeting at program conclusion.
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Session Speakers
Organization: Gonzaga University School of Law
Speaker
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Speaker
Organization: Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Speaker
Organization: Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Speaker
Organization: Whittier Law School
Moderator
Organization: McGill University
Speaker
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Session Fees
- [7210] Law and South Asian Studies, Co-Sponsored by Islamic Law: $0.00
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