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Madagascar experiences, once more, political unrest and military intervention in its political life. President Rajoelina, a major political figure especially since 2009, lost his power in October 2025, and it is presently still not clear towards...

The persistence of military coups in the Global South raises new questions in terms of how constitution-makers use constitutions to prevent, deter or resist a coup and to what effect. In this article, we examine how constitution-makers respond to...

In India’s federal constitution, the urban housing agenda is allotted to the state governments. However, the overzealousness of the union government has meant that little of this power has been exercised by the state governments, with policies...

This article interrogates the role of the Public Trust Doctrine in adjudicating urban land disputes, particularly in the context of informal settlements. Through a comparative analysis of Indian and South African jurisprudence, it argues that Indian...

While the establishment of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court is traditionally viewed as an altruistic milestone for institutionalizing democracy and constitutionalism, this narrative remains unsatisfactory when scrutinized through a political...

In India’s booming urban sprawl, Muslim communities are being boxed into corners geographically, socially, and economically. This paper explores the socio-spatial segregation of Muslim communities in Indian megacities, focusing on how systemic...