03 June 2026
Power Without Oversight
Last week, the Indian Supreme Court delivered an important verdict on the power of the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the Indian Constitution – specifically, whether, and in what manner, it can conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise for the revision of electoral voter rolls. Unlike minor revisions, SIR is a large-scale revision exercise to clean the electoral rolls by removing duplicate entries and names of those who have either migrated or died. The legal backdrop in which the judgment was delivered offers important insights for comparative constitutional law scholars, particularly those studying fourth branch institutions, electoral management bodies, and constitutional design. Continue reading >>
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01 September 2019
”A Supervisory Agency of Its Own Making”?
In December 2019, the recently constituted European Parliament will elect the European Ombudsman. The current European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, already announced that she will seek a new mandate when her term expires. Her performance during the last five years, however, raises serious questions about her understanding of the mandate. Continue reading >>13 November 2015