Thread by @arushigarg90, I am compiling commentary around the "reform" process currently underway in India [...]

I am compiling commentary around the "reform" process currently underway in India through the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws ( https://criminallawreforms.in/ )">https://criminallawreforms.in/">... based at the National Law University, Delhi. There are serious concerns about the Committee& #39;s composition and operation.

Broadly, the Committee is unrepresentative in character and opaque in its functioning. Its questionnaires are poorly designed and the timelines are too narrow for there to be real engagement. There are inadequate arrangements for consultation in local languages. To know more:

1. Letter from members of civil society available here: https://tinyurl.com/y2zkykns
Among">https://tinyurl.com/y2zkykns&... other things, highlighting the absurdity of conducting this inquiry in the middle of a pandemic.

2. Letter from women practitioners: https://tinyurl.com/y3nw343c ">https://tinyurl.com/y3nw343c&...

Women Lawyers Express Grave Concerns about Composition, Time Frame and Methodology Adopted by The...

Expressing their 'concern' and 'in fact anger' that there is not even a single woman on their National Level Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law, apart from it being totally non representative

https://tinyurl.com/y2zkykns

3. Letter from advocates, academics, former judges and bureaucrats: https://tinyurl.com/yx8oj96e

4.">https://tinyurl.com/yx8oj96e&... Blogpost by Abhinav Sekhri: https://tinyurl.com/y6gcnovx

5.">https://tinyurl.com/y6gcnovx&... Blogpost by Lakshana Ramakrishnan and Arshdeep Singh: https://preview.tinyurl.com/y44pm5so ">https://preview.tinyurl.com/y44pm5so&...

'Lacks Diversity': Former SC/HC Judges, Lawyers Express Concern On Composition And Working Of...

Former High Court and Supreme Court Judges, Senior Advocates, Academics and Former Bureaucrats, working with the criminal justice system across the country, have expressed concerns over the...

https://tinyurl.com/yx8oj96e

6. Thread by @avani_chokshi, summarising presentations from @anugem, @vinaysreeni and Jawahar Raja: https://tinyurl.com/yxw6ms6z ">https://tinyurl.com/yxw6ms6z&...

7. Ritika Jain& #39;s report for Article 14, including a discussion on the inadequacy of the Committee& #39;s response to criticisms. She compares it with the Malimath Committee, which for all its flaws, submitted its report after 2.5 years and had a clear mandate: https://tinyurl.com/y233mfzh ">https://tinyurl.com/y233mfzh&...

Controversy Dogs Reform Of 160-Yr-Old Criminal Law

The last time the government tried to reform India’s 160-year-old criminal code, it took 2.5 years (and was not accepted). A new, contentious attempt is being made with five men who have day jobs and...

https://tinyurl.com/y233mfzh

8. @arpanc_ writing for @BloombergQuint: https://tinyurl.com/yygm9lvc ">https://tinyurl.com/yygm9lvc&...

What Is At Stake In India Criminal Law Reforms Consultation

The key reforms being considered by the committee on criminal laws.

https://tinyurl.com/yygm9lvc

9. Letter from members of the LGBTQIA+ community/ community-based organisations: https://tinyurl.com/y35h5xc6
(demanding">https://tinyurl.com/y35h5xc6&... suspension/reconstitution of the Committee, expansion of its consultation process, publication of all submissions received by it)
Thanks to @avani_chokshi for RTing

Representation to Committee on Criminal Law Reforms

To, Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh Chairperson & Vice-Chancellor Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws Centre for Criminology and Victimology National Law University, Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: National Level...

https://tinyurl.com/y35h5xc6

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