Tarun Khaitan
@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social
Professor (Chair) of Public Law @LSELaw
Formerly @OxfordLawFac
Unofficial handle; trolls won't be fed.
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/tk-pub
Official profile: https://www.lse.ac.uk/law/people/academic-staff/tarun-khaitan
Formerly @OxfordLawFac
Unofficial handle; trolls won't be fed.
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/tk-pub
Official profile: https://www.lse.ac.uk/law/people/academic-staff/tarun-khaitan
Delighted to see @franmonks.bsky.social's excellent portrait, commissioned by Christ Church Oxford's law library, with Oxford law students yesterday. I was worried when she told me the subject doesn't have a veto. I needn't have.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Delighted to see @franmonks.bsky.social's excellent portrait, commissioned by Christ Church Oxford's law library, with Oxford law students yesterday. I was worried when she told me the subject doesn't have a veto. I needn't have.
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@icon-s.bsky.social has issued its book prize call for nominations for 2026. Pls send us nominations for any recently published public law book that has blown you off your feet.
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Book Prize Nomination | Law Conference | ICON•S
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@icon-s.bsky.social has issued its book prize call for nominations for 2026. Pls send us nominations for any recently published public law book that has blown you off your feet.
www.icon-society.org/book-prize-n...
www.icon-society.org/book-prize-n...
@lselaw.bsky.social is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Competition Law. Please circulate, and apply if eligible. LSE is (arguably, of course,) one of the best academic employers in the UK today.
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Assistant Professor in Law (Competition Law)
Assistant Professor in Law (Competition Law),
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October 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
@lselaw.bsky.social is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Competition Law. Please circulate, and apply if eligible. LSE is (arguably, of course,) one of the best academic employers in the UK today.
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
@icon-s.bsky.social has issued its book prize call for nominations for 2026. Pls send us nominations for any recently published public law book that has blown you off your feet.
www.icon-society.org/book-prize-n...
www.icon-society.org/book-prize-n...
Book Prize Nomination | Law Conference | ICON•S
www.icon-society.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@icon-s.bsky.social has issued its book prize call for nominations for 2026. Pls send us nominations for any recently published public law book that has blown you off your feet.
www.icon-society.org/book-prize-n...
www.icon-society.org/book-prize-n...
Book Launch Hybrid event with @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social & @surbhikarwa.bsky.social:
Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh
Discussants: Rochana Bajpai & Udit Bhatia
At SOAS/online
2.30 pm UK time/ 7 pm India time, Tuesday 16th September
Registration at: tktp.as/EPFWIE
Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh
Discussants: Rochana Bajpai & Udit Bhatia
At SOAS/online
2.30 pm UK time/ 7 pm India time, Tuesday 16th September
Registration at: tktp.as/EPFWIE
September 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Book Launch Hybrid event with @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social & @surbhikarwa.bsky.social:
Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh
Discussants: Rochana Bajpai & Udit Bhatia
At SOAS/online
2.30 pm UK time/ 7 pm India time, Tuesday 16th September
Registration at: tktp.as/EPFWIE
Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh
Discussants: Rochana Bajpai & Udit Bhatia
At SOAS/online
2.30 pm UK time/ 7 pm India time, Tuesday 16th September
Registration at: tktp.as/EPFWIE
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On 5 Nov 2025, 4pm GMT, we will host a seminar on new research by Prof Michael Pal (Ottawa) on #Fourth_Branch #Constitutionalism. Prof @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social (LSE) and Dr Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) will be responding; and CCC co-director Dr @maramalagodi.bsky.social will chair.
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
On 5 Nov 2025, 4pm GMT, we will host a seminar on new research by Prof Michael Pal (Ottawa) on #Fourth_Branch #Constitutionalism. Prof @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social (LSE) and Dr Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) will be responding; and CCC co-director Dr @maramalagodi.bsky.social will chair.
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बहुत दिनों बाद किसी किताब को पढ़ने की उत्सुकता महसूस हुई। जैसे ही यह किताब मेरे हाथ में आई, तुरंत पढ़ना शुरू कर दिया। शायद यह हिंदी से लगाव है, या प्रोफेसर @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social और @surbhikarwa.bsky.social के लेखन का प्रभाव।
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
बहुत दिनों बाद किसी किताब को पढ़ने की उत्सुकता महसूस हुई। जैसे ही यह किताब मेरे हाथ में आई, तुरंत पढ़ना शुरू कर दिया। शायद यह हिंदी से लगाव है, या प्रोफेसर @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social और @surbhikarwa.bsky.social के लेखन का प्रभाव।
👇Prevention Project report shows accountability of constitutional guarantors is as key as independence. India's election commission is neither independent nor accountable. Urgent need for Sri Lanka style Constitutional Council, with equal voice for treasury & opposition.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
👇Prevention Project report shows accountability of constitutional guarantors is as key as independence. India's election commission is neither independent nor accountable. Urgent need for Sri Lanka style Constitutional Council, with equal voice for treasury & opposition.
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What an excellent piece! Decolonization is often premised on a Manichean view of the “colonizer” and the “colonized”. Tarun Khaitan, once again, reveals a key intellectual flaw in decolonial thought from within, reminding us to think more deeply about improving conditions in postcolonial societies.
August 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What an excellent piece! Decolonization is often premised on a Manichean view of the “colonizer” and the “colonized”. Tarun Khaitan, once again, reveals a key intellectual flaw in decolonial thought from within, reminding us to think more deeply about improving conditions in postcolonial societies.
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#Constitutions are founding texts, forged through debate & discussion, outlining best practices for a nation. @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social discusses #India's Constitution, & arguments for change.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#Constitutions are founding texts, forged through debate & discussion, outlining best practices for a nation. @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social discusses #India's Constitution, & arguments for change.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...
@lsegovernment.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...
@lsegovernment.bsky.social
An Excerpt from "हम भारत के लोग", co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social
"हम भारत के लोग" का एक अंश, सुरभि करवा के साथ सह-लिखित।
"हम भारत के लोग" का एक अंश, सुरभि करवा के साथ सह-लिखित।
भारतीय संविधान की नये सिरे से पड़ताल करती पुस्तक
हम भारत के लोग : भारतीय संविधान पर नौ निबन्ध वाणी प्रकाशिन ग्रुप द्वारा प्रकाशित संविधान के जाने-माने ज्ञाता और लन्दन स्कूल ऑफ़ इकोनॉमिक्स एंड पॉलिटिकल साइंस...
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August 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
An Excerpt from "हम भारत के लोग", co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social
"हम भारत के लोग" का एक अंश, सुरभि करवा के साथ सह-लिखित।
"हम भारत के लोग" का एक अंश, सुरभि करवा के साथ सह-लिखित।
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In the Indian Law Review, I argue that the current crisis of institutional autonomy perpetuated by the UGC in Indian universities should be understood through the political elite’s instrumentalist idea of a university entrenched in the legal framework at the nation-state’s founding.
August 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In the Indian Law Review, I argue that the current crisis of institutional autonomy perpetuated by the UGC in Indian universities should be understood through the political elite’s instrumentalist idea of a university entrenched in the legal framework at the nation-state’s founding.
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@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social brilliantly quoting John Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn", particularly the poem’s final lines: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty, – that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”. impressive panel about desinformation, truth, and how to streghten democracies
July 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social brilliantly quoting John Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn", particularly the poem’s final lines: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty, – that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”. impressive panel about desinformation, truth, and how to streghten democracies
Today's reading suggestion: Meera Nanda's new book "Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism: The Wages of Unreason", telling the story of two strange bedfellows, the Postcolonial Left and the Hindu Right.
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism | The Wages of
This book tells the story of two strange bedfellows, the Postcolonial Left and the Hindu Right.
It argues that the Postcolonial Left’s relentless attacks on the
www.taylorfrancis.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Today's reading suggestion: Meera Nanda's new book "Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism: The Wages of Unreason", telling the story of two strange bedfellows, the Postcolonial Left and the Hindu Right.
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
Delighted to have my book on Indian constitutionalism in Hindi--co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social--just published by Vani Prakashan . You can order it here: tinyurl.com/38jwd98p
July 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Delighted to have my book on Indian constitutionalism in Hindi--co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social--just published by Vani Prakashan . You can order it here: tinyurl.com/38jwd98p
Prof Cane's new book challenges using US constitutional practice as the default comparator in constitutional studies. I have long criticised the distorting gravitational pull of US practice on our field. Great to see this from a highly accomplished scholar. Look fwd to reading.
The Distorting Lens of Convergent Constitutional Theory
This book challenges the near-universal acceptance of a US-style, Western constitutional paradigm as the best basis for comparative constitutional studies.It do…
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July 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Prof Cane's new book challenges using US constitutional practice as the default comparator in constitutional studies. I have long criticised the distorting gravitational pull of US practice on our field. Great to see this from a highly accomplished scholar. Look fwd to reading.
Unfamiliar accents in the listening exercise in English proficiency tests can be a significant barrier for bright students seeking UK university admissions. Here is a list of podcasts that can help increase one's cultural capital in this regard: www.linkedin.com/pulse/accent...
Accent Training for IELTS
Have been advising a bright Indian student who has a conditional LLM offer from a British law school, but has narrowly failed his English listening proficiency test because of difficulty in understand...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Unfamiliar accents in the listening exercise in English proficiency tests can be a significant barrier for bright students seeking UK university admissions. Here is a list of podcasts that can help increase one's cultural capital in this regard: www.linkedin.com/pulse/accent...
As a proud user of the em-dash (see excerpt from my 2015 monograph below), annoyed to hear my student's use of it challenged as proof of illegitimate AI reliance.
LLMs reflect global—not just Anglo-American—English usage. Your gotcha moment may simply reflect your own parochialism.
LLMs reflect global—not just Anglo-American—English usage. Your gotcha moment may simply reflect your own parochialism.
June 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
As a proud user of the em-dash (see excerpt from my 2015 monograph below), annoyed to hear my student's use of it challenged as proof of illegitimate AI reliance.
LLMs reflect global—not just Anglo-American—English usage. Your gotcha moment may simply reflect your own parochialism.
LLMs reflect global—not just Anglo-American—English usage. Your gotcha moment may simply reflect your own parochialism.
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Is care conscription the way to foster belonging and solve the care crisis in Britain?
@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social argues on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that a mandatory conscription service for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but plug the gap in care workers.
@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social argues on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that a mandatory conscription service for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but plug the gap in care workers.
Care conscription as a progressive answer to the belonging question - British Politics and Policy at LSE
Keir Starmer's speech on immigration brought to the surface a question ignored by the progressives: who belongs to the country? Instead of doubling down on nativist rhetoric, the Government should…
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May 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Is care conscription the way to foster belonging and solve the care crisis in Britain?
@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social argues on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that a mandatory conscription service for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but plug the gap in care workers.
@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social argues on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that a mandatory conscription service for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but plug the gap in care workers.
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Starmer’s immigration speech resurfaced a question ignored by progressives: who belongs to the country? Instead of more nativist rhetoric the Government should create new ways of belonging argues @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social of @lselaw.bsky.social.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Starmer’s immigration speech resurfaced a question ignored by progressives: who belongs to the country? Instead of more nativist rhetoric the Government should create new ways of belonging argues @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social of @lselaw.bsky.social.
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blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Can progressives sincerely answer the belonging question? I argue in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that they can, and they should:
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blogs.lse.ac.uk
May 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Can progressives sincerely answer the belonging question? I argue in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that they can, and they should:
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
CFP: Mongolia invites papers on guarantor/fourth branch institutions for a chance to win a trip there: www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan...
Call for Papers - concept note | Stefan Voigt
Interested in fourth branch institutions? in the protection of fundamental rights? or constitutionalism in general? Always dreamt about visiting Mongolia?
Then this call may be perfect for you! It is ...
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May 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
CFP: Mongolia invites papers on guarantor/fourth branch institutions for a chance to win a trip there: www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan...
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Do you want to join a leading research centre on constitutional reform?
We are welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry.
In order to apply, get in touch with your proposed mentor by next Tuesday!
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We are welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry.
In order to apply, get in touch with your proposed mentor by next Tuesday!
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Constitution Unit welcomes The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship applications 2025/26
The Constitution Unit is welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry, with an internal deadline of 13 May 2025.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Do you want to join a leading research centre on constitutional reform?
We are welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry.
In order to apply, get in touch with your proposed mentor by next Tuesday!
Find out more 👇
We are welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry.
In order to apply, get in touch with your proposed mentor by next Tuesday!
Find out more 👇