Constitutional Law

In 1938 Subhas Chandra Bose reached the peak of his political life, when he was elected President of the Indian National Congress. Leading the forces of anti-coloniaIism and socialism, he was re-elected in 1939, having defeated Gandhi's nominee in a bitterly contested election. However, in the face ... More

"Advances an analysis of the need to effect social change at a global level and advocates a rights-based approach to economic development.""--Reference and Research Book News," August 2004 *Links development and human rights theory with practice*Written by an award-winning author and expert in the h... More

This new biographyof the most celebrated African American in history provides a thoroughre-examination of both the man and the Civil Rights Movement, showing how Kinggrew into his leadership role and kept his faith when the movement weakenedafter 1965. Drawing on recent scholarship on the Civil Righ... More

In the first of the BBC's famous Reith Lectures, Russell tackles what is still one of the most hotly debated issues of the twentieth century: the conflict between law, order and authority and the rights of each individual man and woman. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more infor... More

In this book, Shattuck vividly describes keyachievements and setbacks for U.S. human rights policy in the past decade. Hedraws timely lessons for the future, and makes painfully clear that whenviolations of human rights are not addressed effectively, terrorism thrives.... More

Sustainable development requires consideration of the rights of future generations to meet their own needs, and as sustainability becomes more prominent on national and international political agendas, the status of future generations is receiving more attention.Sustainable development requires cons... More

This two-volume book documents all the reported and unreported cases of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) from its inception in 1979 to April 1994. The author stresses that the law is not autonomous, but embodies the priorities of those involved in establishing and maintaining a legal system. She sho... More

'The summit is near and my legs are heavy with fatigue.' So Lady Yashodabai Joshi told her daughter Manikbai Bhide on her deathbed in 1948. She little realized that the journey she had taken would become a classic Marathi narrative, published by her daughter, her amanuensis, who was prevailed upon t... More

This two-volume book documents all the reported and unreported cases of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) from its inception in 1979 to April 1994. The author stresses that the law is not autonomous, but embodies the priorities of those involved in establishing and maintaining a legal system. She sho... More

India became independent in 1947 and adopted, after nearly three years of debate in the Constituent Assembly, a Constitution which came into effect on 26 January 1950. This Constitution has lasted until the present, with its basic structure unaltered. India has had thirteen general elections between... More

Preface, Introduction, Conceptualising Human Rights, Insurgency and Polity,Insurgency, Human Rights: Towards a Counter Discourse ... More

In this set of three essays, originally presented as the 2005 Hamlyn Lectures, Conor Gearty considers whether human rights can survive the challenges of the war on terror, the revival of political religion, and the steady erosion of the world's natural resources. He also looks deeper than this to co... More

In this intelligent and forcefully argued book, Hamilton explores the thorny conflicts between religion and society, detailing how some religious groups and institutions misuse laws intended to protect religious freedoms to justify child abuse, employment discrimination, and other ills.God vs. the G... More