Constitutional Law

The image of law depends on the way in which its agents behave, carry out their duties or perform their role. An important but neglected area of concern is the way India's tribal population perceives the state and its legal mechanisms and structures. Filling this gap, this important book studies the... More

This volume maps the aspirations and struggle of the marginalized Dalit masses for a new humanity based on the values of equality, social justice, and human dignity. While situating itself within the contemporary project of Dalit emancipation, the book explores the social, economic, and cultural con... More

This volume of nineteen essays, dedicated to Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, explores how approaches to social justice, governance, and criminal justice have been influenced and defined by concepts of human rights and the directive principles of state policy of the Indian constitution through the agency ... More

This interdisciplinary book brings together different dimensions of women's livelihood, citizenship, and development. It unravels the patriarchal structure of natural resource policy in India and argues that the context of citizenship needs to be extended to include the right to recognition of ways ... More

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Legal Order and Mental Order critically appraises the current laws -as enshrined in the Indian Penal Code- relating to the mentally ill and the impact they have on people with mental illness.... More

Traditional approaches to development have not proved equal to the task of ensuring a just society, especially for the most socially, economically, and psychologically oppressed peoples. The unique individuals and groups introduced in this book recognize that a qualitative and sustainable improvemen... More

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This book examines and comments upon the constitional and legislative provisions pertaining to protection and improvement of environment in India. The environmental movement got thrust from certain landmark judgments of the Supreme Court. This book humbly endeavours to asses the contribution of the ... More

The present book elaboratively describes all the major human rights instruments of international and regional importance.... More

In this book the thrust is on basic Human rights issues of Migrant Labour in India and its violations at the Grass Roots level. Hardbound,New Book... More

Until a few years ago our scholars evinced hardly any interest in either Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar or his work. A biographical sketch here or a hagiographical tribute there were all that could be counted as 'Ambedkariana'. It was only in 1990-91 when the V.P. Singh government decided to celebrate his b... More

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The question of sharing political power with the Tamils has dominated the constitutional history of Sri Lanka during the last eight decades. This book is a study of the controversy over devolution, one of the crucial issues in Sri Lanka's current political crisis. The author has sensitively handled ... More

Looking at the many Indias within India, this book takes a look at the transitions that have and are taking place within civilization, the economy, polity and society since Independence.Looking at the many Indias within India, this book takes a look at the transitions that have and are taking place ... More