Religion and Personal Law in Secular India : A Call to Judgment Paperback / softback
Edited by Gerald James Larson
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Though a directive principle of the constitution, a uniform civil code of law has never been written or instituted in India.
As a result, in matters of personal law-the segment of law concerning marriage, dowry, divorce, parentage, legitimacy, wills, and inheritance-individuals of different backgrounds must appeal to their respective religious laws for guidance or rulings.
But balancing the claims of religious communities with those of a modern secular state has caused some intractable problems for India as a nation.
Religion and Personal Law in Secular India provides a comprehensive look into the issues and challenges that India faces as it tries to put a uniform civil code into practice.
Contributors include Granville Austin, Robert D. Baird, Srimati Basu, Kevin Brown, Paul Courtright, Rajeev Dhavan, Marc Galanter, Namita Goswami, Laura Dudley Jenkins, Jayanth Krishnan, Gerald James Larson, John H.
Mansfield, Ruma Pal, Kunal M. Parker, William D. Popkin, Lloyd I. Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber Rudolph, Sylvia Vatuk, and Arvind Verma.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:376 pages, 1 figures, 1 index
- Publisher:Indiana University Press
- Publication Date:28/11/2001
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- ISBN:9780253214805
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:376 pages, 1 figures, 1 index
- Publisher:Indiana University Press
- Publication Date:28/11/2001
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- ISBN:9780253214805