The Politics Of Personal Law In South Asia

Author : Partha S. Ghosh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136705113

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The Politics of Personal Law in South Asia by Partha S. Ghosh Pdf

It is a political study of the controversy surrounding the issue of the uniform civil code vis-à-vis personal laws from a South Asian perspective. At the centre of the debate is whether there should be a centralized view of the legal system in a given society or a decentralized view, both horizontally and vertically. This issue is entangled within the threads of identity politics, minority rights, women’s rights, national integration, global Islamic politics and universal human rights. Champions of each category view it through their own prisms, making the debate extremely complex, especially in politically and socially plural South Asia. So, this book attempts to harmonize the threads of the debate to provide a holistic political analysis.

Author : PARTHA S. GHOSH
Publisher : Routledge Chapman & Hall
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367734613

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The Politics of Personal Law in South Asia by PARTHA S. GHOSH Pdf

The viability of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has always been a bone of contention in socially and politically plural South Asia. It is entangled within the polemics of identity politics, minority rights, women's rights, national integration, uniform citizenry and, of late, global Islamic politics and universal human rights. While champions of each category view the issue from their own perspectives, making the debate extremely complex, this book takes up the challenge of providing a holistic political analysis. As most of the South Asian states today subscribe to a decentralised view and share a common history, this study is an excellent comparative analysis of the applicability of the UCC. In this work, India figures prominently, being the most plural and vibrant democracy, as well as accounting for almost three-fourths of the region's population. This provides the backdrop for an analysis of the other states in the region. This second edition will be indispensable for scholars, researchers and students of law, political science and South Asian Studies.

Author : Mark V. Tushnet,Madhav Khosla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 1316420922

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Unstable Constitutionalism by Mark V. Tushnet,Madhav Khosla Pdf

This book examines constitutional law and practice in five South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Author : Mark V. Tushnet,Madhav Khosla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : 1316421384

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Unstable Constitutionalism by Mark V. Tushnet,Madhav Khosla Pdf

Author : Mitra Sharafi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107047976

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Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia by Mitra Sharafi Pdf

This book explores the legal culture of the Parsis, or Zoroastrians, an ethnoreligious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. Rather than trying to maintain collective autonomy and integrity by avoiding interaction with the state, the Parsis sank deep into the colonial legal system itself. From the late eighteenth century until India's independence in 1947, they became heavy users of colonial law, acting as lawyers, judges, litigants, lobbyists, and legislators. They de-Anglicized the law that governed them and enshrined in law their own distinctive models of the family and community by two routes: frequent intra-group litigation often managed by Parsi legal professionals in the areas of marriage, inheritance, religious trusts, and libel, and the creation of legislation that would become Parsi personal law. Other South Asian communities also turned to law, but none seems to have done so earlier or in more pronounced ways than the Parsis.

Author : Kenneth M. Cuno,Manisha Desai
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815651482

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Family, Gender, and Law in a Globalizing Middle East and South Asia by Kenneth M. Cuno,Manisha Desai Pdf

The essays in this collection examine issues of gender, family, and law in the Middle East and South Asia. In particular, the authors address the impact of colonialism on law, family, and gender relations; the role of religious politics in writing family law and the implications for gender relations; and the tension between international standards emerging from UN conferences and conventions and various nationalist projects. Employing the frame of globalization, the authors highlight how local and global forces interact and influence the experience and actions of people who engage with the law. By virtue of a "south-south" comparison of two quite similar and culturally linked regions, contributors avoid positing "the West" as a modern telos. Drawing upon the fields of anthropology, history, sociology, and law, this volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of the complicated history of jurisprudence with regard to family and gender.

Author : Ishtiaq Ahmed
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136727023

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The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia by Ishtiaq Ahmed Pdf

The notion of a ‘politics of religion’ refers to the increasing role that religion plays in the politics of the contemporary world. This book presents comparative country case studies on the politics of religion in South and South Asia, including India, Pakistan and Indonesia. The politics of religion calls into question the relevance of modernist notions of secularism and democracy, with the emphasis instead on going back to indigenous roots in search of authentic ideologies and models of state and nation building. Within the context of the individual countries, chapters focus on the consequences that politics of religion has on inclusive nation-building, democracy and the rights of individuals, minorities and women. The book makes a contribution to both the theoretical and conceptual literature on the politics of religion as well as shed light on the implications and ramifications of the politics of religion on contemporary South Asian and South East Asian countries. It is of interest to students and scholars of South and South East Asian Studies, as well as Comparative Politics.

Author : Council on Religion and International Affairs
Publisher : Princeton, N. J., Princeton U. P
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951001495429U

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South Asian Politics and Religion by Council on Religion and International Affairs Pdf

Author : Deepa M. Ollapally
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521699126

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The Politics of Extremism in South Asia by Deepa M. Ollapally Pdf

South Asia is home to a range of extremist groups from the jihadists of Pakistan to the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka. In the popular mind, extremism and terrorism are invariably linked to ethnic and religious factors. Yet the dominant history of South Asia is notable for tolerance and co-existence, despite highly plural societies. Deepa Ollapally examines extremist groups in Kashmir, Afghanistan, Northeast India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to offer a fresh perspective on the causes of extremism. What accounts for its rise in societies not historically predisposed to extremism? What determines the winners and losers in the identity struggles in South Asia? What tips the balance between more moderate versus extremist outcomes? The book argues that politics, inter-state and international relations often play a more important role in the rise of extremism in South Asia than religious identity, poverty, and state repression.

Author : Mark Tushnet,Madhav Khosla
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107068957

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Unstable Constitutionalism by Mark Tushnet,Madhav Khosla Pdf

This book examines constitutional law and practice in five South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

Author : Rakhahari Chatterji
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015033251474

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Religion, Politics, and Communalism by Rakhahari Chatterji Pdf

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Author : Dian A. H. Shah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107183346

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Constitutions, Religion and Politics in Asia by Dian A. H. Shah Pdf

Shah uncovers the complex interaction between constitutional law, religion and politics in three key plural societies in Asia.

Author : Elizabeth Lhost
Publisher : Islamic Civilization and Musli
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1469668122

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Everyday Islamic Law and the Making of Modern South Asia by Elizabeth Lhost Pdf

Beginning in the late eighteenth century, British rule transformed the relationship between law, society, and the state in South Asia. But qazis and muftis, alongside ordinary people without formal training in law, fought back as the colonial system in India sidelined Islamic legal experts. They petitioned the East India Company for employment, lobbied imperial legislators for recognition, and built robust institutions to serve their communities. By bringing legal debates into the public sphere, they resisted the colonial state's authority over personal law and rejected legal codification by embracing flexibility and possibility. With postcards, letters, and telegrams, they made everyday Islamic law vibrant and resilient and challenged the hegemony of the Anglo-Indian legal system. Following these developments from the beginning of the Raj through independence, Elizabeth Lhost rejects narratives of stagnation and decline to show how an unexpected coterie of scholars, practitioners, and ordinary individuals negotiated the contests and challenges of colonial legal change. The rich archive of unpublished fatwa files, qazi notebooks, and legal documents they left behind chronicles their efforts to make Islamic law relevant for everyday life, even beyond colonial courtrooms and the confines of family law. Lhost shows how ordinary Muslims shaped colonial legal life and how their diversity and difference have contributed to contemporary debates about religion, law, pluralism, and democracy in South Asia and beyond.

Author : Siegfried O. Wolf,Jivanta Schöttli,Dominik Frommherz,Kai Fürstenberg,Marian Gallenkamp,Lion König,Markus Pauli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319090870

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Politics in South Asia by Siegfried O. Wolf,Jivanta Schöttli,Dominik Frommherz,Kai Fürstenberg,Marian Gallenkamp,Lion König,Markus Pauli Pdf

The book introduces central themes that have preoccupied the field of South Asian politics over the last few decades and identifies new, emerging areas of research. Presenting both general political theory and context-specific case studies, the collection draws attention to the methodological challenges of working on an area-specific theme and the importance of generating generalizable insights linked to theory. Hence it will be of interest for political scientists working on South Asian politics as well as on other non-Western societies. The collection represents an unusually broad survey of scholarship emerging from a range of leading academic centres in the field.

Author : Vivek Sachdeva,Queeny Pradhan,Anu Venugopalan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429627798

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Identities in South Asia by Vivek Sachdeva,Queeny Pradhan,Anu Venugopalan Pdf

This book examines how identities are formed and expressed in political, social and cultural contexts across South Asia. It is a comprehensive intervention on how, why and what identities have come to be, and takes a closer look at the complexities of their interactions. Drawing on an interdisciplinary approach, combining methodologies from history, literary studies, politics, and sociology, this book: • Explores the multiple ways in which personal and collective identities manifest and engage, are challenged and resisted across time and space.; • Highlights how the shared history of colonialism and partition, communal violence, bloodshed and pogrom are instrumental in understanding present-day developments in identity politics.; • Sheds light on a number of current themes such as borders and nations, race and ethnicity, identity politics and fundamentalism, language and regionalism, memory and community, and resistance and assertion. A key volume in South Asian Studies, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of modern South Asian history, politics, sociology, literary studies and social exclusion.