Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India

ISBN-13: 9781108498340 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 350 str.

Saumya (University of Cambridge) Saxena

Opis

Studies the Indian state's difficult dialogue with divorce, mediated largely through religion.

Recenzje

'… a compelling exposition of the Indian state's difficult but prolonged dialogue with personal law … it is best internalized through 'slow reading' - a process that will ensure that Divorce and Democracy becomes an invaluable resource for those interested in the subject matter and its several intertwined strands of inquiry.' Sanskriti Sanghi, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction: law as a dialogue; 1. Personal law and the making of modern religion 1946–1956; 2. Committees, codes and customs: renegotiating personal law 1957–1969; 3. Social movements, national emergency, and the custody of the Constitution 1967–1979; 4. Muslim law, Hindu nationalism: secularism of community and gender 1980–1992; 5. The court in context 1992-2000s; 6. From the court room to the courtyard: the public life of personal law 2000–present; Conclusion; Bibliography.