Rethinking Indian jurisprudence : an introduction to the philosophy of law
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Rethinking Indian jurisprudence : an introduction to the philosophy of law
Routledge, 2018
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What is law? What is the source of law? What is the law for? How does law differ from other norms or codes of conduct? What is the difference between law and morality? Who is obligated to follow the law and why? What is the difference between moral and legal obligation?
This book addresses these foundational questions about the law in general, and seeks to reorient our thoughts to the specific nature of law in India, the India of today, and the possible India of the future.
This volume:
covers relevant foundational elements, concepts and questions of the discipline;
brings the uniqueness of Indian Philosophy of Law to the fore;
critically analyzes the major theories of jurisprudence;
examines legal debates on secularism, rationality, religion, rights and caste politics; and
presents useful cases and examples, including free speech, equality and reservation, queer law, rape and security, and the ethics of organ donation.
Lucid and accessible, the book will be indispensable to students, teachers and scholars of law, philosophy, politics as well as philosophy of law, sociology of law, legal theory and jurisprudence.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction Part I Elements of the Philosophy of Law 1. Law and Morality 2. Christian Sources of Secular Law 3. The Cannibal's Guide to Jurisprudence 4. Law and Rationality 5. Wronging Rights? Part II Towards an Indian Philosophy of Law 6. Towards an Indian Philosophy of Law 7. From Dharmashastra to Modern Hindu Law 8. The Persistence of Caste 9. The Politics of Shariat 10. Gandhi's Affirmation of Law 11. Ambedkarite Jurisprudence Part III Applying Legal Philosophy to Indian Cases 12. Free Speech and All India Bakchod 13. Equality and Reservation 14. Queering Law 15. Rape and Security: A Buddhist Vantage Point 16. The Ethics of Organ Donation 17. Indian Supreme Court Jurisprudence: Five Exemplary Cases. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
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