Uniform civil code for India : proposed blueprint for scholarly discourse
Shetreet, ShimonAuthor
Chodosh, HiramContributor
Chodosh, HiramAuthor
M.K. Nambyar Memorial TrustContent Provider
Article 44 of The Constitution of India, provides that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India'. Even after more than six decades, this anticipated code has not been developed or implemented. This book provides a blueprint for alternative frameworks and courses of action, drawing on lessons from comparative context to develop a Uniform Civil Code for India.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Article 44 of The Constitution of India, provides that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India'. Even after more than six decades, this anticipated code has not been developed or implemented. This book provides a blueprint for alternative frameworks and courses of action, drawing on lessons from comparative context to develop a Uniform Civil Code for India.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2015).
Comparative analysis of law, religion, and culture -- Country studies of law, culture, and religion -- Comparative lessons and the case of India -- Conclusion to Part One -- Conflicting ideals of authority -- Conflicts of law -- Conflicts of reform -- Social and political conflicts -- Conclusion to Part Two : Institutionalizing mediation of the Uniform Civil Code.
Domestic relations
Legal polycentricity
Religious minorities
Law - Non-U.S.
Law, Politics & Government
Law - Africa, Asia, Pacific & Antarctica
Uniform Civil Code (Proposed)