Mapping citizenship in India
By: Anupama Roy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780198066743
Subjects: Citizenship
Description: This study traces the Citizenship Act of India, 1955 - from its inception, through various amendments (1986, 2003, and 2005), its connection with other significant laws such as the Abducted Persons Recovery and Rehabilitation Act (1949) and the Illegal Migrants Determination by Tribunals Act (1983), and relevant judgments - to see how citizenship unfolded among differentially located individuals, communities, and groups.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-218) and index.