Mahendra Pal Singh, Niraj Kumar

The Indian Legal System

An Enquiry

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Produktbeschreibung

The proposed book is an attempt to understand the existence of multiple non-state legal traditions despite the presence of a uniform legal system in India. There is a significant gap that exists between the state-legal system and the practices and preferences of people belonging to different communities. In order to understand this structure, the book goes back to the history of legal system in India and tries to identify the reason behind the prevalence of thesealternative modes. It studies some prominent legal systems of pre-colonial India like the Mughals, and further explores the way Indian legality was transformed during the British rule. The study maps the evolution and growth of the common law system in India and takes into account the factors thatcontributed to the strengthening and acceptance of this system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 138mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9780199489879
• ISBN-10: 0199489874
• Artikelnr.: 53686793

Autorenporträt

Mahendra Pal Singh is Chancellor, Central University of Haryana, India, and Chair Professor, Centre for Comparative Law, National Law University, Delhi, India Niraj Kumar is Assistant Professor, National Law University, Delhi, India

Inhaltsangabe

* Foreword by Upendra Baxi
* Acknowledgements
* Preface
* List of Statutes (Chronological)
* List of Cases (In order of appearance)
* List of Tables (In order of appearance)
* Summary of Arguments
*
* Introduction
* 1. Tracing the History of Legal System in India
* 2. Historical and Contemporary Deviations from the State Legal System
in India
* 3. Examples of Alternate Legal Systems in India
* Conclusion
* Appendix I
* Appendix II
* Appendix III: State Profiles Indicating Reliance on Traditional,
Non-State Legal Systems
* Bibliography
* Index of Cases Illustrating Judicial Engagement with Customary Law in
India
* Index