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Law and society in modern India / Marc Galanter

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Delhi Oxford University Press 1992Description: 329p 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780195632057
  • 0195632052
  • 9780195632057 (Paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.03 GAL
Contents:
Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction by Rajeev Dhavan - Part I The Uses of Law in Indian Studies: 1 The Uses of Law in Indian Studies - Part II The Emergence of the Modern Legal System: 2 The Displacement of Traditional Law in Modern India - 3 The Aborted Restoration of "Indigenous' Law in India- 4 Panchayat Justice: An Indian Experiment in Legal Access with Upendra Baxi - 5 Indian Law as an Indigenous Conceptual System - Part III Legal Conceptions of the Social Structure: 6 Group Membership and Group Preferences in India - 7 Changing Legal Conceptions of Caste - Part IV Pursuing Equality in the Land of Hierarchy: 8 Pursuing Equality in the Land of Hierarchy: An Discrimination for Historically Disadvantaged Groups - 9 Missed Opportunities: The Use and Non-use of Specially Vulnerable groups - Part V Judges, Lawyers and Social Reform: 10 Hinduism, Secularism and the Indian Judiciary - 1l Symbolic Activism: A Judicial Encounter with the Contours of India's Compensatory Discrimination Policy - 12 New Patterns of Legal Services in India - 13 Epilogue - Will Justice Be Done? - References - Table of Cases.
Summary: This collection of essays explores the unique character of Indian law, shaped by its Western origins yet deeply influenced by local social conditions. Marc Galanter examines how formal legal systems adapt to the complexities of Indian society, addressing themes such as equality, hierarchy, secularism, justice, caste, and affirmative action. The volume offers valuable insights for students of Indian society and comparative law.
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Preface -
Acknowledgements -
Introduction by Rajeev Dhavan -
Part I The Uses of Law in Indian Studies:
1 The Uses of Law in Indian Studies -
Part II The Emergence of the Modern Legal
System:
2 The Displacement of Traditional Law in Modern
India -
3 The Aborted Restoration of "Indigenous' Law in India-
4 Panchayat Justice: An Indian Experiment in Legal Access with Upendra Baxi -
5 Indian Law as an Indigenous Conceptual System -
Part III Legal Conceptions of the Social Structure:
6 Group Membership and Group Preferences in India -
7 Changing Legal Conceptions of Caste -
Part IV Pursuing Equality in the Land of
Hierarchy:
8 Pursuing Equality in the Land of Hierarchy: An
Discrimination for Historically Disadvantaged
Groups -
9 Missed Opportunities: The Use and Non-use of
Specially Vulnerable groups -
Part V Judges, Lawyers and Social Reform:
10 Hinduism, Secularism and the Indian Judiciary -
1l Symbolic Activism: A Judicial Encounter with the Contours of India's Compensatory Discrimination Policy -
12 New Patterns of Legal Services in India -
13 Epilogue -
Will Justice Be Done? -
References -
Table of Cases.

This collection of essays explores the unique character of Indian law, shaped by its Western origins yet deeply influenced by local social conditions. Marc Galanter examines how formal legal systems adapt to the complexities of Indian society, addressing themes such as equality, hierarchy, secularism, justice, caste, and affirmative action. The volume offers valuable insights for students of Indian society and comparative law.