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The Wheel of Law : India's Secularism in Comparative Constitutional Context /

How can religious liberty be guaranteed in societies where religion pervades everyday life? In The Wheel of Law, Gary Jacobsohn addresses this dilemma by examining the constitutional development of secularism in India within an unprecedented cross-national framework that includes Israel and the Unit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobsohn, Gary J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edición:Course Book
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Part One. Three Models of Secular Constitutional Design
  • Chapter Two. Nations and Constitutions
  • Chapter Three. Secularism in Context
  • Chapter Four. India: The Ameliorative Aspiration
  • Part Two. Constitutional Perspectives on the Challenge to Secularism in India
  • Chapter Five. Religion, Politics, and the Failure of Constitutional Machinery
  • Chapter Six. Corrupt Practices
  • Chapter Seven. Adjudicating Secularism: Political Liberalism or Religious Revivalism?
  • Chapter Eight. So You Want a (Constitutional) Revolution? Lessons from Abroad
  • Chapter Nine. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index