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

by Gary J. Jacobsohn

Book Overview

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 United States. He argues that a country's particular constitutional theory and practice must be understood within its social and political context...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691122539
• ISBN13: 9780691122533
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.2"