Tools of Justice: Non-discrimination and the Indian Constitution

by Kalpana Kannabiran

Book Overview

In the years since independence, the Indian subcontinent has witnessed an alarming rise in violence against marginalized communities, with an increasing number of groups pushed to the margins of the democratic order. Against this background of violence, injustice and the abuse of rights, this book explores the critical, 'insurgent' possibilities of constitutionalism as a means of revitalising the concepts of non-discrimination and liberty, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138857084
• ISBN13: 9781138857087
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"