This book seeks to fill a void in the representation of South Asian constitutions and constitutionalism in international discourse. Although parts of South Asia have remained obscure and unstable on the fine balance of constitutional stability and constitutionalism, an appreciab…
"Despite their divergent recent histories and political experiences, there is a remarkable degree of constitutional and legal kinship among the South Asia countries. Yet for long legal communities in these countries were in the habit of looking to the West for statutory modellin…
Comparing the structures and challenges of democratic constitutionalism in India and the European Union, this book explores how democracy is possible within vastly diverse societies of continental scale, and why a constitutional framework is best able to secure the ideals of col…
"This book provides an overview of the content and functioning of the Indian Constitution, with an emphasis on the broader socio-political context. It focuses on the overarching principles and the main institutions of constitutional governance that the world's longest written co…
Origins and crafting of the constitution -- The executive and parliament -- Federalism and local government -- Fundamental rights, directive principles and the judiciary -- Technocratic constitutional institutions -- Constitutional regulation of India's multiple identities -- Co…
"This book provides an overview of the content and functioning of the Indian Constitution, with an emphasis on the broader socio-political context. It focuses on the overarching principles and the main institutions of constitutional governance that the world's longest written co…
"This book provides an overview of the content and functioning of the Indian Constitution, with an emphasis on the broader socio-political context. It focuses on the overarching principles and the main institutions of constitutional governance that the world's longest written co…
Origins and crafting of the constitution -- The executive and parliament -- Federalism and local government -- Fundamental rights, directive principles and the judiciary -- Technocratic constitutional institutions -- Constitutional regulation of India's multiple identities -- Co…
"This book provides an overview of the content and functioning of the Indian Constitution, with an emphasis on the broader socio-political context. It focuses on the overarching principles and the main institutions of constitutional governance that the world's longest written co…