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This book systematically introduces the practice of restorative justice in India, as a resource for comparative criminal justice research. “Restorative justice” focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims, and with the community at large. It has gained momentum as a justice reform movement in Western countries within the past three decades, and it is estimated that up to one hundred countries worldwide utilize restorative justice practices. Within Western countries, it is seen largely a response or alternative to the perceived deficiencies of the existing criminal justice system. India has a rich tradition of restorative justice, and this work introduce...
The constitution of India is the lengthiest constitution in the world. Though mainly derived from government of India act, 1935, it has adopted articles from constitutions of a number of countries -USA, CANADA, ENGLANDEvery Political Scientist, Lawyer, Student preparing for various competitive exam and even every responsible citizen of the land must be aware of various parts and article.People of other countries, who wish to compare their constitution with the constitution of India must also read it.
Discusses the greater range of dispute resolution mechanisms that have developed in recent years and the need to match disputes with processes. It takes a holistic approach by looking at litigation, arbitration, mediation and other developing forms of resolution procedures and how they may develop in the future.
Winner of the 2020 Association for Political and Legal Anthropology Book Prize Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize Shortlisted for the New India Foundation Book Prize Anthropologist Alpa Shah found herself in an active platoon of Naxalites—one of the longest-running guerrilla insurgencies in the world. The only woman, and the only person without a weapon, she walked alongside the militants for seven nights across 150 miles of dense, hilly forests in eastern India. Nightmarch is the riveting story of Shah's journey, grounded in her years of living with India’s tribal people, an eye-opening exploration of the movement’s history and future and a powerful contemplation of how disadvantaged pe...
Analyzes courts in fourteen selected Asian jurisdictions to provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive interdisciplinary book available.
Brian P. Owensby is Associate Professor in the University of Virginia's Corcoran Department of History. He is the author of Intimate Ironies: Modernity and the Making of Middle-Class Lives in Brazil (Stanford, 1999).
Examines whether the Indian Supreme Court can produce progressive social change and improve the lives of the relatively disadvantaged.
"This handbook is intended to enable national judges in all types of tribunals in both civil law and common law jurisdictions to identify environmental issues coming before them and to be aware of the range of options available to them in interpreting and applying the law. It seeks to provide judges with a practical guide to basic environmental issues that are likely to arise in litigation. It includes information on international and comparative environmental law and references to relevant cases."--P. iii.
A revealing and unique account of how insurgent groups mete our their own brand of justice, to maintain control and cement their legitimacy.