Shankar, Shylashri, 1967-
Scaling justice India's Supreme Court, anti-terror laws, and social rights / [electronic resource] : Shylashri Shankar. - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 230 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What explains the choices that India's Supreme Court justices make? Shankar addresses this question by combining a textured qualitative analysis of the constitutional and legal framework, landmark rulings, and dissenting opinions, with a statistical multivariate analysis of cases dealing with civil liberties and social rights. She argues that judges are 'embedded negotiators' who craft judgments to avoid conflict with the political wings, while also remaining mindful of their role as safe keepers of the rights of citizens.
9780199081998 (ebook) : No price
India. Supreme Court.
Preventive detention--India.
Terrorism--Prevention.--India
Social rights--India.
KNS4654
345.540527
Scaling justice India's Supreme Court, anti-terror laws, and social rights / [electronic resource] : Shylashri Shankar. - New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 230 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What explains the choices that India's Supreme Court justices make? Shankar addresses this question by combining a textured qualitative analysis of the constitutional and legal framework, landmark rulings, and dissenting opinions, with a statistical multivariate analysis of cases dealing with civil liberties and social rights. She argues that judges are 'embedded negotiators' who craft judgments to avoid conflict with the political wings, while also remaining mindful of their role as safe keepers of the rights of citizens.
9780199081998 (ebook) : No price
India. Supreme Court.
Preventive detention--India.
Terrorism--Prevention.--India
Social rights--India.
KNS4654
345.540527