The Oxford Handbook of the Indian ConstitutionSujit Choudhry, Madhav Khosla, Pratap Bhanu Mehta The Indian Constitution is one of the world's longest and most important political texts. Its birth, over six decades ago, signalled the arrival of the first major post-colonial constitution and the world's largest and arguably most daring democratic experiment. Apart from greater domestic focus on the Constitution and the institutional role of the Supreme Court within India's democratic framework, recent years have also witnessed enormous comparative interest in India's constitutional experiment. The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution is a wide-ranging, analytical reflection on the major themes and debates that surround India's Constitution. The Handbook provides a comprehensive account of the developments and doctrinal features of India's Constitution, as well as articulating frameworks and methodological approaches through which studies of Indian constitutionalism, and constitutionalism more generally, might proceed. Its contributions range from rigorous, legal studies of provisions within the text to reflections upon historical trends and social practices. As such the Handbook is an essential reference point not merely for Indian and comparative constitutional scholars, but for students of Indian democracy more generally. |
Contents
Constitutional Antecedents | |
Crisis Unity and History | |
A Comparative Perspective | |
Constitutional Interpretation | |
Fiscal Federalism | |
Asymmetric Federalism | |
Local Government | |
Breadth Scope and Applicability | |
Horizontal Effect | |
Writs and Remedies | |
The Ninth Schedule and Articles 31AC | |
Directive Principles of State Policy | |
The Supreme Court | |
Constitutional Identity | |
SHRUTI RAJAGOPALAN | |
International Law and the Constitutional Schema | |
Citizenship | |
Language | |
Elections | |
Emergency Powers | |
Constitutional Amendment | |
Separation of Powers | |
Composition Qualifications and Disqualifications | |
Privileges and Process | |
Executive | |
The Administrative and Regulatory State | |
Tribunals | |
Judicial Architecture and Capacity | |
Review of Administrative Action | |
The Federal Scheme | |
The Union and the States | |
InterState Trade Commerce and Intercourse | |
InterState River Water Disputes | |
Jurisdiction | |
Public Interest Litigation | |
The Constitutionalisation of Indian Private | |
Legislative Review under Article 14 | |
Reservations | |
Gender Equality | |
Life and Personal Liberty | |
Due Process | |
Criminal Law and the Constitution | |
Free Speech and Expression | |
Assembly and Association | |
Movement and Residence | |
Profession Occupation Trade or Business | |
Secularism and Religious Freedom | |
Personal Laws | |
Minority Educational Institutions | |
Property | |
Government Contracts | |
Sovereign Immunity | |
Public Employment and Service | |
The Indian Constitution Seen from Outside | |
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