India's Supreme Court, anti-terror laws, and social rights Shankar, Shylashri 1967- creator text ii New Delhi Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xxiii, 230 p.) : ill. 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. specialized Shylashri Shankar. Includes bibliographical references and index. India. Supreme Court. Preventive detention India Terrorism India Prevention Social rights India KNS4654 345.540527 9780199081998 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195693201.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195693201.001.0001 StDuBDS 120822 20150804193947.0 EDZ0000099199