Download or read book The Indian Civil Rights Act at Forty written by Kristen A. Carpenter and published by UCLA Am Indian Studies Center. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Native American Studies. Edited by Kristen A. Carpenter, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, and Angela R. Riley. Congress passed the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (ICRA) to address civil rights in Indian country. ICRA extended select, tailored provisions of the Bill of Rights--including equal protection, due process, free speech and religious exercise, criminal procedure, and property rights--to tribal governments. But, with the exception of the writ of habeas corpus, Congress did not establish a federal enforcement mechanism for violations of the Act, nor did it abrogate tribal sovereign immunity. Thus, ICRA has been interpreted and enforced almost exclusively by Indian tribes and their courts. This collection of essays, gathered on the fortieth anniversary of ICRA, provides for the first time a summary and critical analysis of how Indian tribes interpret and apply these important civil rights provisions in our contemporary world. The authors have found that, while informed by ICRA and the dominant society's conception of individual rights, Indian nations are ultimately adapting and interpreting ICRA in ways consistent with their own tribal traditions and beliefs. In some respects, ICRA parallels the broader experiences of tribes over the past forty years--a period of growth, revitalization, and self-determination for many Indian nations.
Download or read book American Indian Civil Rights Handbook written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hinduism and Law written by Timothy Lubin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the earliest Sanskrit rulebooks through to the codification of 'Hindu law' in modern times, this interdisciplinary volume examines the interactions between Hinduism and the law. The authors present the major transformations to India's legal system in both the colonial and post colonial periods and their relation to recent changes in Hinduism. Thematic studies show how law and Hinduism relate and interact in areas such as ritual, logic, politics, and literature, offering a broad coverage of South Asia's contributions to religion and law at the intersection of society, politics and culture. In doing so, the authors build on previous treatments of Hindu law as a purely text-based tradition, and in the process, provide a fascinating account of an often neglected social and political history.
Download or read book The Human Rights written by U. N. Gupta and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Book The Human Rights Is An Indepth-Systematized Study Of Recent Developments, Particularly Since 1970S, In The International Concern For Promotion And Protection Of Basic Human Rights Within And Beyond National Boundaries. This Has Been Necessitated By Tremendous Growth And Taking Place Of A Good Number Of International Treaties, Conventions, Declarations And Practices Which Are Not Noticed In Books Though These Are Actually Followed By The States, And To Varying Extent These Are Enforced By The Concerned International, Regional Or National Authorities. In Many Cases, These Developments In Favour Of Human Rights For People Are Now Integral Part Of International Law And Form Part Of International Diplomacy, International Relations Or International Politics. Respect For Human Rights Is Now Regarded As Good Or Ideal National Politics World Over: It Is Also Part Of Active Diplomacy. The Book Proceeds To Enlighten The Readers On The Various Ramifications Of The Subject Through The Following Chapters:" Discovering A Human Rights Regime " The Footprints Of Human Rights" Nationality And Statelessness: Human Rights Problems " Civil And Political Human Rights " Human Rights Of Political Offenders " Human Rights: Economic, Social And Cultural " Humanitarian Commitment For Women And Children " Asylum For International Refugees " Humanized War And WarfareAs The Issue Of Human Rights Is Upper Most In Idology And Functioning Of Modern Polity, Care Has Been Taken To Incorporate The Needs Of State Policy Makers, Politicians, Reformers And Scholars Of International Law And International Relations, Among Others. The Indian Laws And Practices On Various Aspects Of Human Rights That Bring Them In Line With The Expectations Of International Law And Practices Have Been Provided In Detail In The Book. The Book Will Also Find Favour With Academics, Social Activists And All Those Responsible Citizens Concerned For Human Rights Denial Or Suffering On Any Account In Any Section Of The Society.
Download or read book Caste based Discrimination in International Human Rights Law written by Mr David Keane and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With particular focus on the Hindu caste system, this book represents a comprehensive analysis of the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination in international law. It evaluates the strategies that have informed the work of the United Nations in this area, mapping a new path that moves from standard-setting to implementation. Combining legal analysis with the meaning and origin of caste, it explores the remedies human rights law can propose towards the prohibition of caste-based discrimination, and the abolition of the caste system itself. The book provides a benchmark on the achievements of the international community in combating all forms of racial discrimination, and the policies that must inform future measures. With its clear and accessible style this volume will be of interest to scholars of law and human rights, as well as policy-makers and practitioners working in this area.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Indian Civil Rights written by James S. Olson and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1997-06-30 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual demands for equality and civil rights are central themes in U.S. history and American Indian people are no exception. They have had to deal with white racism and its expression in local and national political institutions while trying to define the rights of individual Indians vis-á-vis their own tribal governments. The struggle has made their civil rights movement unique. This encyclopedia, designed to meet the curriculum needs of high school and college students, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of American Indian civil rights issues. More than 600 entries cover a variety of perspectives, issues, individuals, incidents, and court cases central to an understanding of the history of civil rights among American Indian peoples. The issue is a complicated one, expanding over a period of more than a century. The history of American Indian civil rights can be traced not only in the courts and the federal legislation, but on the battlefield where a number of civil rights protests have been fought. This encyclopedia clarifies the complicated history of individual rights, water rights, land rights, and other issues in American Indian civil rights. It is thoroughly cross-referenced for ease of use in tracing any particular issue or incident. Each entry is followed by a list of works for further reading on the topic. An appendix of entries on landmark court cases is organized by issue. A selection of photos complements the text. This work is a one-stop source for up-to-date information on all aspects of American Indian civil rights and is essential for high school, public, and university libraries.
Download or read book Human Rights in the Hindu Buddhist Tradition written by L. B. Rai and published by Hyperion Books. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Indian Civil Rights Act written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India written by Eleanor Newbigin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's rights but, in a powerful re-reading of their history, this book traces the origins of the Hindu law reform project to changes in the political-economy of late colonial rule. The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India considers how questions regarding family structure, property rights and gender relations contributed to the development of representative politics, and how, in solving these questions, India's secular and state power structures were consequently drawn into a complex and unique relationship with Hindu law. In this comprehensive and illuminating resource for scholars and students, Newbigin demonstrates the significance of gender and economy to the history of twentieth-century democratic government, as it emerged in India and beyond.
Download or read book Human Rights in the Hindu Buddhist Tradition written by Lal Deosa Rai and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origin.
Download or read book Institutes of Hindu Law written by Manu (Lawgiver) and published by . This book was released on 1796 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Institutes of Hindu Law Or The Ordinances of Menu i e Manu written by Manu and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Power Privilege and Law written by Leslie Bender and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of cases, materials, article excerpts, notes, commentaries, and essays is designed to reveal civil rights strategies through close readings of the language and underlying assumptions in judicial opinions. It examines their similarities and differences across identity categories and compares them with insights garnered from the wide range of trans-disciplinary scholarly excerpts surrounding the case text.
Download or read book Enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS AND INDIAN LAW written by BRIJ KISHORE SHARMA and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a sincere effort by the U.N.O. to underscore the acceptance by civilized nations that all human beings are endowed with certain inalienable rights which deserve respect by all nations of the world. But this declaration was not a binding treaty. The world body evolved a consensus to divide the human rights into two classes. The rights against the State were collected in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the positive rights in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This book gives parallel provisions contained in the Constitution and various Acts in force in India. It also refers to decisions of the Supreme Court. There is no other book which gives Indian Law along with each article of these two covenants. Author's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Indian Law together with this book gives a complete view of Human Rights and Indian Law. They form a duo, a set of two.
Download or read book Comparative Constitutional Design written by Tom Ginsburg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses what we know - and do not know - about comparative constitutional design and particular institutional choices concerning executive power and other issues.
Download or read book A People s Constitution written by Rohit De and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has long been contended that the Indian Constitution of 1950, a document in English created by elite consensus, has had little influence on India’s greater population. Drawing upon the previously unexplored records of the Supreme Court of India, A People’s Constitution upends this narrative and shows how the Constitution actually transformed the daily lives of citizens in profound and lasting ways. This remarkable legal process was led by individuals on the margins of society, and Rohit De looks at how drinkers, smugglers, petty vendors, butchers, and prostitutes—all despised minorities—shaped the constitutional culture. The Constitution came alive in the popular imagination so much that ordinary people attributed meaning to its existence, took recourse to it, and argued with it. Focusing on the use of constitutional remedies by citizens against new state regulations seeking to reshape the society and economy, De illustrates how laws and policies were frequently undone or renegotiated from below using the state’s own procedures. De examines four important cases that set legal precedents: a Parsi journalist’s contestation of new alcohol prohibition laws, Marwari petty traders’ challenge to the system of commodity control, Muslim butchers’ petition against cow protection laws, and sex workers’ battle to protect their right to practice prostitution. Exploring how the Indian Constitution of 1950 enfranchised the largest population in the world, A People’s Constitution considers the ways that ordinary citizens produced, through litigation, alternative ethical models of citizenship.
