Competing Populisms: Public Interest Litigation and Political Society in Post-Emergency India

This dissertation studies the politics of 'Public Interest Litigation' (PIL) in contemporary India. PIL is a unique jurisdiction initiated by the Indian Supreme Court in the aftermath of the Emergency of 1975-1977. Why did the Court's response to the crisis of the Emergency period hav...

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Main Author: Bhuwania, Anuj
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/D8TB168C