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The book is the first of its kind to systematically examine the role and functions of the President of India, while acting as the Visitor to the higher education institutions. It critically analyses the legal, constitutional, and institutional frameworks while evaluating the contribution of the President of India in his capacity as the Visitor.
The book seeks to bring issues relating to institutional governance within the larger framework of transparency and ...
The malaise of corruption has become deeply embedded in the political and social fabric of the Indian society. The increased frequency and scale of corruption have had deleterious effects on a wide range of issues. Corruption, therefore, must be viewed not just as an issue of law and order or of the criminal justice system; instead it has larger and adverse implications for development initiatives, transparency in administration, economic growth, access to ...
With a prolegomenon by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, this new edition explores how approaches to social justice, governance, and criminal justice in India have been influenced and defined by concepts of human rights and the directive principles of state policy of the Indian Constitution through the agency of the Supreme Court. It also examines the extent of constitutional empowerment that has been achieved in India and the relevance of the experience of other ...
Concern for human rights is deeply rooted in the Indian constitutional system as a legacy of the country's struggle for independence. This remarkable book is a multi-dimensional examination of the contemporary state of human rights in India, the unresolved issues, and the challenges ahead. The contributors are a distinguished cross-generational selection of scholars and legal practitioners, specialists in the fields of human rights, criminal justice, and ...