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Governing Islam by Julia Stephens: A Response from Dr. Geetanjali Srikantan

On August 12, 2019 By Geetanjali Srikantan In Book Review, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Governance, Religion

In this piece, the author analyses Julia Stephens’ book through the lens of theories of numerous thinkers. The author discusses the British perception of Mughal law, the philosophy driving the differentiation of Islamic and Hindu law among other themes.

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The Right to Adopt

On February 26, 2014 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court of India in its recent decision in the Shabnam Hashmi case took another step towards the harmonization of family law in India by holding Muslims too could adopt under the Juvenile Justice …

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The Changing Debate Over Personal Laws in India

On August 21, 2013 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

The current issue of the Frontline magazine focuses on the changing debate over personal laws. In the lead story, I argue that the fragmentation of religious authority, greater debate within communities, and growing awareness of …

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Call for Collaboration: Islam, Law and Society Project

On May 2, 2011 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

Katherine Lemmons and Jeff Redding are seeking scholars to collaborate on an exciting new project that examine the growth of non-state providers of Islamic law and governance. Project Statement In recent decades, states around the …

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Rethinking the UCC debate

On February 16, 2011 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

In a recent opinion piece I argue that the rather hackneyed debate on the UCC and Indian multiculturalism needs to be reimagined given certain significant shifts in ground realities. “Legislative reforms in Hindu and Christian …

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How about ‘partner’?

On October 22, 2010 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Velusamy v Patchaiammal yesterday drew sharp criticism from Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising, and rightly so. The case was about the the rights of an unmarried partner under the Domestic …

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Ijtihaad by the courts

On September 11, 2009 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

Tahir Mahmood responds to the criticisms made by Javed Anand of the 227th Law Commission report. He makes two interesting points. The first that the Law Commission since its inception in 1955 has never been …

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Housewife’s Economic Contribution to the Household

On August 30, 2009 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

Earlier this month, The Hindu ran a piece on a case decided by the Madras High Court, where the Court called for a re-look at how the death of a housewife is compensated in accident …

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Legal rights for cohabitees

On October 8, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

In a previous post, this blog discussed the issue of legal recognition of non-marital cohabitational relationships. The Maharashtra cabinet appears to have cleared a proposal to expand the definition of ‘wife’ in section 125 of …

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Dwindling number of Parsis

On June 15, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The National Minorities Commission ‘s Report on the dwindling number of Parsis in India provides very useful statistical evidence to show that there is a problem. What is disturbing is its prescription for remedying the …

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