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Tag: Islamic law

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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Crisis of Secularism or Paradox of Governance?

On July 10, 2019 By Zubair Abbasi In Book Review, Governance, Religion, Supreme Court of India

(As part of our blog round-table book discussion, this is the first of the substantive responses to Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia, by Professor Zubair Abbasi.)   Crisis of Secularism or …

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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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Of the State and Beyond the State

On February 27, 2011 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

I wanted to flag two articles that both provide important ways of thinking about law the state and our colonial legacy. Siddharth Narain in EPW traces the history of sedition laws and asks pertinent questions …

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