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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462565303321

Autore

Kannabirà„n Kalpana

Titolo

Tools of justice : non-discrimination and the Indian constitution / / Kalpana Kannabiran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-299-14029-7

0-203-08552-3

1-136-19876-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (520 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KannabiranK. G. <1929-2010.>

Disciplina

342.54

Soggetti

Discrimination - Law and legislation - India

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In honour of K.G. Kannabiran."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Mapping disability discrimination in India -- pt. 2. Discrimination and the standard measures of diversity -- pt. 3. Sex, gender and the dental of freedoms.

Sommario/riassunto

In the years since independence, the Indian subcontinent has witnessed an alarming rise in violence against marginalized communities, with an increasing number of groups pushed to the margins of the democratic order. Against this background of violence, injustice and the abuse of rights, this book explores the critical, 'insurgent' possibilities of constitutionalism as a means of revitalising the concepts of non-discrimination and liberty, and of reimagining democratic citizenship.The book argues that the breaking down of discrimination in constitutional interpretation and the