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Tools of Justice: Non-discrimination and the Indian Constitution book cover

1st Edition

Tools of Justice Non-discrimination and the Indian Constitution

By Kalpana Kannabiran Copyright 2012
520 Pages
by Routledge India

520 Pages
by Routledge India

520 Pages
by Routledge India
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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... Read more

Introduction 1. Liberty and Non-Discrimination: The Scope of Intersectional Jurisprudence Part I. Mapping Disability Discrimination in India 2. Trends in Disability Rights Jurisprudence 3. Recognition of Discrimination Based on Disability 4. Interpreting Disability Rights Part II. Discrimination and the Standard Measures of Diversity 5. The Social Contexts of Caste in India 6. The Caste System, Justice and the Law 7. Untouchability and the Right to Personal Liberty 8. Adivasi Homelands and the Question of Liberty 9. Plural Societies, Religious Minorities and Discrimination Part III. Sex, Gender and the Denial of Freedoms 10. Genealogies of Resistance to Sex Discrimination in India 11. Sex Discrimination Jurisprudence in India 12. Sexual Assault and the Right to Liberty 13. Rethinking the Constitutional Category of Sex 14. Conclusion: Eliminating Hostile Environments — Non-Discrimination, Liberty and an Insurgent Constitutionalism. Bibliography. About the Author. Index

Biography

Kalpana Kannabiran, founder of Asmita Collective in Secunderabad and currently Director of the Council for Social Development, Hyderabad, India.

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