Essays on Legal Systems in India

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Raj Kumar
Discovery Publishing House, 2003 - Law - 219 pages
In a civilized world human being created some rules and regulations for a peaceful, happy and prosperous living. In order to understand the above topic in proper historical perspectives an attempt has been made to collect important works on the subject of the study. Today the legal system is at cross roads. How can this study stimulate original Indian thought process on the subject is the aim of this exercise. Contents: Introduction, Judicial System in Ancient India, Nature and Perspective of Law in Ancient India, Judicial System in Medieval India, Social Justice in Medieval India, Culture and Law, Growth of the Judiciary, India and International Law, Law, Lawyers and Judges, Inter-State Relations, Independence of Judiciary and Access to Justice.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
Judicial System in Ancient India
8
Nature and Perspective of Law in Ancient India
26
Judicial System in Mediaeval India
41
Social Justice in Mediaeval India
63
Culture and
73
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8
113
10
138
Law Lawyers and Judges
141
InterState Relations
168
Independence of Judiciary
196
Appendix I
207
Appendix II
214
Appendix III
217
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