The state, democracy and anti-terror laws in India / Ujjwal Kumar Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singh, Ujjwal Kumar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--India--Prevention.

Terrorism.

India.

India. Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002.

Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (India).

Civil rights--India.

Civil rights.

Internal security--India.

Internal security.

Physical Description:

345 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2007.

Summary:

This book examines the implications for Indian society and politics of laws that are made to tackle events and situations out of the ordinary. By reviewing public debates, comparing specific clauses of the laws and noting how they have been interpreted over time in judicial pronouncements, the author: shows how notions like nation, national identity and patriotism get entrenched in discourses on terrorism, conspiracy and national security; observes how extraordinary measures become 'normal' and acquire a place of permanence in the practices of the state; and concludes that extra-ordinary laws serve as instruments through which the hegemonic structures of the nation state are maintained.

Contents:

Dilemmas of democracy or reasons of state : extraordinary laws in India

"Cutting down trees" : procedural legality and the quest for legitimacy

The unfolding of extraordinariness : POTA and the construction of suspect communities

The unfolding of extraordinariness : national security syndrome and implications for centre-state relations in India

POTA and beyond : the silent erosion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [330]-334) and index.

ISBN:

9780761935186

0761935185

8178296705

9788178296708

OCLC:

73993879

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