Human rights in postcolonial India. / Om Prakash Dwivedi; V.G. Julie Rajan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dwivedi, O. P. (Om Prakash)

Rajan, V. G. Julie.

Series:

Ethics, human rights and global political thought

Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--India.

Human rights.

India.

Physical Description:

344 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016.

Summary:

This volume looks at human rights in independent India through frameworks comparable to those in other postcolonial nations in the Global South. It examines wide-ranging issues that require immediate attention such as those related to disability, violence, torture, education, LGBT, neoliberalism, and social justice. The essays presented here explore the discourse surrounding human rights, and engage with aspects linked to the functioning of democracy, security and strategic matters, and terrorism, especially post 9/11. They also discuss cases connected with human rights violations in India and underline the need for a transparent approach and a more comprehensive perspective of India's human rights record. Part of the series Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought, the volume will be an important resource for academics, policy makers, civil society organisations, lawyers and those concerned with human rights. It will also be useful to scholars and researchers of Indian politics, law and sociology.

ISBN:

9781138120891

1138120898

OCLC:

934618512