Supreme Court of India

The Beginnings

George H. Gadbois (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

312 Seiten

2017
OUP India (Verlag)
978-0-19-947216-1 (ISBN)

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This work seeks to determine the roles played by the paramount judiciary in the Indian polity between 1937 and 1964. The discussion starts with an examination of the Federal Court, the establishment of which in 1937 brought into existence Indias first central judicial institution. After a consideration of events leading to the creation of the Federal Court, the nature of its jurisdiction and representative decisions are analysed. Other matters considered include the relationship of the Federal Court with the Privy Council, and the unsuccessful efforts made to empower the Federal Court with a jurisdiction to hear civil appeals. In addition, the major part of this work is devoted to the present Supreme Court of India, which replaced the Federal Court in 1950. After discussing the general features of the new judicial establishment, attention is focused upon the nature of its review powers and the manner in which the Court can exercise these powers. Against the background of debates in the Constituent Assembly that reflect the attitudes of the Constitution-makers towards judicial review, the important decisions which provoked clashes between the judges and politicians have been analysed.

George H. Gadbois, Jr. is a retired political scientist at the University of Kentucky, USA.

Preface; Introduction by Vikram Raghavan and Vasujith Ram; Chapter 1: Evolution of the Federal Court of India; Chapter 2: The Federal Court of India: 19371950; Chapter 3: The New Judicial Establishment; Chapter 4: Jurisdiction and Powers of the Supreme Court; Chapter 5: The Supreme Court in the Indian System of Government; Chapter 6: Judicial Review in a Modern Democratic Welfare State; Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions; Select
Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	12.03.2017
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 239 mm
Gewicht	462 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-19-947216-5 / 0199472165
ISBN-13	978-0-19-947216-1 / 9780199472161
Zustand	Neuware