Codified Hindu law: Myth and reality

The author takes a critical look at the codified Hindu law. After a look at the attempt to codify Hindu law since 1772, she notes that there is almost no principle by the Hindu personal code which did not already exist in India as accepted law. On the other hand, there were several existing, much mo...

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1. VerfasserIn: Kishwar, Madhu 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 1994
In: Economic & political weekly
Jahr: 1994, Band: 29, Heft: 33, Seiten: 2145-2161
weitere Schlagwörter:B Gesetzesrecht
B Tradition
B Gewohnheitsrecht
B Hinduismus
B Indien
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Zusammenfassung:The author takes a critical look at the codified Hindu law. After a look at the attempt to codify Hindu law since 1772, she notes that there is almost no principle by the Hindu personal code which did not already exist in India as accepted law. On the other hand, there were several existing, much more liberal principles which were decimated by the Hindu Code. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0012-9976
Enthält:In: Economic & political weekly