Compassion for Living Creatures in Indian Law Courts

The Constitution of India through an amendment of 1976 prescribes a Fundamental Duty 'to have compassion for living creatures'. The use of this notion in actual legal practice, gathered from various judgments, provides a glimpse of the current debates in India that address the relationship...

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Main Author: Tarabout, Gilles 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-21
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Compassion
B Animal welfare
B court cases
B India
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