Law and Criminology

Is this sudden overnight metamorphosis; from, yesterdays man with all his ambitions, personal bias and with personal greed and aggrandizement...to a today’s man dispassionate, honest, selfless, unbiased, unruffled by past fads and past likes and d...

An indispensable companion to grasp the fundamentals of Indian Constitution, maintenance of professional ethics and the idea of human rights. Written by closely following the syllabus recommended by UGC and various technical universities, this bo...

This book is based on the doctoral dissertation of the author. After analysing all the important theories of justice, the author erects his own on their grave. This work is a document of a humanistic sense of justice which leans more towards the i...

About the Book There can be no dispute that the judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court of India wield tremendous powers. However, power comes with a price which bestows huge responsibility and calls for strict adherence to dos and don'ts....

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Islamic law is one of the major legal systems in the world today, yet it is often misunderstood, particularly in the West. It is applicable in different forms as part of state law in countries...

Austin's magnum opus tells the very human story of how the social, political, and day-to-day realities of the Indian people have been reflected in and directed the course of constitutional reforms since 1950.

Contempt of Court, because of its controversial nature, has created contradictory opinions among the jurists as well as scholars. The contempt jurisprudence with the common law origin has been transmitted into the Indian jurisprudence by the Court...

Most of us have been victims of frauds and related crimes at some point or the other in our lives. We may not have answers to pertinent questions such as: Who is responsible for the fraud committed? Why do people commit white collar crimes? What m...

About the Book On March 23, 1931, Singh and two associates were hanged, the culmination of the Lahore Conspiracy Case, one of the most controversial, and notorious, trials to take place under the Raj. With a lawyer's insight, Noorani unveils the f...

About the Book Interest in international law has increased greatly over the past decade, largely because of its key role in such hot-button issues such as the Iraq War and Guantanamo, the World Trade Organization and the anti-capitalist movement, ...

Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measur...

Written by one of the Supreme Court's most respected judges, this seminal work assesses the collective strength, and fragility, of the Court as an institution of governance in its difficult but exciting journey of nearly six decades. Indispensable...

Supreme But Not Infallible: Essays in Honour of the Supreme Court of India

THREE ESSENTIAL WORKS ON GENDER EQUALITY AND LAW, ONE GREAT OMNIBUS How have Indian laws evolved with regard to women’s rights? What curbs the reach of the progressive laws introduced in India? These three texts highlight the fact that legislatio...

It is important that we recognize the Indian Constitution not only as a legal or moral entity but also as a living organism, sustaining and consolidating our constitutional democracy. Indian Constitution: Text, Context and Interpretation presents ...

Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems. It is a vast area of law that operates from the local to the global, involving a range of different legal and regulatory techniques. In theory, environmental protection is a no br...

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 f...

To be assaulted, abused and raped by someone as intimate as a husband, or lover, is the most degrading experience for a woman. Not recognized as ’real’ violence, abuse of this nature is experienced daily by countless women in every culture. Behind...

Examining the constitutional and legal foundations of the place of religion in India, Articles of Faith studies the relationship between religion and state. It closely analyses the decisions of the Supreme Court from the 1950s on Articles 25–30 of...

This seminal book presents biographical essays for each of the first ninety-three judges who served on the Supreme Court from 1950 through mid-1989. These essays are based on interviews the author conducted with sixty-four of the sixty-eight judge...

About the Book "The three pillars of sustainable development are economic growth, social development and protection of environment and an integration of these pillars is required for national planning and policymaking. The greatest drawback of the...

About the Book The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) judgment, on the appointment of judges to the Supreme Court, has been the subject of a deeply polarized debate in the public sphere and academia. This volume analyses the NJAC jud...

The European Union is rarely out of the news and, as it deals with the consequences of the Brexit vote and struggles to emerge from the eurozone crisis, it faces difficult questions about its future. In this debate, the law has a central role to p...

General readers interested in the topic, as well as all students of law.

This book is the first empirical study of police discretion in India. Going beyond anecdotal accounts, it addresses the issues and concerns of arrest discretion behaviour of police with analysis of available literature internationally, testing the...

This book is a unique effort of the author to expose the anomalies prevailing in the judiciary. In fact, the highly appalling issue—justice in time—has long been a matter of great concern not only for the people of India, but of the entire Third W...

The present book The Human Rights is an indepth-systematized study of recent developments, particularly since 1970s, in the international concern for promotion and protection of basic human rights within and beyond national boundaries. This has be...

India, till 2002, did not have a law dealing specifically with antitrust issues. It was in this context that a separate law dealing with competition and antitrust issues was considered necessary and the Competition Act, 2002, was passed. Enacted t...

About the Book This new edition contains fifty exam-type questions and answers which incorporate the most recent decisions and statute law on a whole range of tort law topics.

About the Book Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhryâs tenure, from 2005 to 2013, has been characterized by remarkable developments in constitutional politics and the jurisprudence of the apex court. This was also a period o...

Revised, with additional material, this pioneering work updates readers about the latest developments in juvenile justice system in India. The data on children continues to be conspicuous by its absence and the rights approach diluted by welfare p...

About the Book This book is a sweeping indictment of the legal profession in the realm of constitutional interpretation. The adversarial, advocacy-based American legal system is well suited to American justice, in which one-sided arguments collide...

About the Author Prabhash Ranjan teaches at the Faculty of Law, South Asian University, New Delhi, India.

This book captures a stage in the history of the struggle for human rights. The collection of essays encapsulates hopes and critiques of young activists from Armenia, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Macedonia, Phi...

Essential Criminal Law and Criminal Practice for SQE1 explains the key principles of criminal law, criminal practice and ethics in a clear, concise and easy-to-follow style. Principles are introduced and illustrated with reference to practical exa...

About the Book Considerably expanded and updated, the third edition of this textbook provides a readable and comprehensive introduction to criminal law for undergraduate students. Through the media coverage of high-profile trials we all feel that ...

About the Book Private law governs our most pervasive relationships with other people: the wrongs we do to one another, the property we own and exclude from others' use, the contracts we make and break, and the benefits realized at another's expen...