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The Constitution of India: A Contextual Analysis


ISBN13: 9781841137360
Published: December 2017
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback
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This book provides an overview of the Indian Constitution by situating it within its larger socio-political context. It focuses on the overarching principles and the main institutions of constitutional governance that the world's longest written constitution inaugurated in 1950.

The nine chapters of the book address the following topics: the pre-history of the constitution and its making; the structural features and actual operation of principal governance institutions including the executive and the parliament, the institutions of federalism and local government, the judiciary, and the set of 'counter-democratic' institutions that play distinctive roles in the Indian political and regulatory landscape; and finally, the crucial issues of multiculturalism and constitutional change in India.

The book employs a narrative form to describe the twists and turns and the challenges confronted across nearly seven decades of the operation of the constitution. It departs from conventional Indian constitutional scholarship by placing less emphasis on constitutional doctrine (as evolved in judicial decisions delivered by the High Courts and the Supreme Court), choosing instead to highlight the political bargains and extra-legal developments that have influenced constitutional evolution.

Written for a general audience that is interested in understanding the complex yet fascinating challenges posed by constitutionalism in India, the book's unconventional approach to some standard issues will stimulate the more seasoned student of constitutional law and politics.

Subjects:
Other Jurisdictions , India
Contents:
INTRODUCTION
I. The Constitution of India and Its Special Significance
II. Approach and Orientation of the Book
III. Brief Outline of Chapters

1. ORIGINS AND CRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION
I. Introduction
II. The Mughals and the East India Company (1550–1857)
III. The British Raj and Colonial Forms of Constitutional Government (1858–1947)—A Bird’s Eye View
IV. The Nationalist Movement and the Build-up of Attempts at Constitution Making (1895–1947)—A Worm’s Eye View
V. Crafting a Constitution for Independent India: The Work of the Constituent Assembly
VI. Conclusion
Further Reading

2. THE EXECUTIVE AND PARLIAMENT
I. Introduction
II. Brief Overview of Relevant Constitutional Provisions
III. Pre-history, Colonial Experiences and Debates within the Constituent Assembly
IV. Brief Overview of Evolution of the Indian Political Landscape through the Prism of Electoral Results
and Party Politics
V. The Changing Role of Parliament in Indian Constitutional Democracy
VI. Significant Judicial Pronouncements on Constitutional Provisions Relating to the Executive and Parliament
VII. Conclusion
Further Reading

3. FEDERALISM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
I. Introduction
II. The Colonial Period and Its Influence on Later Constitutional Developments Relating to Federalism
and Local Government
III. Understanding the Centralising Bias within the Constituent Assembly
IV. The Structure and Content of Provisions in the Indian Constitution on Federalism and their Evolution
Over Time
V. The Structure and Content of Provisions in the Indian Constitution on Local Government and their
Evolution Over Time
VI. Conclusion
Further Reading

4. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES AND THE JUDICIARY
I. Introduction
II. Relevant Constitutional Provisions: Textual Categorisation and Analysis
III. The Constitutional History of Provisions Relating to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and the
Judiciary
IV. The Supreme Court and Its Role as Guardian of the Rights Provisions (1950–2016)
V. The Crisis of Backlog and Delay in the Indian Judiciary
VI. Conclusion
Further Reading

5. TECHNOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
I. Introduction
II. Reflecting on the Motivations of the Framers for Entrenching Technocratic Constitutional Institutions
III. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
IV. The Election Commission of India
V. The Introduction of New Regulatory Institutions in the Aftermath of the Constitutional Moment of 1991
VI. Conclusion
Further Reading

6. CONSTITUTIONAL REGULATION OF INDIA’S MULTIPLE IDENTITIES
I. Introduction
II. Relevant Constitutional Provisions
III. Relevant Constitution-making History
IV. Post-independence Evolution of the Law on the Markers of Indian Identity
V. Conclusion
Further Reading

7. CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
I. Introduction
II. Relevant Constitutional Provisions and Constitutional History
III. Constitutional Practice in Relation to the Amending Power in India: An Overview and Analysis of Trends
(1950–2016)
IV. Constitutional Interpretation as a Source of Constitutional Change
V. Constitutional Change through Constitutional Moments
VI. Conclusion
Further Reading

CONCLUSION
I. Introduction
II. A Brief Overview of Prime Minister Modi’s Tenure (2014–17) through a Constitutional Lens
III. Assessing India’s Constitutional Trajectory Across Seven Decades (1947–2017)
IV. Concluding Reflections
Further Reading

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