The idea of secularism and the supreme court of India
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Abstract:
In this paper the author proposes to present a perspective on the role of the Supreme Court of India in upholding the ideal of secularism while balancing the interests of a deeply plural society like India. The author will try to cover, very broadly, three areas; one concerning community based rights or minority rights and how in recent years the Court has tended to give priority to individual rights and freedom over community based rights; two how the Court has perceived secularism and how in some of its later decisions it has tended to take a mono-culturist rather than a pluralist view of secularism and third, how the Court has tried to regulate the State’s intervention in religious affairs and in the process has itself assumed a highly interventionist role.
Authors:
Alam, A.
Series Title:
Pluralism Working Paper
Country:
India
Category:
Research
Editor:
Suransky, C.
,
Klooster, H. van 't
,
Seela, U.
Serial number:
5
ISSN:
1879-7172
Keywords:
religion
,
law
,
minorities
,
communities
Language:
eng
Organization:
Hivos – Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation
Organization:
University for Humanistics. Kosmopolis Institute
,
Gadjah Mada Graduate School. Center for Religious & Cross-Cultural Studies
,
Centre for the Study of Culture and Society
,
Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda
PAGE:
25
Place:
The Hague [etc.]
Publisher:
Hivos [etc.]
Year:
2010
Region:
South Asia
Right:
© 2010 Hivos [etc.]
Subject:
Culture, Society and Religion
Title:
The idea of secularism and the supreme court of India