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The Role of the judiciary in plural societies

Title
The Role of the judiciary in plural societies / edited by Neelan Tiruchelvam and Radhika Coomaraswamy.
Publication
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1987.

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Additional Authors
  • Tiruchelvam, Neelan.
  • Coomaraswamy, Radhika.
Description
xxi, 193 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • Justice, Administration of > Developing countries
  • Political questions and judicial power > Developing countries
  • Minorities > Legal status, laws, etc. > Developing countries
  • Justice, Administration of
  • Political questions and judicial power
  • Minorities
  • Minority Groups
  • minorities
  • Minorities
  • Justice, Administration of
  • Minorities > Legal status, laws, etc
  • Political questions and judicial power
  • Justiz
  • Pluralistische Gesellschaft
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Developing countries
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Toward an engaged judiciary / Radhika Coomaraswamy -- Social action litigation: the Indian experience / P.N. Bhagwati -- Taking suffering seriously: social action litigation / Upendra Baxi -- 'The Filipino is what he chooses to be' / Jose W. Diokno -- Pluralism and the judiciary in Sri Lanka / H.L. de Silva -- The Sri Lankan judiciary and fundamental rights: a realist critique / Radhika Coomaraswamy -- The judiciary in context: the case of Tanzania / M.K.B. Wambali and C.M. Peter -- The legal profession, pluralism and public interest litigation in Tanzania / R.H. Kisanga -- Mozambique: pluralism, colonialism and the law / Gita Itonwana Welch -- On the shame of not being an activist: thoughts on judicial activism / Uphendra Baxi -- The judiciary in plural societies: some conclusions.
ISBN
  • 0312007752
  • 9780312007751
LCCN
87004862
OCLC
  • ocm15519768
  • 15519768
  • SCSB-1709542
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library