Constitutional federalism in the Indian Supreme Court

Krishnaswamy, Sudhir (2015) Constitutional federalism in the Indian Supreme Court. In: Unstable Constitutionalism: Law and Politics in South Asia. Cambridge University Press, pp. 355-380. ISBN 9781107706446

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Abstract

Although the field of constitutional law has become increasingly comparative in recent years, its geographic focus has remained limited. South Asia, despite being the site of the world's largest democracy and a vibrant if turbulent constitutionalism, is one of the important neglected regions within the field. This book remedies this lack of attention by providing a detailed examination of constitutional law and practice in five South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Identifying a common theme of volatile change, it develops the concept of 'unstable constitutionalism', studying the sources of instability alongside reactions and responses to it. By highlighting unique theoretical and practical questions in an underrepresented region, Unstable Constitutionalism constitutes an important step toward truly global constitutional scholarship.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Krishnaswamy, Sudhir
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Tushnet, Mark UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Khosla, Madhav UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Political Science > Systems of governments & states Social sciences > Law > Constitutional & administrative law
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Public Policy and Governance
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7341
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107706446.012

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