Law and Social Transformation

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Description
Revising a book of omnibus nature after a decade of its publication in a fast-changing world is a challenging task. But in order to be in currency in the academic world with value addition, there needs to be revision and updating. During this decade, the legal environment for cultural pluralism was facilitated by the judgments in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi case and cases on minority language educational right² and tribal rights'. The efforts to strengthen the law for protection of women, children, backward classes and the tribes have continued in the backdrop of recurrence of atrocities and violation of rights. The policy of affirmative action has entered into new spheres and has evolved new strategies. The social outrage against the Nirbhaya rape case engendered a catena of reforms. The legal system has responded to the problem and process of modernisation by addressing the issues of blind beliefs, triple divorce, law's delay, farmers' rights and environmental pollution. The growth of vibrant democracy, technology, justice delivery system and human rights principles and measures in the 21st century has substantially supported the thoughtful preparation for the new millennium.
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Contents
Part I - GENERAL
             Theory, History, Alternatives and The Constitution
01. Law and Social Transformation: A Theoretical Discussion
02. Factors Influencing Law and Social Transformation
03. Historical and Sociological Discourse on Law's Role in Social Transformation
04. Alternatives to Legal Strategy: Gandhism, Sarvodaya, Marxism and Naxalism
05. Constitution's Orientation and Response to Social Transformation
Part II - MULTICULTURALISM AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
               Religion, Language, Region and Ethnicity
06. Religion and Law
07. Language and Law: Towards Equality in Language Rights?
08. Language Rights in Education and Employment
09. Regionalism, Law and Social Transformation
10. Ethnic Pluralism, Tribal Development and Social Transformation: A Focus on Security, Self-Government
       and Social Justice
Part III - SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION BY EMPOWERMENT
               Empowering The Backward Classes, Women And Children
11. Caste, Law and Empowerment of the Backward Classes
12. Constitutional Policy and Development Towards Gender Justice
13. Crimes Against Women and Law's Response Thereto
14. Law, Child Welfare and Social Transformation
Part IV - MODERNISATION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
                Concept, Family Law, Economic Reforms, Justise Delivery System Participative
                Democracy and Response to Pandemics
15. Modernisation and Law.
16. Family Law, Modernisation and Social Transformation
17. Economic Development, Law and Social Transformation: Focus on Agriculture, Industry, and Environment
18. Reforms in the Justice Delivery System, Modernisation and Law
19. Role of Democracy and Panchayati Raj in Social Transformation Through Law
20. Social Dimensions of Law During Pandemics
21. Conclusions
Book Review by Prof. (Dr) N.R. Madhava Menon
Book Review by K.V.S. Sarma
Subject Index
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Author Details
P. Ishwara Bhat is Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi. Earlier he was Professor of University of Mysore and Vice Chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. He has an LLD degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and LLM, MA and PhD from the University of Mysore, Karnataka. He was Fulbright-Nehru Visiting Scholar for teaching NPO law in Catholic University of America, Washington DC, and Shastri Visiting Scholar at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.