The Preamble

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Description
The ever rising complexities faced by the populace in India have over the years created misgivings about the politico-legal system that has been in place. The lack of stability in interpretation, and the lack of vision in politics, has made people look askance about the limitations and dimensions of their constitutional existence. It is not longer sufficient and viable to look into the formal source of constitutional values, but rather the dilemmas and contestations of their meaning and relevance to the community. This book makes an attempt at portraying the cultural, political and global realities of a constitutional polity like India. The contributors reflect upon the progress and dynamics of foundational values embodied in the Preamble; sovereignty, socialism, secularism, fraternity, justice, and so on. The aim is to highlight the day to day relevance of the broader principles in the Preamble, the ideological inspiration that thay generate, and their commonly attached meanings.
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Contents
Chapter 1    :    The Preamble of the Constitution of India
Chapter 2    :    We the People
Chapter 3    :    Sovereignty
Chapter 4    :    Socialism
Chapter 5    :    Secularism
Chapter 6    :    Democracy
Chapter 7    :    Republic
Chapter 8    :    Justice, Equality, Liberty
Chapter 9    :    Fraternity
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Author Details
Deepa Kansra is Assistant Professor of Law at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. Previously she was teaching at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Her publications include India and the Dynamics of Socialism in the Global Order (Authors Press 2012), Re-thinking the Law: Emerging Issues and Challenges (Co-edited, 2013), and articles/notes in law journals of repute such as the Journal of Politics and Governance (2013), International Journal of Law and Policy Review (2013), Indian Human Rights Law Review (2012), indian Law Review (2011), Social Action Journal (2011), and the Journal of the Indian law Institute (2009)
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