Codified Hindu law: Myth and reality
The author takes a critical look at the codified Hindu law. After a look at the attempt to codify Hindu law since 1772, she notes that there is almost no principle by the Hindu personal code which did not already exist in India as accepted law. On the other hand, there were several existing, much mo...
| Published in: | Economic & political weekly |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| In: |
Economic & political weekly
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| Further subjects: | B
Customary law
B Tradition B Statutory law B Hinduism B India |
| Summary: | The author takes a critical look at the codified Hindu law. After a look at the attempt to codify Hindu law since 1772, she notes that there is almost no principle by the Hindu personal code which did not already exist in India as accepted law. On the other hand, there were several existing, much more liberal principles which were decimated by the Hindu Code. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0012-9976 |
| Contains: | In: Economic & political weekly
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