How to Change Law in Classical India: Hermeneutics in the Service of the Legal Profession

In his celebrated book The Concept of Law, H. L. A. Hart posits three secondary rules in a legal system: recognition, change, and adjudication. In this paper, I look at the second category: the means provided within the Indian legal system by which laws, in this case dharma, can be changed. The cate...

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Main Author: Olivelle, Patrick 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2023
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 6-22
Further subjects:B Mīmāṃsā
B Law
B śiṣṭa
B Dharma
B Yuga
B smṛti
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