About the Book

The book focuses on certain sociological dimensions of the Indian legal system, particularly the legal profession, judiciary and emergent culture of public interest litigation. Though there are numerous writings on the theme by the legal experts and jurists, but sociological treatment of the subject has been lacking. Such a focus is a dire necessity in order to shape any policy perspective, and also if the goal is to have a diagnostic understanding of the tardiness of the legal system which has often been found out of place while dealing with some pragmatic and urgent social issues. The book, therefore, aims at provoking sociological thinking on such problems faced by our society as are having critical connectivity with the legal order and its legitimacy.

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Contents

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About the Author / Editor

Joginder Singh Gandhi has been a Professor of Sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi till very recently, and is currently a distinguished scholar at the same university. His areas of specialization have been: sociology of professions; sociology of law; culture, personality and society. He has made extensive contributions to various journals of repute and other national and international publications. He has also been organizing president of various national and international seminars and workshops. He has been invited as visiting fellow/professor at many esteemed academic and policy institutions, such as Australian National University, Canberra, Harvard Law School, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris, Ministry of Jurisprudence, Hungary. He was also appointed in 1986 as member of Law Commission of India, by the President of India.

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