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Religion, Law, and Judiciary in Modern India (PDF 22P)
This note covers the following topics: introduction, constitutional foundations, community specific provisions, legislation state practice, religious conversion and renouncement, religious endowments in general, particular shrines, protection of religious places in general, foreign pilgrimages, religious laws of family relations, personal laws of the christians and parsis, personal laws of the hindus buddhists jains and sikhs, personal law of the muslims, misuse of religion for electoral gains, offenses against religion, commissions for religious minorities, judicial rulings and attitudes, the concept of hindutva, right to convert others, singing the national anthem.
Author(s): Tahir Mahmood
22 Pages 
The interaction of Law and Religion
This lecture note contains introduction, Religious, Dimensions of Law, The Influence of Christianity on the Development of Western Law, Law as a Dimension of Religion, Beyond Law and Beyond Religion.
Author(s): Harold J.Berman
98 Pages
Introduction to Islamic Law by Shahzado Shaikh
This PDF covers the following topics related Religious Law and seeks to introduce core textual, theological , and legal components, along with historical impact, while examining different phases, through its sources and methodologies, leading to development of schools of opinions and legal theories. The course will examine texts, history and current issues in Islamic Law and its enforcement and will also study principles, concepts and terminology of Islamic Jurisprudence and Muslim Law, introduce some aspects of Islamic law pertaining to substantive areas, like constitutional, commercial, international, and criminal laws and some specific areas like marriage, divorce, child custody, succession and wills. These areas will be examined with reference to the law of the land and some cases discussed in US courts in the context of Islamic Law.
Author(s): Shahzado Shaikh
58 Pages
Christian Marriage And Divorce Act, 1957 india
This note explains the following topics: The Persons By Whom Marriages May Be Solemnised, Time and Place at Which Marriages may Be Solemnised, Marriages Solemnised by Minister of Religion Licensed Under this Act, Registration of Marriages Solemnised by Minister of Religion, Marriages Solemnised by or in The Presence of a Marriage Registrar, Marriage of Indian Christians, Penalties, Divorce.
Author(s): Ministries or Departments in the Government of India
67 Pages
Muslim Personal Law in India Colonial Legacy and Current Debates
This note covers the following topics: introduction, the colonial rule of law, independence and after, matrimonial obligations and rights of spouses.
Author(s): Dr. Purushottam Bilimoria
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Legal Limits on Religious Conversion in India (PDF 19P)
This note covers the following topics: conversion religion and law, from colonial precedents to contemporary concerns raigarhmadhya pradeshchattisgarh, scrutinizing motives and tracking conversions Orissa, varying penalties and requiring permission Tamil nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Himachal pradesh, significance for contemporary politics the convert as object.
Author(s): Laura Dudley Jenkins
19 Pages
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