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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Chandrachud, Abinav |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The insulation of India's constitutional judiciary |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
p.38-42. |
| 362 ## - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION |
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| Dates of publication and/or sequential designation |
27 Mar |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The Indian judiciary is insulated from vibrant checks and balances. Its "democratic" insulation arises from its use of contempt law to restrict criticism, its permissive view of libellous speech directed against "other" public officials, and, controversially, the use of English as the official language of the courts. Its "political" insulation arises from its ability to determine its own composition, and the inability of the political establishment to effectively remove allegedly tainted members of the judiciary. Both these forms of insulation embolden the judiciary on the one hand, while directly and indirectly restricting participation on the other, and further threaten to exacerbate the severe problems of judicial administration, delay and corruption in India. - Reproduced. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Judiciary - India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Judiciary |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Main entry heading |
Economic and Political Weekly |
| 908 ## - PUT COMMAND PARAMETER (RLIN) |
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N |
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