In Custody (Record no. 70242)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788132109464
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 344.540 RAM
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Personal name Ramakrishnan,Nitya
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title In Custody
Remainder of title : Law, impunity and prisoner abuse in South Asia
Statement of responsibility, etc / Nitya Ramakrishnan
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Sage Publication
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2013.
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Extent xlix,451p.
Dimensions 24cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc In Custody examines the professed and actual commitment to custodial justice on the part of six South Asian countries. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have all been affected by the geopolitics of colonialism. Nineteenth century Europe is often simplistically seen as the ideological source of the rights discourse in South Asia. But, like any ideological theme, the discourse on rights is also a negotiated space. Resistance created a need to justify imperialism by importing a purpose to it. Regulation of policing was the coloniser′s superior norm, and also, his tool of control.<br/><br/>The erstwhile colonies inherited the practice of affirming norms while systems enabled their breach. Which is not to say that the purpose of norms is merely hypocritical; political struggles and intellectual discourse have, over the years, ensured the recognition of human rights in international instruments, national charters and even in the very pretexts for their breach. Though human rights are inalienable, the modern state has been uniformly guarded in its response to their imperatives. This book traces the historical and contemporary nature of the conflict between the norm and its practice. Constitutions, statutes and mechanisms of justice are reviewed with case studies and interviews that illustrate the many layers of impunity.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Social Science
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Law
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Judical Trends
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Personal name Ramakrishnan,Nitya
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 03/07/2026   344.540 RAM VC733 03/07/2026 03/07/2026 VC Office Books Books Received from VC office
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