James Massey

Minorities and Religious Freedom in Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book has four parts. Part one explains the place of minorities in a democracy, examines the process of their formation at the global as well as national levels and looks at the response received by them at these forums. Parts two and three deal with basic rights of minorities enshrined in Articles 25 and 30 of the Indian Constitution, the detailed history of these articles, the debates in the Constituent Assembly and other related documents. This book also deals with Christians as a minority and controverts the myth that they are the most forward community. It details the general constitutional rights as well as special rights of the minorities in India and focuses attention on the relationship between human rights and minority rights and the role of National Commission for Minorities in protecting the human rights of minorities. The appendices contain important international and national documents relating to human and constitutional rights of the minorities. An essential reading for sociologists, political scientists, human rights activists and all others interested in the issues involved and the future of Indian polity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mare Nostrum
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788173045011
• ISBN-10: 8173045011
• Artikelnr.: 37384881

Autorenporträt

Rev. Dr. (Habil) James Massey was the General Secretary/Director of the Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Delhi. He was also the Honorary Secretary/Director of the Dalit Solidarity Programme of India. Dr Massey was the translator of the Punjabi Bible, the author of Masihiata: Ika Paricaya (Punjabi), Doctrine of the Ultimate Reality in Sikh Religion, and Christian Dalits in India (Hindi), and co-editor of the volume on Dalit Solidarity.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface 9
* Prologue 13
* Part One
* Chapter One Minorities in a Democracy: Formation and Responses 17
* Chapter Two National Minorities and their Profiles 27
* Chapter Three The Constitutional Rights of Minorities 43
* Chapter Four Encounter with Issues and Problems 51
* Part Two
* Chapter Five History of Article 25 69
* Chapter Six Scope and Application of Article 25 82
* Chapter Seven Implementation of Article 25 88
* Chapter Eight Violation of the Religious Right of Minorities 96
* Part Three
* Chapter Nine History of Article 30 117
* Chapter Ten Scope and Application of Article 30 127
* Part Four
* Chapter Eleven
* Christians as a Minority: Specific Problems 139
* Chapter Twelve Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities 149
* Appendices
* Appendix One Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 165
* Appendix Two Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of
Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, 1981
172
* Appendix Three Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to
National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, 1992 177
* Appendix Four National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 182
* Appendix Five The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 189
* Appendix Six Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme for Minorities 1983
214
* Appendix Seven
* 1. (a) NCMGuidelines1986: Determination of Minority Stats,
Recognition and Related Matters in respect of Minority Educational
Institutions under the Constitution of India 217
* 2. (b) Government Policy Norms and Principles 1989 fr Recognition of
Minority-Managed Educational Institutions 220
* Appendix Eight
* (a) Orissa Freedom of Religious Act, 1967 223 (b) Regulations,
Orders, Notification, Rules, etc., Issued by the Governor, Heads of
Departments and High Court 225
* Appendix Nine Madhya Pradesh Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 1968 231
* Appendix Ten Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978 234
* Appendix Eleven Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of
Religion Ordinance, 2002 237
* Index 241