A Qualified Hope: The Indian Supreme Court and Progressive Socia

Cambridge University Press

A Qualified HopeThe Indian Supreme Court and Progressive Social Change\nAuthor(s): Gerald N. Rosenberg, Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Shishir Bail\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108474504, 978-1108474504\nSynopsis\nThe Indian Supreme Court is widely seen as a vanguard of progressive social change. Yet there are no systematic studies of whether its progressive decisions actually improve the lives of the relatively disadvantaged. This book presents the first collection of original empirical studies on the impact of the Indian Supreme Court's most progressive decisions. Combining original datasets with in-depth qualitative research, the chapters provide a rigorous examination of the conditions under which judicial decisions can make a difference to those in need. These studies reveal that the Indian Supreme Court, like its US counterpart, is largely constrained in its efforts. Yet, through the broad swee.