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ERIC Number: EJ422097
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
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The Supreme Court, Civil Rights, and Preference Policies: Judicial Decision Making Processes in the United States and India.
Parikh, Sunita
Teachers College Record, v92 n2 p192-211 Win 1990
Presents a comparative analysis of the U.S. and Indian Supreme Courts' roles in civil rights and preference policies. Despite structural and historical differences, similarities exist in the development of such policies. Both are more concerned with fidelity to constitutional and statutory interpretations than to personal ideological viewpoints. (SM)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts, Decision Making, Equal Protection, Government Role, Minority Groups, Policy Formation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India; United States
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