Tuesday, January 08, 2008

01/02 The Legal System & District Court Visit

Today's lecture was by far the best. Not only did Mr. Shivakumar instruct in a more American way (discussion and interaction ) but the topic held our attention the entire time: the Indian legal system.

Apparently, the Indian legal system has federal laws and then state laws for their different communities. For instance, if you are a married Hindu considering a divorce, there will be a different legal process rather than if you were Muslim or Christian. One of my class mates inquired about atheists and Mr. Shivakumar explained that while that person may not believe in a creator they came from a family and were raised in certain community and so they will fall under the laws of that of community. Furthermore, for marriage there is a "special contract" unrelated to any of these communities that citizens are able to choose from.

2 comments:

Rajiv said...

Actually, all the lows relating to marriage (the marriage act) are federal level laws. The laws relating to special religious communities are STATUTES under the federal law. So, the beliefs of the communities have been codified as statutes.

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