The Hindu Succession Act: One Law, Plural Identities
Full Citation: Bates, K., “The Hindu Succession Act: One Law, Plural Identities,” 50 JOURNAL OF LEGAL PLURALISM 144 (2004)
The Hindu Succession Act: One Law, Plural Identities
Abstract: A broad definition of law manifests itself in various ways: it legitimates certain visions of social order, it determines relations between individuals and groups, and it manipulates cultural understandings and discourses over various concepts of rights – and duties. In India, the Hindu Succession Rights Act (HSA) of 1956 allows the wife and daughters,