The predicament of justice: Fifty years of armed forces special powers act in India

Contemporary South Asia

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-282

  Kikon, Dolly ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Human rights; Justice; Law; Militarization; Northeast India

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; CITIZENSHIP; HUMAN RIGHTS; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; MILITARY INTERVENTION; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449451155     PISSN: 09584935     EISSN: 1469364X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09584930903108937     Document Type: Article

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