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Article Distinctive Features of Hindu Law Consciousness in the Context of the Contemporary Legal Space
Authors
Atoyan O.
Name of magazine Scientific-practical professional journal «Comparative Law»
(Ukrainian language)
Issue 3-4 / 2012
Pages 130 - 145
Annotation The article is devoted to the distinctive features of manifold and pluralistic Hindu law consciousness, which had been successful to integrate in its development deep religious and legal traditions as well as new level of foreign norms understanding (secular and religion ones). Its most important feature is the spiritual part and rootedness in the collective law consciousness of such ideas as dharma, karma, and ahimsa.
Keywords law consciousness, legal space, Hinduism, legal pluralism, dharma, karma, adharma, ahimsa, varna, caste, dharmachakra.
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