Table of Contents

Dilemma of Democracy or Reasons of State: Extraordinary Laws in India
′Cutting Down Trees′: Procedural Legality and the Quest for Legitimacy
The Unfolding of Extraordinariness: POTA and the Construction of Suspect Communities
The Unfolding of Extraordinariness: National Security Syndrome and Implications for Centre-State Relations in India
POTA and Beyond: The Silent Erosion
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Ujjwal Kumar Singh is a Reader in the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi. He was earlier a Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi. He obtained his Masters degree from Delhi University, and PhD from School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has written and published extensively on laws and institutions, electoral governance and issues concerning democratic rights. His articles have appeared in Economic and Political Weekly, Diogenes, Scienza & Politica, Ethnic Studies Report, Contemporary India and Indian Journal of Human Rights. He is the author of the books Political Prisoners in India (Oxford University Press, 1998, paperback 2001) and The State, Democracy and Anti-Terror Laws in India (Sage, 2007) and the co-editor of Towards Legal Literacy: An Introduction to the Law in India (Oxford University Press, 2008).

Reviews

Singh’s book is a courageous study that espouses a deep quest for justice and fairness. It is relevant not only to students of law but also to students of social science, human/civil rights activists and conscientious citizens.
*Contributions to Indian Sociology*

An eminently readable work, the book…is rich in detail, yet incisive for its analysis. The book…makes an important contribution when it recognises the "complex interlocking system of laws" that takes place between security legislation and other criminal law allowing additional bypassing of procedures and safeguards…Detailed coverage of such technicalities makes this book a valuable resource for lawyers and scholars alike.
*Economic & Political Weekly*

This book is well researched thought provoking and topical.
*Free Press Journal*

The book explains the violence of jurisprudence using information collected from court judgements, parliamentary debates and party statements.
*The Book Review*

The effort comes out well-researched, thought-provoking and topical. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, law, security studies and human rights.
*USI Journal*

Thought-provoking and topical, this book is meant to interest students and scholars of politics, law, sociology and human rights.
*The Asian Age*

This is a technical book meant essentially for politicians and lawyers.
*The Organiser*