Relying extensively upon case law, Volume 1 examines:
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	&lt;li&gt;the evolution of the personal laws of Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis, and Jews during the colonial and post-colonial periods&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;how these laws are applied in contemporary questions of marriage, divorce, property rights, and succession, and&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;whether it is possible to bring the law in conformity with modern changes through and in both the formal, and statutory law and the pluralistic and fluid community-based practices.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;It also extensively examines the role of the judiciary, the political and academic debates around the issue of uniform civil code, and women&amp;#39;s citizenship claims in a stratified and hierarchical social order.&lt;/li&gt;
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