Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Gandhi and Swaraj. 3. Gandhian concept of democracy. 4. Comparative analysis. 5. Evaluating Gandhi’s principle of conscience. 6. Selections from Gandhi. Bibliography. Index.

"Gandhi, who emerged as a political thinker in the pre-independence period, strongly opposed the colonial rule. He provided to the Indians an alternative principle of law through his unique definition of "Swaraj". This principle replaced the western concept of democracy and it is based on the Indian notion of law of dharma. In this book, the author has referred to Gandhi’s concept of law as "Principle of Conscience" as opposed to the western law of coercion. Gandhi has rooted his law in religion (satyagraha) and moral values (ahimsa); both of them being intrinsically Indian." (jacket)