ABSTRACT
This chapter gives the reader an overview of the volume and sheds light on the comparative methodology which informs discussion in all chapters, with the first part in each chapter highlighting aspects of the Indian framework and the second looking for what has worked, and what has not, for England and Wales.
It discusses the methodology used in this volume. A triangulation of research methods combines comparative research, doctrinal analysis and empirical research. This chapter also explains the use of comparative methodology between the two countries highlighting its implication and limitations. Excerpts from interviews conducted are used to demonstrate the continuing problems with the law in action in India.
