Talk:Bibliography of law

A useful template
The citations for this list could be made a lot more compact using Rp. RockMagnetist (talk) 15:13, 4 May 2013 (UTC) I decided to implement it, since it really makes a big difference. RockMagnetist (talk) 17:41, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Manusmṛti
Does Manusmṛti belongs to the list? It is the defining treatise of Hindu law (with adherents over a billion) and the first law book on the planet. Solomon7968 (talk) 08:24, 7 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Is it included in a legal bibliography which is also a reliable source? James500 (talk) 08:26, 7 May 2013 (UTC)


 * It will be helpful to me to grasp the article if you expain to me in a non-western context. In India we have 2 type of laws: Secular British inherited law and different laws for each community, e.g- Hindu, Muslim etc which cover civil purposes. Solomon7968 (talk) 08:56, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

What you need to do is find a reliable book whose title is "Bibliography of Indian law", or something like that, and look to see if Manusmrti is listed in it. James500 (talk) 09:34, 7 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Either you or I or both are confused. Hinduism is a religion as like christianity and Islam. And in India we have religious laws governing civil matters. Manusmṛti is like that of a text written 3000 years ago and is the Primary source of Hindu law even after 3000 years. How can I point to you a source of Bibliography of Indian law when that kind of concept do not exist in Indian context. Solomon7968 (talk) 09:42, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

There is at least one book called A Bibliography of Indian Law. Although it seems to be confined to books published over a twenty-five year period, it might conceivably include a printed edition of the Manusmrti. It is possible to write a bibliography on any subject because a bibliography is just a list of books and articles and publications. James500 (talk) 10:16, 7 May 2013 (UTC)


 * It is the same as asking whether Bible belongs to a Bibliography of Christianity. If it belongs then Manusmṛti also belongs to Bibliography of Indian law. Solomon7968 (talk) 10:35, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

That may well be true, but the effect of WP:NOR is that we need a reliable source that says so. All I am asking is that you produce one. The predecessor of this article got deleted because it was accussed of WP:OR, and I don't want that to happen again. James500 (talk) 10:48, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Not much chance of that! You have done a great job of sourcing this version, James500. RockMagnetist (talk) 13:49, 7 May 2013 (UTC)