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Book Summary
This book studies colonial law in India by surveying how the East India Company,
guided by principles of public justice and public instruction, created a body of
legislation that is of significance to us even in the present time. It dwells on
the legislation it formulated in many areas like criminal justice; women,
religion, and social reform; caste and untouchability; religious endowments; and
land, inheritance, and property law
Table Of Contents:
Law, Order and Power: Thagi, Dacoity and Sorcery Law as a Weapon Against Child
Sacrifice, Sati, Female Infanticide and Meriah Sacrifice The Legal Rights of
Coolies, Slaves and Emigrant Workers Civil Law and the Policy of Religious
Toleration
ISBN-13
9788132105152
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publishing Date
2010-12-20
Total Pages
447
Social Legislation Of The East India Company: Public Justice Versus Public Instruction
This book studies colonial law in India by surveying how the East India Company,
guided by principles of public justice and public instruction, created a body of
legislation that is of significance to us even in the present time. It dwells on
the legislation it formulated in many areas like criminal justice; women,
religion, and social reform; caste and untouchability; religious endowments; and
land, inheritance, and property law
Table Of Contents:
Law, Order and Power: Thagi, Dacoity and Sorcery Law as a Weapon Against Child
Sacrifice, Sati, Female Infanticide and Meriah Sacrifice The Legal Rights of
Coolies, Slaves and Emigrant Workers Civil Law and the Policy of Religious
Toleration