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Social legislation of the East India Company : public justice versus public instruction /
A hitherto unattempted survey of social legislation by the East India Company, this book identifies the principles of Public Justice and Public Instruction as the inspiration for legislative decisions, some of which resonate in post-colonial India. It dwells particularly on legislation which manipul...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
2010.
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| Colección: | SAGE law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A hitherto unattempted survey of social legislation by the East India Company, this book identifies the principles of Public Justice and Public Instruction as the inspiration for legislative decisions, some of which resonate in post-colonial India. It dwells particularly on legislation which manipulated Muslim criminal law in order to protect, and in some instances, create, the rights of women, slaves, bonded labourers and victims of crime. It also examines the Company's cautious venture into the realm of civil law affecting the ideals of religious toleration, remarriage of Hindu widows as wel. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 447 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788132106661 8132106660 |