Rachel Sturman: 1 book
The Government of Social Life in Colonial India
Liberalism, Religious Law, and Women's Rights
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
From the early days of colonial rule in India, the British established a two-tier system of legal administration. Matters deemed secular were subject to British legal norms, while suits relating to the family were adjudicated according to Hindu or Muslim law, known as personal law. This important...
