| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Tracing the history of the legal system in India -- Histirical and contemporary deviations from the state legal system in India -- Examples of alternative legal systems in India -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The work is an attempt to understand the existence of multiple non-state legal traditions despite the presence of a uniform legal system in India. There is a significant gap that exists between the state-legal system and the practices and preferences of people belonging to different communities. In order to understand this structure, the text goes back to the history of legal system in India and tries to identify the reason behind the prevalence of these alternative modes. It studies some prominent legal systems of pre-colonial India like the Mughals, and further explores the way Indian legality was transformed during the British rule. The study maps the evolution and growth of the common law system in India and takes into account the factors that contributed to the strengthening and acceptance of this system |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 09, 2019) |
| Subject |
Law -- India.
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Law -- India -- History.
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Culture and law -- India
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Law -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
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Culture and law
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Law
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Law -- British colonies
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India
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Singh, Mahendra Pal, 1940- editor.
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Niraj Kumar, 1975- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780199095650 |
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0199095655 |
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0199489874 |
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9780199489879 |
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