Social legislation of the East India Company : public justice versus public instruction
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Social legislation of the East India Company : public justice versus public instruction
（Sage law）
Sage Publications, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-438) and index
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内容説明
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 well as inheritance and property law. Finally, it considers excise as a regulatory instrument in the Company's administration of Pilgrim Taxes and Abkarry revenue from liquor and opium.
The book traces the journey of the small group of merchants, who initially formed the East India Company, and while enviously guarding their sometimes piratical commercial interests, actually became a burgeoning nation state. It shows how...
目次
Introduction
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
Abkarry and Pilgrim Taxes: Excise as a Regulating Instrument
Public Instruction Begets Indian Agency, Free Press, and Trial by Jury
Conclusion: Social Legislation in the Arena of Public Instruction versus Public Justice
Some Key Pieces of Social Legislation
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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