Screen LibraryLegal histories of the British empire : laws, engagements and legacies /
"A 'new' approach to legal history in the British Empire is emerging. Rather than the traditional 'single site' approach taken by colonial legal historians, scholars are increasingly engaging in work which is pan-colonial, comparative, or which, if it is focused on a particu...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"A 'new' approach to legal history in the British Empire is emerging. Rather than the traditional 'single site' approach taken by colonial legal historians, scholars are increasingly engaging in work which is pan-colonial, comparative, or which, if it is focused on a particular colony, seeks to place that site within the broader legal, political, cultural and intellectual frameworks of Empire. It focuses on the comparisons, the mobilities, the continuities and the ruptures of legal engagement across the globe. This book brings together established senior scholars with exciting newer authors |
| Item Description: | "A GlassHouse Book." |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415728928 (hardback) : 0415728924 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | KD5020 |
| CLC: | D956.19 |
| Call Number: | D956.19/L496 |
| Contents: | Laws, engagements, and legacies : the legal histories of the British Empire -- an introduction / Shaunnagh Dorsett and John McLaren -- Navigating the scylla of imperial politico-legal aspirations and charybdis of colonial micro-politics in the British Empire : the case of the judges / John McLaren -- Asserting judicial sovereignty : the debate over the abolition of Privy Council jurisdiction in British Africa / Bonny Ibhawoh -- Law, culture and history : Amir Ali's interpretation of Islamic law / Nandini Chatterjee -- A judicial maverick : John Gorrie at large in the Victorian empire / Bridg |