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An independent, colonial judiciary : a history of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj, 1862-1947

Title: An independent, colonial judiciary : a history of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj, 1862-1947 / Abhinav Chandrachud.
Author: Chandrachud, Abhinav
Publication: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2015.

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xv, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour); 24 cm

Summary

Examining the backgrounds and lives of the 83 judges who served on the Bombay High Court during the colonial era, as well as the court's colonial past, this book explores why such British colonial institutions flourished even after India became independent. In the process, it reveals some of the complex changes which took place in Indian society, the legal profession, the law, and the legal culture during the colonial era.

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History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-337) and index.

Contents

Background -- The rise of the Indian judge -- Race, class, and the Bombay High Court -- The judicial culture of the court -- The structural peculiarities of a colonial judiciary -- Independence of the judiciary.

ISBN

9780199453306
0199453306

LCCN

2015358797

OCLC

ocn909254526
909254526
SCSB-5890319

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Columbia University Libraries