Rowlatt Act
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The Rowlatt Act was a 1919 British colonial law in India that extended wartime emergency measures into peacetime, allowing detention without trial and severe restrictions on civil liberties, and it became a major catalyst for nationwide protests and unrest.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defence of India Act 1915 | 1 |
| Report of the Rowlatt Committee | 1 |
| Rowlatt Committee | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial law
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repressive legislation ⓘ |
| allowed |
detention without trial
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in-camera trials by special tribunals ⓘ restrictions on freedom of assembly ⓘ restrictions on freedom of the press ⓘ trial without jury ⓘ warrantless arrests in certain cases ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| basedOn | recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Rowlatt Satyagraha
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civil disobedience campaigns ⓘ nationwide protests in India in 1919 ⓘ strikes and hartals in Indian cities ⓘ widespread unrest in Punjab ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | emergency-style powers in peacetime ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| describedAs | Black Act by Indian nationalists ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Imperial Legislative Council of India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
ⓘ
state security law ⓘ |
| follows |
Rowlatt Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Defence of India Act 1915
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| hasConsequence |
erosion of Indian trust in British rule
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radicalization of sections of Indian nationalist movement ⓘ strengthening of non-cooperation sentiment ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
curtailment of civil liberties in India
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strengthening of executive powers over suspects ⓘ undermining of judicial safeguards ⓘ |
| hasPart | Rowlatt Committee report implementation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| inspired | Gandhi’s call for nationwide hartal in 1919 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | British colonial government in India ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of the Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ |
| legalizes | extension of wartime emergency powers into peacetime ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force in British India in 1919 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil liberties
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internal security ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sidney Rowlatt ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indian National Congress
ⓘ
Indian political leaders across communities ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
surface form:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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| partOf | British colonial policy in India ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | strong political opposition and unpopularity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Rowlatt Satyagraha
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mass protests of April 1919 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | post-World War I period ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Defence of India Act 1915
this entity surface form:
Rowlatt Committee
this entity surface form:
Report of the Rowlatt Committee