British Indian law
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British Indian law was the body of colonial legal codes, statutes, and judicial practices imposed by the British in India, blending English common law with selectively adapted local customs to govern the subcontinent.
Aliases (4)
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial law
→
legal system → mixed legal system → |
| administeredBy |
British colonial courts in India
→
High Courts in British India → Privy Council in London → subordinate colonial courts → |
| appliesTo |
British India
→
Indian subcontinent → colonial subjects in India → |
| characterizedBy |
appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
→
formal codification of many areas of law → hierarchical court structure → reliance on judicial precedent → separation of personal law and general law → |
| codifiedIn |
Civil Procedure Codes and Criminal Procedure Codes
→
Code of Civil Procedure 1859 → Code of Civil Procedure 1908 → Indian Contract Act 1872 → Indian Evidence Act 1872 → Indian Penal Code 1860 → Specific Relief Act 1877 → Transfer of Property Act 1882 → |
| developedFrom |
Company rule legal practices
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English common law tradition → Mughal-era legal institutions in modified form → |
| goal |
governance and control of colonial India
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| implementedBy |
British Crown administration in India
→
East India Company administration → |
| incorporates |
Hindu personal law
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Muslim personal law → customary law of various Indian communities → selectively adapted local customs → |
| influenced |
legal education in South Asia
→
legal system of Bangladesh → legal system of Pakistan → legal system of independent India → |
| legacy |
continuing use of colonial-era codes in modern Indian law
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| legalBasis |
Acts of the British Parliament
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English common law → Indian legislative enactments → |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Hindu law
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Anglo-Muhammadan law → |
| subjectArea |
civil procedure
→
contract law → criminal law → evidence law → family and personal status law → property law → |
| timePeriod |
British Raj
→
Company rule in India → |
| timePeriodEnd |
mid-20th century
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| timePeriodStart |
18th century
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Thar and Parkar District
→
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ("Anglo-Indian law") → |
legalSystem |
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British Indian law
("Anglo-Hindu law")
→
British Indian law ("Anglo-Muhammadan law") → |
relatedTo |
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British Indian law
("British colonial courts in India")
→
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administeredBy |
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Ajmer-Merwara
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usedLegalSystem |