Government of IndiaCustoms and Customary Law in British India
Author: Roy, Sripati
Keywords: Customs, Customary Law, Colonial Law, Sripati Roy, British
Publisher: Thare Press, Calcutta
Description: This work is based on a series of lectures delivered by the author at the University of Calcutta in 1908 and 1909. Apart from the introduction, there are eighteen chapters in the book. A discussion about the making and meaning of laws, the difference between customs and laws, and the classification of customs, is included in the beginning of the book. The author talks about family, local and caste customs, customs pertaining to different religions and regions, and also the notion of illegal customs.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Roy, Sripati |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27T07:51:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-27T07:51:20Z |
| dc.description | This work is based on a series of lectures delivered by the author at the University of Calcutta in 1908 and 1909. Apart from the introduction, there are eighteen chapters in the book. A discussion about the making and meaning of laws, the difference between customs and laws, and the classification of customs, is included in the beginning of the book. The author talks about family, local and caste customs, customs pertaining to different religions and regions, and also the notion of illegal customs. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xl, 621 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Thare Press, Calcutta |
| dc.subject | Customs, Customary Law, Colonial Law, Sripati Roy, British |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1911 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001190 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Roy, Sripati |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27T07:51:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-27T07:51:20Z |
| dc.description | This work is based on a series of lectures delivered by the author at the University of Calcutta in 1908 and 1909. Apart from the introduction, there are eighteen chapters in the book. A discussion about the making and meaning of laws, the difference between customs and laws, and the classification of customs, is included in the beginning of the book. The author talks about family, local and caste customs, customs pertaining to different religions and regions, and also the notion of illegal customs. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xl, 621 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Thare Press, Calcutta |
| dc.subject | Customs, Customary Law, Colonial Law, Sripati Roy, British |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1911 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-001190 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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