An Empire of Laws
Legal Pluralism in British Colonial Policy
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- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
18 April 2024
Summary
A Compelling Reexamination of How Britain Used Law to Shape Its Empire
For many years Britain tried to impose its own laws on the peoples it conquered, and English common law usually followed the Union Jack. But the common law became less common after Britain emerged from the Seven Years’ War (1754–63) as the world’s most powerful empire. At that point, imperial policymakers adopted a policy of legal pluralism: some colonies remained under English law, but others, including parts of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300253238 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300253230 |
| Author: | Christian R. Burset |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 18 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 530g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 166mm x 243mm |
| Series: | Yale Law Library Series in Legal History and Reference |
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Critics Review
“[This book] captures a particularly broad scope in a precise and compactly told story, not to mention the extensive archival research the author has put into this study… . Burset successfully demonstrates that Britain had, in fact, a choice when introducing legal pluralism throughout its empire.”—International Journal of Maritime History
“Exploring the challenges posed by British acquisitions in Quebec and India, Christian Burset’s work offers a fascinating and pathbreaking account of the origins of legal pluralism in the British Empire.”—Michael Lobban, author of Imperial Incarceration
“An Empire of Laws is a must-read. Legal pluralism in the British Empire was not a given, but a choice—one that has profoundly shaped theories of law’s role in economic development.”—Amalia D. Kessler, author of Inventing American Exceptionalism: The Origins of American Adversarial Legal Culture, 1800–1877
Christian R. Burset
Christian R. Burset is Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. He lives in Chicago, IL, and South Bend, IN.
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