La construction de l'espace juridique colonial

In Pondicherry at the turn of the nineteenth century, colonial law was a dual law : the procedures and penalties were different for Indian and European subjects. Among conflicts between Indians, the colonial admi nistration picked out those relating to "usages and customs" and delegated their handling to intermediary assemblies. Through these processes of delegation, the different participants in conflict-resolution took part in the construction of a colonial legal space. The study of marital disputes sheds light on this co-construction, as well as the ways in which actors defined a space of opportunities for women

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