Legal History: Evolution of The Indian Legal System

Legal history enables us to understand the law and the legal process better. Laws do not take birth in a vacuum. They are necessitated by the circumstances in which they are born.

The book features important events and cases, enhancing its value. The thematic treatment has made the narrative more readable and the subject matter convenient from the point of view of easy and better understanding, for students as well as other readers. The use of diagrams, tabulations, and maps contributes to an easier understanding of the subject. The glossary of terms is a welcome addition for students coming from different disciplines for the law course.

PART I
1. Historiography
2. The Evolution of the Major Legal System
PART II ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD
THEME I GOVERNMENT
3. Government in Ancient Times
4. Government in Medieval Times
THEME II LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
5. Ancient Period
6. Medieval Legal Institutions
THEME III LAW
7. Ancient Period
8. Medieval Period
THEME IV SOCIETY
9. Ancient Period
10. Medieval Period
PART III THE COLONIAL PERIOD
THEME I GOVERNMENT
11. Government in the colonial period, 17th century till 1892
12. Towards Independence
THEME II LEGAL INSTITUTIONS COLONIAL PERIOD
13. Colonial period evolution of legal institutions
THEME III LAW
14. Evolution of law in the colonial period
THEME IV SOCIETY
15. The 19th-century Indian Renaissance and Nationalism
APPENDICES
1. Celebrated Cases
2. The System of Adjudication in India Today