“An Ancient System of Caste”: How the British Law against Caste Depends on Orientalism by Prakash Shah

“…Legislators seemed largely ignorant of, or simply misrepresented, laws prevailing in South Asian countries. In parallel to the legislation and despite the lack of implementation as yet, the article also discusses how case law has proceeded to incorporate caste discrimination by reading it into the provision of the existing legislation. …”
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