Age of Marriage Act 1929
(2024)
Book Chapter
Sharma, K., & Lammasniemi, L. (2024). Age of Marriage Act 1929. In R. Auchmuty, E. Rackley, & M. Takayanagi (Eds.), Women’s Legal Landmarks in the Interwar Years: Not for Want of Trying (189-196). Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509969753.ch-023
All Outputs (5)
The rule of law and racial difference in the British Empire (2023)
Book Chapter
Sharma, K. (2023). The rule of law and racial difference in the British Empire. In S.-S. Wheatle, & E. O’Loughlin (Eds.), Diverse Voices in Public Law (15-34). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.56687/9781529220766-005This chapter begins by discussing the history and some modern conceptions of the doctrine of the rule of law (RoL) before turning its attention to the development and deployment of the doctrine within the British Empire. Firstly, it examines how the... Read More about The rule of law and racial difference in the British Empire.
Restitution of conjugal rights and the dissenting female body: The Rukhmabai Case (2020)
Book Chapter
Sharma, K. (2020). Restitution of conjugal rights and the dissenting female body: The Rukhmabai Case. In S. Bonnerjee (Ed.), Subaltern Women’s Narratives: Strident Voices, Dissenting Bodies. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003121220-18Trial transcripts remain an under utilised source through which colonial women’s lived experiences as well as their narratives of resistance can be recovered. This paper aims to explore Indian Hindu women’s resistance to attempts to control their bod... Read More about Restitution of conjugal rights and the dissenting female body: The Rukhmabai Case.
Spectacular Justice: Aesthetics and Power in the Gandhi Murder Trial (2015)
Book Chapter
Sharma, K. (2015). Spectacular Justice: Aesthetics and Power in the Gandhi Murder Trial. In A. Allo (Ed.), The Courtroom as a Space of Resistance (323-343). Ashgate
A Symbol of State Power: Use of the Red Fort in Indian Political Trials (2011)
Book Chapter
Sharma, K. (2011). A Symbol of State Power: Use of the Red Fort in Indian Political Trials. In A. P. Foley (Ed.), Ethics, Evil, Law and the State: State Power and Political Evil. Inter-Disciplinary Press. https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848880771_005A political trial is carried out against those who threaten the very existence of the state. When faced with such a crisis of legitimacy the state takes recourse to political trials. These political trials allow the state to display its power and yet... Read More about A Symbol of State Power: Use of the Red Fort in Indian Political Trials.