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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/10.56687/9781529220766-005

This 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.

Governing Conjugality: Social Hygiene and The Doctrine of Restitution of Conjugal Rights in England and India in the Nineteenth Century (2021)
Journal Article
Lammasniemi, L., & Sharma, K. (in press). Governing Conjugality: Social Hygiene and The Doctrine of Restitution of Conjugal Rights in England and India in the Nineteenth Century. Australian Feminist Law Journal, 47(1), 67-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/13200968.2021.1923252

This article focuses on the doctrine of restitution of conjugal rights (RCR) as a colonial legal transplant and examines how ideas of social and moral hygiene manifested in the debates around the doctrine in late-nineteenth century England and India.... Read More about Governing Conjugality: Social Hygiene and The Doctrine of Restitution of Conjugal Rights in England and India in the Nineteenth Century.