A Short Treatise on Hindu Law | Classic Commentary on Hindu Law in British India
Author
Herbert Cowell
Edition
Reprint Edition
Year
2026
Why Choose This Book?
A Short Treatise on Hindu Law is a timeless legal classic by Herbert Cowell that examines the principles of Hindu Law as administered by the Courts of British India. It provides valuable historical insight into the evolution of personal laws governing marriage, inheritance, succession, adoption, joint family, and religious endowments. An indispensable reference for legal historians, academicians, researchers, and advocates studying the foundations of modern Hindu personal law.
About the Book
Originally written during the British Indian period, this authoritative treatise presents the doctrines and judicial interpretation of Hindu Law as applied by colonial courts. The book discusses the legal framework relating to inheritance, succession, partition, coparcenary, adoption, marriage, guardianship, maintenance, and women's rights under traditional Hindu jurisprudence. While many statutory reforms have since transformed Hindu personal law, this work remains an important historical and comparative legal reference for understanding the evolution of Indian personal laws and the development of judicial precedents in the pre-independence era.
Related Subjects
- Hindu Law
- Personal Laws
- Legal History
- Succession & Inheritance
- Family Law
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