Parsi law

The Parsi law[1] is the law governing the Parsi Zoroastrian community of India. Parsi law is largely derived from nineteenth century's legal tradition.[2] In particular, the main legislative texts of the Parsi law are:

  • Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865.
  • Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936.
  • Parsi Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act, 1940.
  • Parsi Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act, 1988.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parsi Law", The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, Edited by Stanley N. Katz, Oxford University Press, 2009
  2. ^ See: M. Sharafi, Law and Modern Zoroastrians, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism, Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, 2015, p. 307

Further bibliography

  • P. K. Irani, The personal law of the Parsis of India, in J.N.D. Anderson (ed.), Family Law in Asia and Africa, London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1968, pp. 273–300
  • M. Sharafi, Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2014
  • F. A. Ráná, Parsi Law: Containing the Law Applicable to Parsis as Regards Succession and Inheritance, Marriage and Divorce, Printed at the Examiner Press, 1902
  • M. Miele, English Common Law, Extraterritoriality and Parsi Law: A Case in 1930s’ China, Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 2/2019, pp. 19–29
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