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.

References

^ "Parsi Law", The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, Edited by Stanley N. Katz, Oxford University Press, 2009
^ 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

[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

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Further bibliography