Making and Unmaking Colonial Criminal Law: From Macaulay to Now

Authors

• Kunal Ambasta, National Law School of India University, BengaluruFollow

type

Op-ed

source publication

The Wire

Abstract

One of the primary reasons behind the enactment of the IPC, and the codification of Indian law that began in earnest after 1857, was centred around anxieties of sustaining British rule.

Year

5-15-2026

Recommended Citation

Ambasta, Kunal, "Making and Unmaking Colonial Criminal Law: From Macaulay to Now" (2026). Popular Media. 229.
https://repository.nls.ac.in/popular-media/229