Law as Violence in the Post-Colonial State: the Case of Lawfare in Kashmir
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Date
2022-10-04
Authors
Massara, Lindsay
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This study uses law as a divining rod to draw out historical connections and intersections that implicate power, violence, and oppression in Indian-administered Kashmir. Broadly, this study asks why violence and oppression persist in Kashmir and how law acts as an underwriting force. Specifically, this study seeks to uncover in what ways do law, the post-colonial context, security discourse, and violence and oppression in Kashmir intersect, influence, perpetuate, and legitimize one another.
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Kashmir, Lawfare, Legal History, Post-Colonial Theory