Changes in the Burmese traditional legal system during the process of colonization by the British in the nineteenth century.

Abstract

Outlines the process of change of the Burmese traditional legal system through the impact of British law during the period from the first Anglo Burmese war (1824-1826) to the end of the century. Focuses particularly on the extent to which the rules concerning marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Dhammathat law texts, which traditionally were the main source of law, were accepted in the Anglo-Burmese courts. -from English summary