“An Ancient System of Caste”: How the British Law against Caste Depends on Orientalism

In 2010 the UK became the first jurisdiction in the West to enact a provision in anti-discrimination law based on caste. Parliamentarians justified the insertion of a provision against caste discrimination in the Equality Act 2010 on the assumption that a caste system exists in the UK’s Indian dias...

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Main Author: Prakash Shah
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: University of Pardubice 2016-03-01
Series:Theatrum Historiae
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Online Access:https://theatrum.upce.cz/index.php/theatrum/article/view/2049
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