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A legal analysis of the British East India Company

Sahni, Binda (2013) A legal analysis of the British East India Company. Acta Juridica Hungarica, 54 (4). pp. 317-330. ISSN 1216-2574

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Abstract

This article examines the corporate conduct of the British East India Company (1600–1874). The EIC was a state corporation that required the participation of private actors in England and British colonies. In India the EIC established a fi rm presence for the British Empire. British rule was profi table for the Crown but had pros and cons for the people of India. This article asks: Is a state corporation accountable for unethical and illegal profi t making in another country? Or can it be excused on the grounds that a company is a mere artifi cial personality and incapable of human behavior?

Item Type: Article
Subjects: K Law / jog > K Law (General) / jogtudomány általában
Depositing User: xKatalin xBarta
Date Deposited: 14 Dec 2016 08:23
Last Modified: 31 Dec 2016 00:16
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/43250

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