Parsi law explained

The Parsi law^[1] is the law governing the Parsi Zoroastrian community of India. Parsi law is largely derived from nineteenth century's legal tradition.^[2] In particular, the main legislative texts of the Parsi law are:

• Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865.
• Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936.
• Parsi Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act, 1940.
• Parsi Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act, 1988.

See also

• Zoroastrianism in India

References

1. "Parsi Law", The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, Edited by Stanley N. Katz, Oxford University Press, 2009
2. See: M. Sharafi, Law and Modern Zoroastrians, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism, Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, 2015, p. 307

Further bibliography

• P. K. Irani, The personal law of the Parsis of India, in J.N.D. Anderson (ed.), Family Law in Asia and Africa, London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1968, pp. 273–300
• M. Sharafi, Law and Identity in Colonial South Asia: Parsi Legal Culture, 1772–1947, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2014
• F. A. Ráná, Parsi Law: Containing the Law Applicable to Parsis as Regards Succession and Inheritance, Marriage and Divorce, Printed at the Examiner Press, 1902
• M. Miele, English Common Law, Extraterritoriality and Parsi Law: A Case in 1930s’ China, Prague Papers on the History of International Relations, 2/2019, pp. 19–29