Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189) and index.
Introduction -- Colonialism and the rule of law -- Genealogical explorations : the rule of law as practice -- Lawless places and placeless law : Stephen, Sierra Leone and extraterritoriality -- Codification and the colonies : who's accusing whom? -- Macaulay to Malimath : punishment and the police in India -- Conclusion : the rule of law today