South Asia, the British Empire, and the Rise of Classical Legal Thought Toward a Historical Ontology of the Law

Faisal Chaudhry, Assistant Professor of Law and History, University of Massachusetts School of Law, Dartmouth

Faisal Chaudhry is an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts School of Law. He also holds a concurrent appointment in the Department of History as well. His academic background includes positions at the University of Dayton and the University of Pennsylvania. Chaudhry's historical research centres on the interplay between law, empire, and political economy in South Asia, with a focus on the historical convergence of legal and economic concepts. In his contemporary scholarship, he examines the role of law in supporting markets and the complex impact of property rights institutions on our overall well-being.