Colonial legal knowledge refers to the body of laws, customs, and judicial systems imposed by colonizers to govern colonized territories. It was used to legitimize resource extraction, enforce racial hierarchies, and suppress indigenous governance. Primarily, European colonial powers benefited, though local elites sometimes co-opted it for power. Its legacy persists in postcolonial legal systems.
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