Question

1 Explain what the policy of paramountcy entitled.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The doctrine of paramountcy is the legal principle that reconciles contradicting or conflicting laws in a federalist state, where both the central government, and the provincial or state governments, have the power to create laws in relation to the same matters. In a case where both central and state law exist, central laws will be given priority over state laws through the doctrine of supremacy. This is usually applied in cases of post-colonial indirect rule.

Explanation:

The Claim to Paramountcy. The British East India Company pursued an aggressive policy of territorial expansion from the early eighteenth century. Lord Hastings was the first Governor General of India from 1813. Under Lord Hasting a new policy of "paramountcy" was introduced in India.