Criminal Justice, Violence, and Dispute Resolution in the British Empire: The Ionian Islands (Greece) 1817-1864

群体间暴力往往被视为后殖民困境的一个不可避免的特征，一种观点忽视了殖民列强在为被殖民人民建立刑事司法系统和执法机构方面发挥的关键历史作用。这项研究分析了爱奥尼亚群岛在大英帝国时期的刑事司法、暴力和争端解决的交集。对档案记录进行了分析，以澄清殖民官员如何应对暴力。据推测，土著行为守则，包括社会认可的暴力行为，以改变法律作用和政府在地方事务中的作用的方式影响了法律的实际适用。这项研究将有助于通过了解历史情况的分析，更好地了解殖民时期的暴力和解决争端情况。

Inter-group violence has often been seen as an inevitable characteristic of the postcolonial predicament, a view ignores the crucial historical role played by colonial powers in establishing criminal justice systems and law enforcement agencies for colonized peoples. This research analyzes the intersection of criminal justice, violence and dispute resolution on the Ionian Islands during the period in which they were part of the British Empire. Analysis of archival records is undertaken to clarify how colonial officials responded to violence. It is hypothesized that indigenous codes of conduct, including socially-sanctioned violence, shaped the actual application of the law in ways that transformed both the role of the law and the role of government in local affairs. The study will contribute to a better understanding of violence and dispute resolution in colonial contexts through historically-informed analysis.