Abstract : 1. Introduction 2. When Laws Say Men’s Rights are NOT Human Rights 3. Domestic violence laws 4. Child custody laws and visitation laws work against men 5. Gender biased rape laws in India 6. What needs to be done to change the situation 7. Men’s Rights are also Human Rights 8. Men in…
The study of gender and law from an anthropological perspective emerged during the 1970s.Scholars studying gender and law from an anthropological perspective are diverse in both their theoretical and their methodological orientations . However ,they are united by a view that legal systems can’t be understood in isolation from the wider social contexts in which…
We are living in the 21st century but still male patriarchy prevails over dignity and self- respect of the woman. This could be seen in the exception (2) of section 375 of the Indian penal code which talks about the validity of marital rape.Violence against women has now become part of daily routine life. Marital…
“Any young man, who makes dowry a condition to marriage, discredits his education and his country and dishonours womanhood.” -Mahatma Gandhi Introduction The position of women is one of the major factors that determine the progress and development of any nation. It is not possible for any civilised society to sustain its development if women…
Introduction Feminism in constitution Our constitution is a set of fundamental ideologies and written codes that itself promotes equality between gender. Equality means that men and women should be treated equally in all the circumstances. Women have struggled a lot for equality and against oppression for centuries, and although some battles were partly won –…
Sexual harassment may be defined as a behavior characterized by the making of unwelcome and inappropriate sexual remarks or physical advances in a workplace or other professional or social situation and may lead to safety or health related problems. Sexual harassment at workplace is a common occurrence. Many women have experienced it in one way…
Marital or spousal rape is the commission of non-consensual sexual acts. It is violence against women whereby a person indulges in sexual acts with their spouse without their consent and against their will. Even though sexual violence and sexual crimes against women are primitive and are as old as the institution of marriage itself, the…
For the first time in India’s history, three women have taken oaths at the Supreme Court. In his remarks, the Chief Justice observed that women should comprise 50% of the judiciary at all levels. Bench progress has been slow yet definite, but how about bar progress? It is true that women graduate from the top…
“Equality before the law, all it means is that the machinery of the law should make no distinctions which are not already made by the law to be applied. It is the principle of legality or legitimacy which is by nature inherent in every legal order, regardless of whether this order is just or unjust.”…
Laws are the set of rules created by the state and enforceable by courts. It mirrors the political, social and monetary connection in the public arena. Laws decide the rights and obligations of people towards each other and the state. It mirrors the sociological need of the society. Morality is about the principles that define…
