[PDF] Legal Status Of Women In India eBook

Author : Srimati Basu
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 1999-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791495922

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Using the contemporary workings of property law in India through the lives and thoughts of middle-class and poor women, this is a study of the ways in which cultural practices, and particularly notions of gender ideology, guide the workings of law. It urges a close reading of decisions by women that appear to be contrary to material interests and that reinforce patriarchal ideologies. Hailed as a radical moment for gender equality, the Hindu Succession Act was passed in India in 1956 theoretically giving Hindu women the right to equal inheritance of their parents' self-acquired property. However, in the years since the act's existence, its provisions have scarcely been utilized. Using interview data drawn from middle-class and poor neighborhoods in Delhi, this book explores the complexity of women's decisions with regard to family property in this context. The book shows that it is not passivity, ignorance of the law, naiveté about wealth, or unthinking adherence to gender prescriptions that guides women's decisions, but rather an intricate negotiation of kinship and an optimization of socioeconomic and emotional needs. An examination of recent legal cases also reveals that the formal legal realm can be hospitable to women's rights-based claims, but judgments are still coded in terms of customary provisions despite legal criteria to the contrary.

Author : Sushila Agarwal
Publisher : Jaipur, India : Printwell Publishers : Exclusive distributor, Rupa Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 36,53 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Women
ISBN :

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Contributed articles, most on India and one on Canada; chiefly with reference to legal and social status.

Author : Flavia Agnes
Publisher :
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 21,74 MB
Release : 2016-08-25
Category :
ISBN : 9780199467211

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Three essential works on gender equality and law, one great omnibusHow have Indian laws evolved with regard to women's rights? What curbs the reach of the progressive laws introduced in India? These three texts highlight the fact that legislations in the past more than fifty years have not brought about gender equality in its real sense.Law and Gender Inequality maps the issue of gender and law reforms upon a canvas of history and politics, and explores strategies that could safeguard women's rights within the bounds of India's complex social and political landscape.Enslaved Daughters reveals the inner working of India's legal system during the colonial period and studies the conflicting and overlapping ideologies underpinning it.Hindu Women and Marriage Law studies the development and changes in Hindu marriage laws over the last century.

Author : Christine Forster
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 1000228053

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This book focuses on women’s human rights in India. Drawing on case studies, it provides a clear overview of the key sources on gender and rights in the country. Further, it contextualizes women’s rights at the critical intersection of caste, religion and class, and analyses barriers to the realization of women’s human rights in practice. It also develops strategies for moving forward towards greater recognition, protection, promotion and fulfilment of women’s human rights in India. Drawing on critical pedagogical tools to analyse groundbreaking court cases, this book will be a key text in human rights studies. It will be indispensable to students, scholars and researchers of gender studies, sociology, law and human rights.

Author : Indira Jaising
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN :

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The Essays Highlight Women`S Inequality In South Asia And The Failure Of The State To Secure Political And Human Rights For Their Female Citizens.

Author : World Bank Group
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 2020-04-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 146481533X

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The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 190 economies. Its goal is to inform policy discussions on how to remove legal restrictions on women and promote research on how to improve women’s economic inclusion.