By Pranav Gupta, Symbiosis Editor’s Note: The author believes that some of the present laws in India discriminate against men. More specifically, the author discusses Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code in this article and attempts to highlight the misuse of this provision in certain instances. INTRODUCTION Man-A commanding class […]
Female foeticide
By Gayatri Loomba The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Editor’s note: Female foeticide is the gory practise of sex-selective abortion, which renders the girl child a victim of the highest degree of gender-rooted prejudice. This paper examines the factors leading to the continuance of this practice despite […]
Unionisation of sex workers in India
By Tarunya Shankar Editor’s note: India recently decriminalized prostitution, making the profession legal but retaining brothel ownership as illegal. This afforded protection to women from abuse, social stigma and the paper examines a rising need for unionization of the industry, allowing them a forum in which to voice their grievances. […]
Regulation of prostitution in California
Tarunya Shankar Editor’s note: Prostitution and all activities related to it including solicitation, offering, and so on, have been deemed criminal offences by the State of California, with punishment extending upto 10 years and a fine. However, a large amount of citizens want this law to be scrapped and for […]
Interest of Hindu Women in Coparcenary Property under Hindu Succession Act, 2005
By Deepali Kumar, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi “Editor’s Note: India has been a patriarchal society where women have been unfairly discriminated against. This was reflected in laws like the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which did not give women a birth right in the joint family property under Mitakshara coparcenary. The […]
Sex Selective Abortions
By Harpreet Kaur, UILS, Chandigarh “Editor’s Note: This paper analyses in detail sex selective abortions in India. It describes the crisis with reference to the alarming sex ratio in the country and examines the causes for the decreasing number of females in the nation- religious beliefs, patriarchal setup etc. It […]
Reproductive Rights: Unpractised Theory
By Soumya Singh Chauhan, UILS, Chandigarh “Editor’s Note: This paper deals with the issue of reproductive rights of women, an issue that remains a distant dream. It analyses the abortion laws in India to highlight loopholes like inadequate protection to mentally unstable women and consent of spouse being required at different […]
UNMDP Program and the Third Gender
By Sudhanshu Jatav, GNLU Editor’s Note: This paper discusses the role played by the United Nations Millenium Development Goals (MDP) Programme in the development of the rights of the people of the third gender. The president of UN general assembly hosted an event on 25 Sept 2013. In which the UN […]
Family, Marriage and Kinship
By Anonymous Editor’s Note: Notes on Family, Marriage and Kinship. FAMILY IN INDIA – a domestic group, consisting of adults and children, may contain one or more elementary families – nuclear and joint families. Comes from the latin word ‘familia’ meaning a household. It is the most efficient example of a […]
Scheduled Tribes
By Anonymous Editor’s Note: Notes on Scheduled Tribes Varied in terms of their socio-economic and political development Change – complete, in transition, resistance to change – uneven process of change and development in India Belong to various linguistic, racial, economic, social and religious categories Nomadic and others – settled ones S. […]