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 … [Read more...]
Behind the Guise of ‘Guru’: Sexual Harassment Against Students
By Anonymous Editor's Note: Gurus, or teachers have always been thought of as the most noble, most selfless beings. They have always been thought of as the candle that burns itself to provide light to its students. In the recent times, teachers have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. It … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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, … [Read more...]
Gender Justice: A Myth?
By Neha Sharma, NLU Jodhpur "Editor's Note: The society may have advanced, but the condition of women in our country fails to improve. Even today, we hear of numerous instances of cruelty against women. This paper attempts to identify the causes for the unequal treatment meted out to women in the … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Current Scenario and the Third Gender
By Srikanth Bhaskar & Swetha Vadarevu, GNLU Editor's Note: The terms third gender or third sex are used to describe individuals who are neither male nor female and form a certain different section or gender in a society that promotes three or more genders to co-exist. The recognition of … [Read more...]