Law, Justice, and Gender

Family Law and Constitutional Provisions in India
UK Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-19-806790-0
Verlag: Sydney University Press

Buch, Englisch, 600 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 299 g

Textbook for family law (LLB)
Author is a renowned lawyer and activist
Wide coverage of gender and legal issues
Examines cases, judgments, amendments, and Acts
Explores the history of laws on gender

The first of two-volumes on the subject, this book provides an in-depth analysis of family laws while exploring the overlaps and contradictions in them. It reviews the legal history of personal laws of the colonial and post colonial periods and their application in contemporary matrimonial law. The ground level litigation practices are interwoven with the framework of statutory provisions, which in turn provide an entry point into the rights discourses and social movements. The book discusses cases, Acts, and amendments, and unravels legal complexities. The concern of the book is to weave women's realities into legal theories and position women's claims within the Constitution to highlight the lacunae in laws and to analyse their effectiveness at the ground level.

Zielgruppe

Students of LLB, LLM, sociology, history, women's studies and women's rights activists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agnes, Flavia

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction Chapter 1. Personal Laws and Women's Rights, A. Hindu Law of Marriage and Property, B. Islamic Law of Marriage and Succession. C. Christian Law of Marriage and Succession, D. Parsi Law of Marriage and Succession, E. The Jewish Law of Marriage and Divorce, F Civil Law of Marriage and Divorce-The Special Marriage Act, 1954, Chapter 2. Constitutional Claims and Gender Justice, A. Locating Women's Claims Within the Constitutional Domain, B. Uniform Civil Code: Contesting Claims and Communal Hues, C. Attempts at Formulating the Uniform Civil Code, Bibliography; Case Index; Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Flavia Agnes is a practicing lawyer in the Mumbai High Court and co-founder of MAJLIS, a Mumbai-based legal and cultural resource centre. She is well known as a pioneer of the women's movement in India and, more specifically, for her work on legal reforms.