Category: Gender
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Acid Attack: The Ageless Horror
By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.”-Pope John Paul II Acid attacks have become a frequent phenomenon in the present day world. ‘Woman staves off molestation attempt, attacked with acid’, ‘Unidentified men threw acid on a 35 year old woman’,…
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Triple Talaq Bill: Inadequate yet Momentous?
By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.”-Theodore Roosevelt In the case of Shayara Bano v. Union of India and others, it was held by the honorable Supreme Court of India that…
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The GNLU Gender & Sexuality Forum: A Story of Survival
By Arnaaz Ameer, Gujarat National Law University. How the Gender and Sexuality Forum came about In the summer of 2017, I developed an interest in gender studies. My knowledge of feminism or the issues faced by the LGBTQ community, till that point were restricted to articles I’d read in the news or random journals. Over…
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The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016: An Analysis
By Dharmendra Lambha, School of Law, UPES, Dehradun. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 was introduced by the government of India for the protection and welfare of the transgenders in our country. It was introduced in the Parliament in August 2016 by the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment after two years of the landmark…
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Homosexuality in the light of the Right to Privacy Judgement
By Shikha Mukesh Meena, National Law University, Jodhpur. “The lamp of history destroys the darkness of ignorance” -The Mahabharata The term ‘homosexuality’ was coined in the late 19th century by a German psychologist, Karoly Maria Benkert. Homosexuality refers to sexual behaviors and desires between males or between females. Homosexuality is a social stigma which is still prevalent…
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Surrogacy in India: An Analysis
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. The surrogacy scenario is India is ironic. When on one hand celebrities, ranging from Sharukh Khan to Karan Johar have enthusiastically adopted this Artificial Reproductive Technology, the Government on the other hand, displeased, drafts a bill banning commercial surrogacy as a whole, which is a $400 million industry.…
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Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom v. Human Rights
By Koshika Krishna, Rizvi Law College, Mumbai University. The United States of America faces a dilemma. An NGO sobriquet ‘Planned Parenthood’ has come under the radar of public outrage. This initiative started with the motto ‘Care. No matter what’, aimed to introduce America into the new era of family planning, reduced teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality…
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Crime and Gender: Arguments for Gender Neutral Laws regarding Sexual Offences
By Soumyaditya Dasgupta, WBNUJS. Crime is considered to be a ‘gendered’ phenomenon. Criminal offenders tend to be mostly men. The number of female offenders are far fewer than that of male offenders[1]. So does it mean that females do not commit crimes? Or the number of crimes committed by women are less reported? Or are…
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Cyber Stalking: Development and Need for Law Reforms
By Shrutika Garg, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith. The technological era has led to so many changes in the lifestyle of people. But it has also opened doors for criminal offenders. Earlier, there was a crime called stalking, which meant following someone, or annoying them to cause trouble. This stalking was seen in the…
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Right of an unwed mother over the guardianship of her child
By Devashish Jain, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. Recently in a Supreme Court judgment of ABC v. The State (NCT of Delhi), the court upheld the validity of the instance where a single unwed Christian mother shall have the guardianship of her minor child even without the consent of the biological fathers for such guardianship. The…