Tag: Domestic Violence
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The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act: Recommendations and Solutions
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. As the second part of a two-article series on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, this article seeks to outline key solutions and enlist recommendations, that would ameliorate the shortcomings in the provisions and implementation of the Act (which have been investigated in an earlier article https://www.lexquest.in/protection-of-women-from-domestic-violence-act-a-critical-exegesis/). These recommendations…
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Violence against Women
By Vaishali Mahlyan, University Institute of Law and Management Studies. Violence against women in India is an issue which is rooted in the norm of our society. Male dominating society, law favoring men, inadequate policing and judicial practices deny female victims proper protection and justice. We assume that with increasing participation of women in public life and…
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Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act: A Critical Exegesis
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. As a part of a two-article series on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, this article seeks to outline the key shortcomings in the provisions and implementation of the Act. The next article will focus on recommendations that seek to ameliorate these limitations and to aid victims of such…
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Domestic Violence against Women: The Indian Scenario
By Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar, Central University of Bihar, Gaya. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — WHAT THE TERM ACTUALLY MEANS “Domestic violence and emotional abuse are behaviours used by one person in a relationship to control the other. partners may be married or not married ;heterosexual, gay or lesbian; living together or separated or dating.” [i]