Download or read book Domestic Violence Laws in the United States and India written by S. Goel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domestic Violence Laws in the United States and India is a comparative study of the domestic violence laws in India and the United States, seeking to illuminate the critical issues of intimate partner violence through the lenses of these two societies.
Download or read book Domestic Violence Law in India written by Shalu Nigam and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the prevailing legal discourse surrounding domestic violence law in India. It investigates the myths, patriarchal stereotypes, and misconceptions that undermine the process of justice and dilute legal provisions to the detriment of survivors. The volume: Develops arguments based on legal case studies and draws extensively on knowledge from various fields of study, as well as the experience of women survivors. Examines fallacies within the legal framework through a study of strategic lawsuits against public participation suits within the Indian context. Proposes measures for a fair and more gender inclusive legal system that focuses on facilitating access to justice. Suggests that emphasis be laid on establishing the rule of law and eliminating the culture of violence. A key text on gender and law in India, this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of socio-legal studies, law, gender, human rights, women’s studies, social science, political science, and feminist jurisprudence in South Asia. It will also be of interest to NGOs, activists, and lawyers.
Download or read book Women and Domestic Violence Law in India written by Shalu Nigam and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines domestic violence law in India. It focuses on women’s experiences and perspectives as victims and litigants, with regard to accessibility to law and justice. It also reflects on the manner in which the legal process reproduces gender hierarchies. This volume: Analyzes the legal framework from a gender perspective to pinpoint the inherent stereotypes, prejudices and discriminatory practices that come into play while interpreting the law; Includes in-depth interviews and case studies, and explores critical themes such as marriage, rights, family, violence, property and the state; Presents alternatives beyond the domain of law, such as qualitative medical care and legal aid facilities, shelter homes, short-stay homes, childcare facilities, and economic and social security provisions to survivors and their children. Drawing on extensive testimonies and ethnographic studies situated in a theoretical framework of law, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of law, gender, human rights, women’s studies, sociology and social anthropology, and South Asian studies.
Download or read book Women and Domestic Violence Law in India written by Shalu Nigam and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amending the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to provide for the reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations and for other purposes written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domestic Violence in India What One Should Know written by Shalu Nigam and published by Shalu Nigam . This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written with the object of demystifying the law relating to domestic violence in India. Domestic violence is a complex phenomenon but this book looks at the issue with the integrated approach and attempts to address it from its multidimensional perspectives. It puts together the social, psychological, and legal dimensions of domestic violence issues in a comprehensive manner. It also explains the gamut of the Protection of Domestic Violence Act of 2005 in detail. The information is written in simple question-and-answer form and seeks to dispel the myths and taboos surrounding the issue of domestic violence.
Download or read book Domestic Violence written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- ) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Domestic Violence Laws and how to Pass Them written by Julie E. Hamos and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The War Against Domestic Violence written by Lee E. Ross and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence, including intimate partner violence, is a leading cause of death, disability, and hospitalization in the United States and other regions worldwide. Despite growing awareness, the numbers of reported and unreported incidents continue to rise. Drawing on the contributions of criminal justice practitioners and academic theorists who bring so
Download or read book Behind Closed Doors written by Rinki Bhattacharya and published by Sage Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be assaulted, abused and raped by someone as intimate as a husband, or lover, is the most degrading experience for a woman. Not recognized as ‘real’ violence, abuse of this nature is experienced daily by countless women in every culture. Behind closed doors of family, custom, values, traditions that are taken for granted and never questioned – are muffled voices of terror and trauma, which do not reach beyond the threshold nor attract the attention of lawmakers or redress agents./-//-/Edited by a renowned women’s rights activist and a former victim of domestic violence, the book takes us inside these closed doors. It puts together the life stories of seventeen women from diverse cultural, class, education and religious backgrounds in India who were victims of domestic violence. Apart from being a first person account, this powerful book is a tribute to the courage and determination of women who decided to break their silence. The book will inspire other victims of this ‘hidden crime’, to speak out, share their plight and change their fate.
Download or read book State Codes on Domestic Violence written by Barbara J. Hart and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report and analysis of the achievements of legal reform efforts over the last 2 decades directed at ending domestic violence, protecting its victims and both constraining and transforming its perpetrators. Identifies the array of state codes on civil protection orders, child custody, civil damages, social and health services, arrest and law enforcement responsibilities, and rules of evidence for battered women defendants. Offers commentary on the law and the social context in which it operates. Articulates recommendations for further law reform efforts.
Download or read book The Violence Against Woman sic Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domestic Violence Against Women written by Preeti Misra and published by Deep and Deep Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
