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Mutinies for Equality

Contemporary Developments in Law and Gender in India

Siddharth Peter de Souza editor Tanja Herklotz editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:30th Sep '21

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Studies transformations in law and gender in modern India, proposing drivers of change are emerging from beyond traditional institutions.

Studies recent transformations in the area of law and gender in modern India. It offers evidence that drivers of change are emerging from beyond the traditional institutions of courts and parliament, and that to understand the everyday implications of gender based reform, it is important to look beyond only these institutional sources.Mutinies for Equality studies recent transformations in the area of law and gender in modern India. It tackles legal and social developments with regard to family life, sexuality, motherhood, surrogacy, erotic labour, sexual harassment in the workplace and violence against women, among others. It analyses reform efforts towards women's rights and LGBTIQ rights and attempts to situate where a reform has taken place, by whom it was brought about, and what impact it has had on society. It engages with protagonists who shape the debate around law and gender and locates their efforts into a socio-political context, thereby showing that the discourses around law and gender are closely connected to broader debates around legal pluralism, secularism and religion, identity, culture, nationalism, and family. The book offers compelling evidence that the drivers of change are emerging from beyond the traditional institutions of courts and parliament, and that to understand the everyday implications of legal reforms, it is important to look beyond these institutional sources.

ISBN: 9781108834063

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 25mm

Weight: 520g

302 pages