This article analyses the need for ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’ as a no-fault principle to grant divorce by deviating from the age-old fault-theory. It also discusses the jurisprudence of this principle laid down by the Supreme Court.
Category: Feminism
Laws and Social Evils- Why dowry still plagues us?
In both implicit and explicit ways, centuries of inequality have created a social order that allows systems such as patriarchy to create an environment which discriminates on arbitrary lines- such as gender.
Policy Proposals to Prevent Child Domestic Abuse during the COVID-19 Lockdown
In this article, we engage with the issue of ‘child abuse’ in the domestic set-up and propose certain measures which might help in tackling the problem during the lockdown.
Insulting Modesty of women and Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code
The article reflects upon the development of Section 354 of the IPC with reference to case laws and offers a critical analysis of the same.
A Feminist Perspective to Demonetization in India – Effects of the Demonetization Crisis of 2016 on Women and Transgender Communities
In this article, Srivatsan Manivannan uses George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton’s notion of identity and its role in affecting economic outcomes in the context of gender identity to analyze the effects of demonetization on women and transgender persons. Read on to find out more.
A Feminist Understanding of GDP
Aditi Singhal looks at GDP calculation through a feminist lens. The article highlights the problem of gender-biases and the short-coming of only including manufactured capital into accounts.
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