Gender Based Violence

Explore the intricate dynamics of patriarchy and violence in contemporary India through diverse feminist perspectives, examining the intersection of caste, religion, and culture. Understand the legal frameworks surrounding domestic and sexual violence, and delve into issues like communal violence, cybercrime, and mental health law. Gain insights into the socio-cultural practices affecting women’s rights and the evolving nature of institutional and social violence. This comprehensive exploration is crucial for understanding the systemic roots of gender-based violence and the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.

Gender Based Violence

1 Patriarchy and Violence in Contemporary India

  1. Defining Patriarchy
  2. Liberal Feminist Understanding on Patriarchy
  3. Socialist Feminist Perspectives on Patriarchy
  4. Marxist Feminist Engagements on Patriarchy
  5. Radical Feminist Enquiry of Patriarchy
  6. Relationship between Patriarchy and Violence
  7. Caste and Patriarchy
  8. Religion and Patriarchy
  9. Changing Nature of Patriarchy
  10. Social Media

2 Caste, Culture and Religion

  1. Caste, Religion, Culture and Patriarchy
  2. Patriarchal Violence
  3. Institutionalization of Violence against Women
  4. Women: Resource for Communalization
  5. Cultural Impunity and Misrecognition of Violence and Suffering
  6. Legal Terrain and the Triad of Caste, Religion and Culture

3 Violence against Communities

  1. Conceptualizing Violence
  2. Defining Community
  3. Gender, Patriarchy, and Violence
  4. Ethnic Conflicts

4 Violence within Communities

  1. Patriarchy and its Manifestations
  2. Violence within Communities
  3. Question of Honour
  4. Resurgence of Norms and Customs and its Conflict with Modern Societies

5 Domestic Violence

  1. Domestic Violence: A Crime against Humanity
  2. The History of Domestic Violence Law in India
  3. The Domestic Violence Law in India
  4. Rights and Remedies under the PWDVA
  5. A Reflection on the Practical Realities

6 Sexual Violence and Related Offences

  1. The Crime of Sexual Violence
  2. The Constitutional Provisions
  3. The Criminal Law Framework
  4. Legal Reforms in the Criminal Law on Sexual Violence
  5. Nirbhaya’s Rape Case: A New Direction to Rape Laws
  6. Child Sexual Abuse and the POCSO Act
  7. Vishakha Guidelines and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
  8. Myths and Realities

7 Female Feticide and Infanticide

  1. Background
  2. Socio-Cultural Practices
  3. Indian Perspectives
  4. Laws and Regulation
  5. Central and State Government Schemes

8 Women in Institutions

  1. Women in Prisons
  2. Constitutional and Statutory Provisions related to Women accused/prisoners
  3. International Instruments and Guidelines
  4. Other Interventions by the State and its Allied Agencies
  5. Feminist Interventions

9 Cybercrime

  1. Definition
  2. How Cybercrime Works
  3. Cyber law and the need for cyber law
  4. Cybercrime against women in India
  5. Cybercrime against women and cybercrime legislation

10 Communal Violence

  1. Character of Communal Violence in India
  2. Legal Efforts to Combat Communal Violence in India
  3. The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005
  4. Women in Communal Violence: Forgotten by the Law
  5. The Need for a Special Law for Crimes Against Women

11 Caste Based Violence

  1. Conceptualizing Caste
  2. Gender, Caste, and Patriarchy
  3. Intersection of Caste and Violence

12 Political Conflict and Insurgency

  1. Political Conflict and Insurgency: Meaning
  2. Theories of Political Conflict
  3. Impact of Violent Political Conflict and Insurgencies
  4. Political Conflict and Insurgency in India

13 State Led Violence

  1. Understanding the Indian Nation State
  2. The Shah Bano Case: Community, State and Culture
  3. Rameeza Bee’s Rape Case
  4. Manorama: Understanding State Led Violence

14 Same-Sex Relationships and Law

  1. Same-sex Relationships
  2. Same-sex Relationships and Legal Debates
  3. Recognising ‘Love’ as an Emotion in Same-sex Relationships
  4. Same-sex Relationships: Marital Unions?
  5. Consequences of Non-Recognition of Marriages

15 Institutional and Social Violence

  1. Law
  2. Education
  3. Health

16 Violence and Discrimination

  1. Concepts
  2. LGBTQI+ People in the Indian Settings
  3. How the State Perpetrates Violence and Discrimination
  4. Discrimination and Violence by the Society
  5. The Impact of Violence and Discrimination
  6. Myths and Realities relating to Sexual Orientation

17 Reproductive Health

  1. What is Sexual and Reproductive Health?
  2. Aspects of Reproductive Health
  3. Reproductive Health across the World and in India
  4. Gaps in Reproductive Health

18 Surrogacy

  1. Definition of Surrogacy and Types of Surrogacies
  2. Why Surrogacy?
  3. Surrogacy in India
  4. Legal Frameworks on Surrogacy
  5. Surrogacy Laws in India

19 Mental Health Law

  1. Background
  2. Factors that Determine Mental Health
  3. Mental Health States
  4. Mental Health in India
  5. Law and Policy Related to Mental Health in India
  6. Key Gaps

20 Occupational Health

  1. Occupational Health and Employment
  2. Occupational Health and Employment Indian Perspective
  3. Overview of the Existing Legislation relating to Occupational Health and Safety (OSH)
  4. Specific Provisions relating to Safety of Women
  5. Labour Laws, Reforms
  6. Critique of the Labour Code