| Redefining Family Law in India Contributor(s): Parashar, Archana (Editor), Dhanda, Amita (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415449065 ISBN-13: 9780415449069 Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: 'Family Law' refers to the set of legal rules which are in practice in India with regards to 'family' issues - marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc. This volume is a collection of articles by different scholars across disciplines to generate a discourse on just Family Law.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Family Law - Marriage - Law | Comparative |
| Dewey: 346 |
| LCCN: 2007375500 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.50 lbs) 420 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is a collection of articles by scholars across disciplines to create a discourse of family law independent of Religious Personal Law, whilst striving for fairness and justice to all. It demonstrates the artificiality of the public-private divide and seeks the systematic development of ideas for a fair and just family law in contemporary India. The book does not merely document the pathologies of power within the family but also makes proposals for remedying these inequities. It is not confined to considering what changes need to be inducted into existing family law to make it more just, but also strategises on the means and methods of effecting the change. It lifts the familial veil and scrutinises the status, rights and disabilities of some of the subordinated members of the family. The volume is an invitation to redefine family law with the twin tools of reflection and responsibility. It will interest those in law judges, legislators, law reformers as well as those in women and family studies, policy makers and policy analysts, apart from the general reader. |