Violence, Law, and Women's Rights in South Asia

Violence, Law, and Women's Rights in South Asia
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Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 8178292734
ISBN-13 : 9788178292731
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Book Synopsis Violence, Law, and Women's Rights in South Asia by : Savitri Goonesekere

Download or read book Violence, Law, and Women's Rights in South Asia written by Savitri Goonesekere and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extrait de la couverture : "Violence against women is a manifest and incontrovertible fact in South Asia. Deeprooted biases against women, derived from patriarchal and stereotypical attitudes, continue to have a very negatine impact on women's lives. The problems that women face range from domestic violence, sexual violence and dowry related violence to violence and harassment in the workplace, and violnce connected with discriminatory inheritance rights, low social status and economic deprivation. In the context, the law and State policy can both become important tools to ensure justice and protect women's rights. This very insightful volume critically analyses the law and law enforccement in three South Asian countries ... in order to assess the response of criminal justice system to violence against women."


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