Family law: (Record no. 158155)
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| fixed length control field | 06332nam a2200169Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780198067900 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 346.015 |
| Item number | AGN/F |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Agnes, Flavia |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Family law: |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Flavia Agnes |
| Sub title | family laws and constitutional claims/ |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 215p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | <br/>LAW JUSTICE, AND GENDER<br/> The Theory and Practice of Law<br/> The 'Justice Claims ofWomen<br/> Examining the Contours of Feminist Legal Theory<br/> Overview of Chapters<br/><br/>CHAPTER 1: PERSONAL LAWS AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS<br/><br/>An Overview of the Personal Law Regime<br/><br/> Family Laws: Customary Usages rather than Scriptural Dictates<br/> Anglo-Saxon Jurisprudence and Ascendance of'Scriptural Law'<br/> Matrimonial Law: From the Ecclesiastical to the Civil Law Regime<br/> Search for Uniformity and Certainty: Legal Precedents and Statutory Codification<br/> 'Justice, Equity, and Good Conscience' and 'Public Morahty'<br/> From Uniformity to a Culture-specific Legal Plurality<br/><br/>Section A: Hindu Law of Marriage and Property<br/><br/>Origin and Development of Hindu Law<br/>'Hindu': An Amorphous Community<br/>Scriptural Sources of Hindu Law ^<br/>Colonial Legal Interventions<br/>A Moment of Defiance: Ihe Rukhmabai Case<br/>Social Reform Movements and Legislative Reforms<br/>Ihe Bengal Sati Regulation Act, 1829<br/>The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856<br/>The Age of Consent Acts of 1860 and 1891<br/>The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929<br/>Post-Independence Hindu Law Reforms<br/>The Opposition within the Congress Leadership<br/>The Political Compulsions Beneath the Reforms<br/>The Veracity of its Claim of Liberating Women<br/>The Law of Marriage and Divorce<br/>Hindu Marriage: A Sanskara and a Contract<br/>The Legal Loopholes<br/>Maintenance: Implications of Formal Equality<br/>Restitution of Conjugal Rights and the 'Lord and Master' Concept<br/>Consequences of Monogamy<br/>Constitutional Challenges<br/>On Monogamy<br/>/Restitution of Conjugal Rights<br/>The Law of Property<br/>Historical Misconceptions<br/>Stridhan Property and its Subversion<br/>Codified Law and Illusory Inheritance Rights<br/>Recent Amendments to the Hindu Succession Act<br/><br/><br/>Section B: Islamic Law of Marriage and Succession<br/>Origin and Development of Islamic Law<br/>Sources of Islamic Law<br/>The Shia and Sunni Schools<br/>Rights of Women under Islam: Clearing the Misconceptions<br/>Reform within Islam<br/>Evolution of Indo-Islamic Law<br/>Superior Status of Muslim Women during the pre-Independence Period<br/>"pie Law of Marriage and Divorce<br/>Nikah: A Contractual Union<br/>Mehr: An Economic Safeguard<br/>Forms of Dissolving Muslim Marriages<br/>The Mandatory Stipulation of Halala<br/>Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939<br/>Validity of Triple Talaq<br/>Law of Succession<br/><br/>Section C: Christian Law of Atarriage and Succession<br/>Development of Christian Law in India<br/>Law of Marriage and Divorce<br/>^^,^hristian Marriage: An Indissoluble Sacrament r<br/>/^volution of the Concept of Divorce<br/>Discriminatory Grounds of Divorce<br/>Non-recognition of Divorce by Mutual Consent<br/>The Process of Reform<br/>Law of Succession<br/>\<br/><br/>Section D: Parsi Law ofMarriage and Succession<br/>The Parsi Community in India<br/>Law ofMarriage and Succession<br/>Development ofLaw<br/>Salient Features of the Codified Law<br/>Judicial Pronouncements: 'Parsi' not a Religion but a Race<br/>A Wave of Reforms during the 1930s<br/>Reforms during the 1980s<br/><br/>Section E *: Jewish Law ofMarriage and Divorce<br/>Jewish Community in India<br/>Jews from Coastal Kerala<br/>Jews, from the Bombay Region<br/>The Jewish Community in North East<br/>Origins and Development of Jewish Law<br/>Jewish Law ofMarriage and Divorce<br/>Judicial Interpretations of the Jewish Law<br/><br/>Section F: Civil Law ofMarriage and Divorce<br/><br/>Section G: Validity of Customary Laws<br/>Customary Law and Women's Rights<br/>Customary Law Versus Textual Law<br/>'Custom' Under Codified Hindu Law and the Constitution<br/>Inheritance Rights Under Tribal Customs<br/>Conclusion<br/><br/><br/>CHAPTER 2: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND CITIZENSHIP CLAIMS<br/><br/>Section A: Locating Women's Claims within the Constitutional Domain<br/>Contextualising the Indian Constitution<br/>Indian Constitution: A Covenant of Social and Economic Justice<br/>Constitutionalism and the Power of Judicial Review<br/>Women's Entry into the Public Domain<br/>History ofWomen's Education in India<br/>From Basic Literacy to Professional Education<br/>Women's Associations and Political Participation<br/>A.IW.C.: Educational Reforms to Political Participation<br/>Women's Claims and Constitutional Provisions<br/>The Preamble<br/>Part HI: Fundamental Rights<br/>n i. RighttoEquality: Articles 14-16<br/>ii. Special/Favourable Treatment: Article 15 (3)<br/>iii. Equality of Opportunity and Special Protection in Matters Relating<br/>to Employment: Article 16<br/>iv. Right to Life and Liberty: Article 21<br/>V. Right against TrafEcking or Forced Labour: Article 23<br/>Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy<br/>Judicial Interpretations of Constitutional Provisions<br/>Discrimination in Employment and Service Conditions<br/>Positive Discrimination in Favour of Women<br/>Paternahstic Approach to the Offence of Adultery<br/>Right to Life Includes Right to Privacy and Dignity<br/>Provisions to Secure Social and Economic Advancement ofWomen<br/>Reservations for Women in Local Bodies: 73rd-74th Amendment<br/>Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace: The Vishaka Guidelines<br/>Constitutional Validity of Personal Laws<br/><br/>Section B: Uniform Civil Code: Contesting Claims and Communal Hues<br/>Minority Claims within a NationaUst Agenda<br/>Erosion of Secular Values<br/>Hindu Law Reforms<br/>Special Marriage Act, 1954<br/>The Adoption BiU<br/>Communally Tinted Judicial Pronouncements<br/>The Shah Bano Controversy<br/>Invalidating Triple Talaq<br/>The Supreme Court Ruling in the Case of Hindu Bigamy<br/>Sensational and Communalised Media Reportage<br/>Inn„„Uve Judicial h,ecp„,„i„„ „f Mudim Women's Ac,<br/>MnsUmWomenmd Dominant Ideologies<br/><br/><br/>Section C: Attempts at Formulating the UCC<br/>The Civil Code of Goa<br/>Model Drafts and Legal Doctrines<br/>Drafts by Legal Scholars<br/>A Critique of the Proposed Drafts<br/>Recommendations by Women's Organizations<br/>Recommendations by Vimochana and Lawyers Collective (1988)<br/>Recommendations by the All India Democratic Women's Association<br/>(AIDWA) (1995)<br/>Official Drafts and Parbamentary Trends<br/>Bill Formulated by the National Commission for Women (1994)<br/>Private Member's Bill (1994)<br/>Sabent Points Emerging from the Model Drafts<br/>\<br/><br/><br/><br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Domestic relations -- India. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Women's rights -- India. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Serial Enumeration / chronology | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | v.1 | 346.015 AGN/F | P12984 | 17/07/2023 | 13/06/2023 | General Books |