Women & Law in India

This useful and handy compendium offers information about the most frequently asked questions on the subject. The book carries a lucid commentary on many aspects of gender justice conceptualised and turned into legal enactments during the five decades of India's history after Independence. Laws pertaining to inheritance, labour, human rights, prevention of violence, representation of women in media and several particular matters are shown to have relevance to contemporary lives. Most remarkably, it draws attention not only to the rubrics of the law important for women but also speaks of the role society and institutions can play in promoting access to law. Comprehensive in scope yet easy to follow, it is a friendly guide to a complex judicial system.