Law and Gender Inequality: The Politics of Women's Rights in IndiaThis book provides an invaluable analysis of the current trends of the debate on Uniform Civil Code located within a highly charged and communally vitiated political scenario. It goes on to expose the communal undertones of some recent well published judicial pronouncements. |
Contents
INTRODUCTIONA NEED FOR RESCRUTINY | 1 |
PLURALITY OF HINDU LAW AND WOMENS | 11 |
EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC LAW AND WOMENS | 29 |
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