WSRC Communiqué SAYAJIRAO UNIV UNIVERS ERSITY OF BARODA MAN ????? ???? ???????? Estd. 1949 Issue No. 1 January, 2017 Gender and Law Women's Studies Research Center Faculty of Family and Community Sciences The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Vadodara, Gujarat, India
CONTENTS Editorials · Message from the Director 4 · Message from the Librarian's Desk 5 · Message from the Guest Editors 6 Cover Story 1. Surrogacy Bill, 2016: A Much Awaited Legislation - Dr. Archana Gadekar 7 2. Dowry Laws in India - Dr. Namrata Solanki 9 3. Domestic Violence: A Violation of Human Rights of Women - Dr. Vibhuti Patel 12 4. Participation of Women in Political Sphere - Dr. Pratima R. Lokhande 14 5. Force of Law: Deconstructing Abortion Laws in dealing with Female Foeticide - Ms. Aparna Vijayan 16 6. Third Gender through the Legal Kaleidoscope - Ms. Niyati Pandey 19 7. Facing an Endless Trial? Women and Socio-moral Law - Ms. Bageshree Trivedi 22 8. Gender and the Criminal Justice System - Ms. Manisha Banik 24 9. Domestic Violence: A Law Protecting Rights of Women or Violating Rights of Men? - Ms. Rajvi Bhavsar 26 Views 1. Gender [Sensitive] Justice - Ms. Mahalaxmi Tewari 28 2. Equality before the Law: Gender and Law in India - Ms. Raakhee Suryaprakash . 30 3. Women's Reservation: Democratic Reality or Political Illusion - Ms. Fiona Dias 32 4. Understanding the Politics of Gendered Identities in India - Ms. Kiran Bhatia 35 5. The Agrarian Women - Ms. Debarati Bhattacharya 37 6. Panchayti Raj and Women Empowerment - Mr. Akshit Rathod and Mr. Dipak Rajput 39 7. Waiting for Justice ----- "Change is the Law of the Universe" - Ms. Riya Soni 41 8. Gender Justice through Laws and Rights - Ms. Varsha Gelod 4