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other offenses that disproportionately affect women. shall focus on deliberating the issues concerned with
They provide mechanisms for reporting crimes, the Rights of Women and different social, political and
CONCEPT NOTE
conducting investigations, and prosecuting offenders. linguistic approaches that work in this direction. We
In topical times, in the pursuit for women Additionally, various amendments and legal shall see the participation from research scholars,
empowerment, the Indian Constitution offers special connotations have been made over the years to enhance students and teachers from all across the nation who
rights to girls for their safety and development. the rights and safety of women within these legal shall all join their heads together to deliberate on the
Furthermore, IPC, CrPC and Evidence Acts also are frameworks. These changes include stringent issues and approaches concerned with the same
lively in terms of girls and their safety like the punishments for crimes against women and provisions
TENTATIVE SUB-TITLES SESSION WISE
Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, for their protection during legal proceedings
➢ Feministic Jurisprudence in India.
2005; the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; the
There are several different types of feminist ➢ Feministic Jurisprudence and Indian Laws Related
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; the Indecent jurisprudence, each with its own unique approach. The to Working Women.
Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986; the
three most common types are liberal feminism, radical ➢ Gender Equality and Jurisprudence.
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
feminism, and socialist feminism. Liberal feminism is ➢ Women Empowerment and Development.
(Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013; the based on the belief that men and women should be ➢ Property Rights and Gender Equality under Indian
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 etc. The recent labour laws
treated equally under the law. The development of Constitution.
aim to protect the rights of women workers. The Equal
feminist jurisprudence was closely tied to the broader ➢ Covid-19 and Domestic Violence.
Remuneration Act prohibits discrimination in wages
women’s liberation movements of the 1960s and 1970s, ➢ Gender Issues and Evolution of Feministic
between men and women workers doing the same or
which sought to challenge and transform the entrenched Jurisprudence.
similar work. The Maternity Benefit Act provides paid systems of patriarchy and gender inequality that ➢ Early History of Women Empowerment and Social
leave to pregnant women and new mothers.
pervaded society. The women’s movement sought to Justice.
Feminist jurisprudence alludes to the study and bring issues of gender and women’s rights to the ➢ Working Women and Discrimination at Work
comprehension of law from a feminist and gender forefront of the political and cultural agenda, and to Place.
perspective. It is a philosophy of law based on the advocate for legal and social changes that would ➢ Different Type of Feministic Jurisprudence.
political, economic, and social equality of sexes. As a improve the lives and opportunities of women. There ➢ Any Other Topic Related To The Theme.
field of legal scholarship, feminist jurisprudence began are several forms of literature that advocate feminist
in 1960s. It involves probing legal systems and how rights in one way or the other. The famous French OBJECTIVE OF THE SEMINAR
they impact women, addressing issues like author, philosopher, political activist and social theorist ➢ Women empowerment in India since
discrimination, domestic violence, property rights, and - Simone de Beauvoir, too emphasizes on the need to Independence and Role of Law.
representation in the legal system. India has seen give women an access to the similar rights and duties as ➢ Women Empowerment, Education and Feminist
significant developments in this field, with laws and men in their work place. She also demands to modify Jurisprudence.
court decisions evolving to address gender disparities laws, if need arises, in order to ensure equality amongst ➢ Exploring Feministic Jurisprudence in India vis-à-
and promote gender equality. Statutes like CrPC(1973), the both sexes. Several other authors’ works too act as vis empowering the Women.
IPC(1860) and The Indian Evidence Act(1872) aim to the harbingers of the feministic jurisprudence that open ➢ Exploring the role of women in Changing Trends
ensure their protection, rights, and justice. They address doors for the equality and empowerment of women. with Special Reference to Feministic Ideas.
crimes such as violence, harassment, sexual assault, and The proposed Interdisciplinary National Level Seminar
