Anuja, S; Dr.Rajeev, D(Cochin University of Science And Technology, August 12, 2013)
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Abstract:
Domestic violence is a gender based violation of human rights having
multi- dimensional repercussions in the well- being of individuals in family
and society. The Indian legislation to protect the women from domestic
violence is significant in providing a mechanism for enforcing positive civil
rights of protection and injunction orders to the victims of domestic violence
along with the existing remedies of criminal sanctions. However the Act was
brought in the backdrop of an established tradition of cohesive and stable
family setting. This, in turn, results in the emergence of new issues and
challenges which necessitates deeper understandings of indigenous sociocultural
institutions in India i.e., marriage and family. This study is an attempt
to analyse the Indian law on domestic violence and to assess whether the law
addresses and answers the problems of domestic violence effectively in the
culture specific setting of India
Description:
School of Legal
Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology