Personal Law Reforms and Gender Empowerment: A Debate on Uniform Civil CodeThe basic objective of this book is to explore the possibilities of reform in Muslim Personal Law and Hindu Personal Law from women rights perspective. It is a long, complex discourse. But the key factor in the whole discourse is gender . The issue of Uniform Civil Code (UCC ) is being hugely politicized and communalized by communal forces in the name of religion. But the endeavour here is to see the whole issue objectively through the lens of gender equality. |
Contents
Preface | 13 |
Feudalism and Patriarchy | 21 |
Dharmashastra and Formation of Hindu Law | 41 |
Hindu Code Bill | 90 |
Legal Reforms in PostIndependent Period | 114 |
Hindutva Ideology and Uniform Civil Code | 149 |
Womens Movement and Uniform Civil Code | 156 |
Conclusion | 172 |
Muslim Personal Law in Colonial Times | 204 |
Reforms in Muslim Countries | 224 |
Territorial Diversities and Personal Laws | 245 |
Model Nikahnama | 253 |
SEVENTH REPORT | 287 |
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