Gender Justice and Feminist Jurisprudence

Guru Nanak Dev University · LL.B. Semester 4

Unit I

 Meaning and Definition of Feminism ·  Origin and Devopement of Feminist Movement on International Level. ·  Feminism in India before Independence

Feminist legal theory

Unit II

 The Feminist Gender Debate. ·  Gender Inequatities. ·  Gender Based Violence. ·  Early Struggle for Equality. ·  United Nations Role in Gender Equality.

Position of Women under International instruments — Salient features of Convention for Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and optional protocols to the Convention

Unit III

 Protection of Women’s Interest · I) Under the Indian Constitution · II) Under Indian Penal Code ·  Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 · Judgements :- · I) Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1997 SC. · II) Rupam Deol Bajaj v. KPS Gill, 1995 SCC (Cr.) 1089

Unit IV

 Pre-Natal Diagnostics Techniques (Regulation Act, Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 ·  Domestic Violence Act, 2005 · Judgements :- · 1. Delhi Domestic Working Women’s Forum v. Union of India, 1995 (i) SCC 14. · 2. S.R. Batra v. Smt. Taruna Batra, 2006 (13) Scale. 652.