Domestic Violence And Law

Title : Domestic Violence And Law: Report of Colloquium on Justice for Women-Empowerment Through Law

Year of Publication : 2000

Publisher's Details : Butterworths India

Translation : N.A.

While recognizing the importance of the crime of violence against women, the Lawyer's Collective felt that there was an urgent need to initiate a debate on the relevance of civil law for domestic violence. Towards this end, a Colloquium was organized in May 2000, in an attempt to bring together activists, members of the judiciary and concerned women's groups to discuss the issue. What emerged was a consensus on the need for a new civil law to protect women in violent situations.

This volume contains the summary of proceedings of the Colloquium, together with the papers presented. It is a rare collection that contains the papers presented by several judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.