Law and Gender Inequality: The Politics of Women's Rights in India

Law and Gender Inequality: The Politics of Women's Rights in India

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-268

  Agnes, Flavia ^a  

^a Bombay High Court ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Christian personal law; Gender inequality; Gender justice; Hindu law; India; Islamic law; Judicial pronouncements; Parsi community; uniform civil code; Women's rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942512144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195655247.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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