Violence, law, and women's rights in South Asia

Overview : reflections on violence against women and the legal systems of some South Asian countries / Savitri Goonesekere -- Violence against women and the Indian law / Kirti Singh -- Violence against women : the legal systems and institutional responses in Pakistan / Hina Gilani and Emam M. Ahmed...

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Contributors: Goonesekere, Savitri 1939- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi [u.a.] Sage Publications 2004
In:Year: 2004
Online Access: Table of Contents
Verlagsangaben (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 1286
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Keywords:
Women > Crimes against > Law and legislation > South Asia
Abused women > Legal status, laws, etc > South Asia
Aufsatzsammlung
Südasien > Gewalttätigkeit > Frau > Verbrechensopfer > Recht
Indien
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
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Summary:Overview : reflections on violence against women and the legal systems of some South Asian countries / Savitri Goonesekere -- Violence against women and the Indian law / Kirti Singh -- Violence against women : the legal systems and institutional responses in Pakistan / Hina Gilani and Emam M. Ahmed -- Sri Lanka : the law's response to women victims of violence / Shyamala Gomez and Mario Gomez
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-339) and index
Physical Description:352 S., 23 cm
ISBN:0-7619-9796-2
0-7619-9797-0
81-7829-273-4
81-7829-274-2