<p>For about half a century now, south asia has enjoyed independence and constitutional rule, but many countries have inherited a plural legal system as a legacy of colonialism in all five countries of the region constitutional guarantees of equality and non-discrimination are confounded by discriminatory personal laws that institutionalise gender inequality contributors to this volume address this problem from the perspective of countries that are statedly democratic and secular, as well as those that are theocratic, and from the experience of maintaining plural legal systems specifically, the questions they pose are: has the adoption of secular constitutions in these countries, with guaranteed human rights, made any difference to the legal status of women? what impact, if any, does the adoption of a secular constitution have on the regime of personal laws? has the transition from colonialism to constitutionalism in the era of human rights made any difference to the rights of women? has the adoption of constitutions that recognise equal rights made any difference to the institutionalised private/public divide?</p>

Men’s Laws , Women’s Lives [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2005] Indira Jaising

Politics & Social Sciences

Indira Jaising

Women's Studies

Women Unlimited

<p>This volume focuses on conceptions of equality and looks at how different constitutional systems - plural, secular, theocratic or socialist -- approach the issue of equality in different spheres of activity. The question it raises is: what does the right to equality mean for women under these differing constitutional provisions? At one end of the spectrum lies theocratic Malaysia which has a hybrid constitution, neither Islamic nor secular; at the other end is China with its secular socialist constitution which recognizes neither religion nor custom in its legal regime. India, simultaneously secular but recognizing personal laws, falls in the middle, while Nepal presents a fascinating example of a country transiting from Hindu monarchy to democracy, and framing a constitution that recognizes equality as a fundamental right.</p>

Elusive Equality: Constitutional Guarantees And Legal Regimes In South Asia, Malaysia And China

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Elusive Equality: Constitutional Guarantees And Legal Regimes In South Asia, Malaysia And China