Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Rough Draft of
Synopsis
titled
Marital Violence"
Research Methodology
For the purpose of research the researcher has relied on secondary sources to look for
information relating to POSITION OF INDIA ON INTERPARENTAL CHILD
CUSTODY". The researcher has done this keeping in mind the frequently asked questions
arising out of this topic. The researcher has aimed in doctrinal method of research to highlight
the jurisprudential aspects of marital violence and will try to critically analyse and provide an
un-biased account on this topic.
Sources of Data:
The following secondary sources of data have been used in the project
BOOKS
MAGAZINES
WEBSITES
ARTICLES
TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION
ARPAN KAMAL / CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
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1. INTRODUCTION
1946: Commission on the status of women
1975: First world conference on women in Mexico City, Mexico
1979: Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against
women
1990: UN Resolution
1992: General Recommendation Number 19
1980: Second world conference on women, Copenhagen
1985: Third world conference on women, Nairobi
1993: World conference on human rights, Vienna
1993: The declaration on the Elimination of violence against women
1995: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Indias obligations under International Human Rights Treaties
Ratification of India to CEDAW- Special Ramification
monogamy
Concept under Constitutional framework
Civil law responses on Marital Violence
Marital Violence under the Law of Torts
Marital Violence under the Family Courts Act, 1984
Cruelty as a matrimonial offence
Special criminal law responses in the context of Marital Violence
3. GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
The severe emotional or physical harm or the threat which is experienced by
the victim
A continuum of violence experienced by the victim rather than a single
incident
Violence which being committed predominately by men against women within
an intimate relationship
Vulnerability of women
The failure of the state to help the victims
4. REMOVAL OR RETENTION
The Greek philosophy
The Natural Law thinking
The Social Contract thinking
The Utilitarian thinking
The Common Law thinking
The Feminist theories
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