The School of Gender and Development Studies and School of Law, IGNOU are jointly offering the Course titled ‘Understanding Gender and Law’. The main objective of this course is to introduces the fundamental debates on the intersections of gender and law. It engages with the basic premises related to the construction of identities, social spaces, gender and multiple sexualities in the context of women and marginalised categories. The core aspects of this course are that it unfolds the relations between society and law in patriarchal, heteronormative, social order. It explores the construction of law and its embedded nature within societal-legal formations. The manner in which law is practiced and analysed in Indian context is elaborated in this course. It also probes the social-political formations that emerged in the background of legal development such as interventions of women’s movement and social movements. Thus, it involves with the historical trajectories of women’s movement and social movements’ that intervened in the major legal transformations around rape laws, sexual harassment at work place, domestic violence act etc. It interrogates the queer articulations on law for their self-respect and recognition. Polarization based on caste, class and religion and its ramifications on gender and law are cardinal part of it. Question of disability in the field of law is salient component of this course. Broadly, this course maps the various legal cum social changes empowered the gendered articulations. Thus, it attempts to generate, holistic, scholarly engagements that expand the understanding of gender and law.
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2. Baxi, Upendra (1982) The Crisis of the Indian Legal System Alternatives in Development Law. Stranger Journalism.
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8. Kapur, R. and Cossman, B. (1996). Feminist Legal Revisions: Strategies for Engaging with Law in Subversive Sites. New Delhi: Sage.
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11. Lerner, Gerda (1987). The Creation of Patriarchy. Oxford University Press.
12. Menon, N. (2004) Recovering Subversion: Feminist Politics beyond the Law. New Delhi: Permanent Black.
13. Nariman , Fali.S.( 2017). India s Legal System. Penguin UK
14. Narrain Arvind & Gautam Bhan,(edited) (2005) Introduction in Because I Have A Voice: Queer Politics in India.
15. Ponniah, Ujithra and Sowjanya Tamalapakula (2020). Casteing Queer Identities.13 NUJS L. Rev. 3.
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17. Sarat Austin, Patricia Ewick (2015). The Handbook of Law and Society. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
18. Sunder Rajan, Rajeswari (2003) The Scandal of the State: Women, Law, and Citizenship in Postcolonial India, Duke University Press.
19. Tripathi, B.N. Mani (2018). Jurisprudence (The Legal Theory), Allahabad law agency.
20. Walby, Sylvia (1990) Theorising Patriarchy, Basil Blackwell, Cambridge.
21. Zanghellini, Aleardo (2021). Imaginative Resistance, Queer Fiction and the Law-Same-Sex Desire and the Good Life in Heteronormative Orders. Routledge. London.
Dr. Smita M.Patil
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Dr. Smita M.Patil is currently an Assistant Professor in
School of Gender & Development Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi, India. She earned
her M.Phil and PhD from Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi. She is recipient of national and international
fellowship and delivered lectures at national and international level. She has
published on the areas of caste, gender, politics, law, education and so on.
Her most recent publications are on ‘Law of One’s Own? On Dalit Women’s Arduous
Struggles for Social Justice’ Economic & Political Weekly, (Online), March 26, 2021, EPW engage, ISSN - 2349-8846,
‘Gender Equity and COVID-19: Dalit Standpoints’, Economic & Political Weekly, (Online), March 5, 2021, EPW engage, ISSN -
2349-8846, ‘Class, Caste and Gender’ published in the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4051-9694-9, Published by John Wiley &
Sons, Ltd, ‘Reading Caste, Gender and Sexuality in Dalit Writings’ in Journal, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Issue 34, March,2014,
‘Revitalising Dalit Feminism: Towards Reflexive, Anti-Caste Agency of Mang and
Mahar Women in Maharashtra’, Review of Women’s Studies, Economic & Political Weekly, May 4, VOL XLVIII NO 18, 2013. Her areas of
interest are women’s and gender studies, gender and law, political and social
theory, caste and identity politics, education and so on.
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EDUCATION: |
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Doctor of
Philosophy (Law), (2011) |
Name of the University: University
of Delhi Discipline: Law Doctoral Research Topic: “Insurance
Liability and Compensation to the Victims of Road Accidents under Motor
Vehicles Act. A Critical Appraisal |
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Master of Law
(LLM), (2004) |
Name of the University: University
of Delhi Discipline: Law Academic Achievement: Secured
Highest marks |
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Bachelor of
Law (LLB), (2000) |
Name of the University: University
of Delhi Academic Achievement: Gold
Medalist |
WORK
EXPERIENCE: 15 years
FELLOWSHIP/AWARDS:
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Sl. No. |
Name of
Fellowship/Awards |
Granting/Awarding Institution |
Year |
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1. |
Hira Lal Daga
Memorial Medal, 2000 (Gold Medal) for securing first position in order of
merit in the three consecutive years of L.L.B. |
University of
Delhi |
Annual
Convocation held on 24th February, 2001. |
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2. |
Prof. P. G.
Krishnan Memorial Prize, 2000 for securing highest marks in ‘Labour Law’ in
L.L.B. |
University of
Delhi |
Annual
Convocation held on 24th February, 2001. |
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3. |
Law Union
Prize for L.L.B. 2000 for being the best candidate in L.L.B. Examination of
University of Delhi |
University of
Delhi |
Annual
Convocation held on 24th February, 2001. |
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4. |
ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD (Law) |
Shri
Paramhans Education and Research |
7th-
INTERNATIONAL MILLENIUM IMPACT AWARD-2021 |
PUBLICATIONS:
Books Published:
1. Halsbury’s Laws of India. Volume, Income
Tax- I.1-385, Lexis Nexis, Butterworth’s, 2008;
2. Halsbury’s Laws
of India. Volume, 41, Income Tax- II.1-561, Lexis Nexis, Butterworth’s,
2008 and
3. A text book of
Legal Studies (class XI),1-216, Oswal publishers, 2015.
Other Research Publications:
Research papers/chapter in books, editing of books/courses in following area:
Cyber Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Compensation Law, Human Rights,
Environmental Law, Women and Child related Social issues.
Professional
Excellence Summary:
1. Conducted as resource person, various
Interactive Radio Counseling, E-counseling, Tele/video conferencing sessions on
the Cyber law, Intellectual property Law, domestic violence, Anti Human
Trafficking and other aspects of Law.
2. Delivered lectures on cyber law,
Intellectual property law, Media Law, Jurisprudence, constitutional law, Family
Law, Labour Law, Property Law, women and Law, administrative law, Income Tax.
3. Contributed in curriculum design and
planning, pedagogy and other aspects of distance education programmes and
Coordinating programme/courses on cyber law, Intellectual property law,
Gender and Law, Legal process outsourcing.
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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE
30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment (Final Quiz- Mandatory) which will be available at the end of the course and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination.
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