Law

Brushstrokes: Sketches
An illustrated sketch of two men leaning against each other intimately.

[slideshow_deploy id=’1299′] Khaki dots the railway station as they try to look official, lolling in their plastic chairs. Routine checking…

By Curated Content
January 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Sketches
Issue In Focus: Perverse Justice
A poster that reads "No Going Back", with the word '377' crossed out. In front of it, there is rainbow-coloured Pride flag.

I am a perverse nomad. My journey encompasses cruising parks in Kolkata and New York City, friendships with didis of…

By Debanuj DasGupta
January 1, 2014
Issue In Focus: Perverse Justice
Voices: A Thinly Veiled Act Of Cowardice?
A cartoon sketch of two women kissing, next to a sketch of a monster-like figure. The sketches are black-and-white, but outlined in colour.

Haiku for the Disenfranchised:        An overcooked symphony the angry voices scream  ‘377. Unnatural Offences – Whoever voluntarily…

By Neha Naqvi
January 1, 2014
Voices: A Thinly Veiled Act Of Cowardice?
Interview: Vidya Reddy
A photo of a few children dressed in matching red shirts that read 'enough is enough' and holding up placards with various slogans

On Jan 1, 2014 when I met Vidya Reddy, one of TULIR’s co-founders, for an interview on consent among teenagers…

By Shweta Krishnan
February 1, 2014
Interview: Vidya Reddy
Bodies Beyond Rights
Photo of a group of transgender women celebrating someone's birthday

This piece attempts to think about how bodies are produced and circulate in moving registers and discourses, chiefly around the question of representation.

By Vikramaditya Sahai
May 1, 2014
Bodies Beyond Rights
Law and Sexuality
Picture of a female lawyer. She is dressed in her lawyer's uniform.

I graduated from a Law School in Bangalore in 2012 and moved back to my hometown, Lucknow, U.P., where I…

By Neetika Vishwanath
June 1, 2014
Law and Sexuality
Namita Aavriti: Through a Freedom of Speech and Privacy Laws Lens
Picture of an ongoing workshop, where a woman sits in the middle with her laptop and there are people in the room sitting at various intervals around the woman and is listening to her talk.
June 1, 2014
Namita Aavriti: Through a Freedom of Speech and Privacy Laws Lens
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
Poster for the Bengali film 'Dahan"
June 1, 2014
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012
A young girl dressed in red looking downwards

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), defines a ‘child’ to mean ‘any person below the…

By Swagata Raha
June 1, 2014
Love and Sex in the Time of the POCSO Act, 2012
Interview : Arvind Narrain

JG: As a founder member of The Alternative Law Forum (ALF) you have engaged with conventional law and at the…

By Jasmine George
June 1, 2014
Interview : Arvind Narrain
Desire Against Desire
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Post the historic Naz Foundation judgment of the Delhi High Court in July 2009, a prominent English news magazine carried…

By Oishik Sircar
June 1, 2014
Desire Against Desire
The Editorial: Law and Sexuality
A picture of a pair of scales, again meant to symbolize the legal system.

Is Law restrictive and limiting or can it be liberating and provide people a sense of agency when it comes…

By TARSHI
June 1, 2014
The Editorial: Law and Sexuality
Pakistan’s slow but steady progress on ending child marriage
A photo of a group of girl children

Law passed in Sindh province shows that despite religious opposition, steps taken to outlaw child marriage are taking effect. By: Mohammad…

By Curated Content
June 15, 2014
Pakistan’s slow but steady progress on ending child marriage
Looking Ahead: What after NALSA?
A black-and-white sketch of a pair of scales, signifying the law

By: Diksha Sanyal at the JILS Blog The National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 400 of 2012] has…

By Curated Content
June 15, 2014
Looking Ahead: What after NALSA?
Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women with Disabilities: The Long Road Ahead
A picture of scales against a white background

Motherhood is hallowed concept in Indian society – folklore and stories of branding women who do not bear a child…

By Shampa Sengupta
August 1, 2014
Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women with Disabilities: The Long Road Ahead
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