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DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute’s South Asia Center presents a book talk
by Saumya Saxena of O.P. Jindal Global University.This talk will focus on
arguments placed before India’s court regarding the question of Muslim di
vorce. These arguments centered on the Quran\, gender equality\, “good pra
ctices\,” “essential practice\,” or arbitrariness of law. While important
court decisions emerged across decades\, some of the significant intervent
ions by the courts made in the 2000s demonstrate the particularities of Mu
slim women’s relationships with the judiciary. The talk will also discuss
the multiple forums of adjudication of family disputes to illustrate the v
ery dynamic way in which ideas of law traveled across sites of adjudicatio
n in contemporary India. \;Dr. Saumya Saxena is an associate professor
in the Faculty of Law at O.P. Jindal Global University. Her research inte
rests include legal history\, family law\, gender and politics in South As
ia. Her book "Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Ind
ependence India" was published by Cambridge University Press in 2022.
\;This event is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department.
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SUMMARY:Divorce and Democracy: A History of \nPersonal Law in Post-Independ
ence India
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Moynihan Institute’s South Asia Center
presents a book talk by Saumya Saxena of O.P. Jindal Global University.
This talk will focus on arguments placed before India’s court regardin
g the question of Muslim divorce. These arguments centered on the Quran\,
gender equality\, “good practices\,” “essential practice\,” or arbitrarine
ss of law. While important court decisions emerged across decades\, some o
f the significant interventions by the courts made in the 2000s demonstrat
e the particularities of Muslim women’s relationships with the judiciary.
The talk will also discuss the multiple forums of adjudication of family d
isputes to illustrate the very dynamic way in which ideas of law traveled
across sites of adjudication in contemporary India. \;
Dr. Saumy
a Saxena is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at O.P. Jindal Gl
obal University. Her research interests include legal history\, family law
\, gender and politics in South Asia. Her book "Divorce and Democracy: A H
istory of Personal Law in Post-Independence India" was published by Cambri
dge University Press in 2022. \;
This event is co-sponsored by t
he Political Science Department.
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