Puthuran, Anna V. (2012) The constructed identities of women in unconventional relationships and the domestic violence law in India : towards a more feminist legal framework. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

The Indian legal system has been dealing with the problem of domestic violence in
the recent years especially since the advent of the new legislation the Protection of
Women from Domestic Violence Act, which was brought into effect from the 26th of
August, 2006. The original contribution that this thesis makes to knowledge is that it
identifies a potential category of users of this law- Women in Unconventional
Relationships (WUR), and tests the support systems and the ease of access available
to this category of women within two different domestic violence frameworks in
India. This thesis locates the constructions of transgressive WUR identities in history,
society and theoretical discourse and investigates whether these constructions
adversely affect their legal subjectivity under the domestic violence law in India.
It locates WUR within the domestic violence framework in Delhi, named the Victim
Model for the purposes of this research, and within the Survivor Model in Mumbai. It
privileges the voices of ten WUR who articulate their experiences of survival,
domestic violence and the law. The research uses a combination of inter-subjective
reflexive research and a feminist analysis of the domestic violence framework. The
constructions of identities and the levels of transgression that take place and its effects
on survivor/victim legal agency are investigated. The thesis identifies the best
domestic violence framework suited for WUR which encourages their rights-bearing
capacity as full-fledged citizens of the Indian state.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman K Law [LC] > KN Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Family violence -- Law and legislation -- India, Women -- India
Official Date:	March 2012
Dates:	Date Event March 2012 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Law
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Stewart, Ann
Sponsors:	University of Warwick
Extent:	xvi, 315 leaves
Language:	eng

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