CENTRE for POLICY ANALYSIS
“Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex” - Karl Marx
CENTRE for POLICY ANALYSIS
Our Constitution has taken up the charge of transforming a hierarchical society into a modern equalitarian democracy. In a Parliamentary democracy based on a written Constitution, it is the role of the Judiciary (predominantly the Supreme Court) to interpret it. The court itself has supposed the role of the guardian and interpreter of the Constitution of India. For the purpose of interpretation, the independence of the Judiciary from any external source, including the political executive needs t...
Since the inception of his term as the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has been a favourite of the media. Be his kooky Tweets that take the internet by storm or his determined approach towards putting America first, Trump sure knows how to catch the eyeballs of both world leaders and the public alike. In the past few months, Trump went a step ahead to shake the world by his strong messages of 'America First' policy. In the same regard, the global power landscape saw ...
Introduction
The recent time can be attributed to both progress and protests
alike. Caught up in the progressive third wave of feminism, there are women all
over the world now coming out on the streets to fight and demand basic rights
that have been denied to them. Be it the abrogation of the infamous Triple Talaq
rule or the dynamic demand for changes in the abortion laws of Ireland,
positive changes in the gender scenario are now foreseeable. Speaking about one
such vic...
The law protecting women against sexual harassment at workplace came out as a legislative act after the approval of the President on April 23, 2013. Deriving its essence from the 'Vishaka Guidelines' issued in 1997 by the Supreme Court in the Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan case, the Act promulgates mechanism for employers to handle cases of sexual harassment at workplaces by explicitly stating protocols to be followed during and after the course of s...
