A critical analysis on family laws In Bangladesh

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SL. No.	Particulars	Page No.
1	Letter  of  Submission	i
2	Supervisor’s Declaration	ii
3	Acknowledgement	iii
4	Declaration	iv
5	Abstract	v
	Chapter-1	1-5
6	1.1 Introduction	1
7	1.2 Aim and Objective of the study	2
8	1.3 Methodology	3
9	1.4 Research Question	4
10	1.5 Limitations of Research	4
	Chapter-2	6-19
11	2.1 Present Scenario under the personal/Customary Laws	6
12	2.2 Issues of Concern	7
	Chapter-3	20-30
13	3.1 State Commitments	20
14	3.2 Gaps regarding fulfillment of Commitments	20
15	3.3 Implications on account of Reservations to Article 2 and 16(1)(c) of CEDAW	23
16	3.4 Irrational Argument on continuing reservation	25
17	3.5 Government and NGO Initiatives in Effecting reforms in the Family Law	27
	Chapter-4	31-36
18	4.1 Towards a Social Change: Expansive Interpretation of Women’s Rights through Courts	31
	Chapter-5	37-45
19	5.1 Muslim Family Law Issues And Its Reforms	37
20	5.2 The Muslim Personal Law(Shariat) Application Act, 1937	38
21	5.3 The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929	38
22	5.4 The Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) Act,1974	38
23	5.5 The issues of maintenance and obedience	39
24	5.6 The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961	41
25	5.7 The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939:	42
26	5.8 Custody continues to be governed by the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 in Bangladesh	43
27	5.9 International Conventions & Reports to Treaty Governing Bodies	44
28	5.10 Bangladesh signed the CRC in 1990 and ratified	45
	Chapter-6	46-56
28	6.1 Family Courts in Bangladesh	46
29	6.2 Court System	47
30	6.3 Procedure followed by the Family Courts	48
31	6.4 Function and Jurisdiction of the Family Court in Bangladesh	50
	Chapter-7	58-59
32	7.1 Findings of the Research	57
	Chapter-8	60-70
33	8.1 Possible Solutions	60
	Chapter-9	71-72
34	9.1 Concluding Remark	71
35	Bibliography	73-74