PROTECTION OF WOMEN RIGHTS: A LEGAL STUDY IN AN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

TABLE OF CONTENT

Description	Page Number
Letter Of Submission		I
Dedication		II
Certificate		III
Declaration		IV
Acknowledgement		V
Abstract		VI
Table Of Content		VII
Chapter One: Introduction and Methodology
1.1  Introduction		01
1.2  Aim of the research		02
1.3  Importance of research		02
1.4  Research Question		03
1.5  Scope and Limitation of research		03
1.6  Methodology of research		03
1.7  Method used in this thesis		05
Chapter Two: Laws Relating to Women in Bangladesh
2.1 Legislation for Muslim Community		06
2.2 Legislation for Hindu Community		06
2.3 Legislation for Christian Community		06
2.4 Legislations Common to all Communities		07
Chapter-Three: Important Issues Relating to women and protection of Law
3.1 Marriage		08
3.1.1 Muslim marriage		08
3.1.2 Hindu Marriage		11
3.1.3 Christian, Buddhist, Tribal etc.		12
3.2 Sufferings of Bangladeshi women due to marriage registration system		13
3.3 Divorce:		14
3.3.1 Divorce in Muslim Personal Law		14
3.3.2 Divorce in Christian Law		17
3.3.3 Hindu, Tribal etc.		18
3.4 Maintenance		18
3.5 Guardianship and Custody of Children		20
3.5.1 Muslim Law		20
3.5.2 Christian Law		21
3.5.3 Hindu Law		21
3.6 Inheritance		21
3.6.1 Muslim Law		21
3.6.2 Christian Law		24
3.6.3 Hindu Law		24
3.6.4 Persons deprived of inheritance		26
3.7 Practice in India		26
Chapter-Four: Law relating to women’s legal status & right
4.1 Bangladesh Constitution		27
4.2 Women’s Rights under the Family Laws		28
4.3 Women’s Rights under the Constitution		28
4.4 Gender Discrimination in Citizenship		29
4.5 Some legal attempt to remove Gender Discrimination		29
4.6 Bangladesh is a member of CEDAW but under reservation		30
4.7 Other International Conventions & Reports to Treaty Governing Bodies		31
4.8 Gender Violence: Laws under the Penal Code 1860		31
4.9 Other laws; relating to violence against women		32
Chapter-Five: Women’s status on social context
5.1 Introduction		33
5.2 Status of Women in Bangladesh		34
5.3 Education		35
5.4 Employment		38
5.5 Mobility and Autonomy		40
5.6 Self-declared Demand for Children		44
5.7 Policy Implication		48
Chapter Six: Some Important Case Analysis on Family Laws in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
6.1 Case Reference 1		49
6.2 Case Reference 2		52
Chapter Seven: Recommendations
Recommendations		55
Conclusion		60
Bibliography		61-62