Legal Issues for South Asian Women
[in S. Asia]
[Laws/constitutions]
[Immigration]
[Adoption]
[Other]
Legal news in S. Asia
Laws and Constitutions in S. Asia
- Legal info for these countries:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India,
Maldives,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka.
From LawResearch.com. Also has info for the US and other countries.
- Summary of maternity leave policies around the world.
Maternity leave policies in India Pakistan Sri Lanka Nepal Bangladesh.
- Fighting 'eve-teasing': rights and remedy. From Indiatogether.org
- Family and
Marriage laws in India, including the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955,
the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872, the Foreign Marriage Act of
1969.
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Excerpts
from India's constitution
- Divorce
in the Zoroastrian (Parsi) community of India, by Jenny Rose in
the Encyclopedia Iranica.
- Center
for Feminist Legal Research, in New Delhi, explores how law and
culture contribute to women's subordination. They have an
internship program.
- Parental
abduction laws of Pakistan, At the US State Department.
Immigration law
Adoption from S. Asia
Other Information
- Workforce
Diversity at US Dept. of Interior has diversity-related
US Federal laws and regulations, procedures, and links.
Last Modified 6 Aug 2009
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