This report comes to you at a time when questions around who can be family and whether adult citizens of this country have a say in formin
The Adolescent Sexuality and Early Marriage Series comprises of research studies, consultation reports and analysis by Partners for Law in Development (PLD), that bri
The objective of the
NUPTIALITY plays a significant role in determining the level of fertility and growth rate in a population. The experience of several less developed countries where population growth rates have recently lowered has well demonstrated this effect.
This paper analyses, from the perspective of women's human rights, an unsuccessful attempt to amend the abortion law in the Penal Code of Sri Lanka in 1995.
From time to time, Indian demographers have advocated that the age at marriage of girls be raised so as to reduce the reproductive span of women, and thereby, bring down the birth rate.
In recent years, with the increased pace of urbanisation and modernisation, Indian women of all social classes have entered professional occupations.
This study aims to understand the access to justice and the justice delivery system from the perspective of victims of marital violence especially in the context of r
Most people in India are now aware that the country's population is growing rapidly, and appreciate the need for controlling its rate of growth.