Events

Women related issues have been dealt with by the Indian Judiciary with utmost care and it has played an important role in upholding the rights and dignity of women, through several landmark judgements. These judgements, delivered by various Courts of the Country since independence, have influenced the enactment or amendment of many Laws dealing with women’s rights. Despite that woman still face discrimination in all spheres of life. With a view to deliberate upon this important issue, Amity Law School organized a National Seminar on Revisiting Women-Centric Laws from the Eyes of the Judiciary in the North-West Region sponsored by Indian Council for Social Science Research. A total of 166 Participants attended the Inaugural Session and 45 Presentations were made during the four Technical Sessions of the Seminar.

The focal Objectives of the Seminar were to:Educate the participants about the role that Judiciary plays in empowering women.

Enhance the knowledge of the participants regarding the challenges   and hurdles faced by women.

Sensitize the participants vis-à-vis Reproductive Rights of Women.

Deliberate, discuss and elucidate upon the existing Legislations, Policies and Laws to achieve Women Empowerment.

Total No of participants was 166.