CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Ghosh, Debjyoti |
|---|---|
| Title | Suppressed Voices-A comparative study on the gender-based violence faced by Italian Romani women and Indian Dalit women |
| Summary | This thesis is intrinsically a comparative study of intersectional discrimination faced by women of the Italian Romani community and the Indian Dalit community. While the reason for comparing a community long settled in Europe with a community which is indigenous to India might not seem apparent, the thesis will show the high degrees of similarity within the patriarchal system prevalent in both communities, as well as the similar types of discrimination faced by both groups, especially women. The main question that arose was whether there was enough of a framework in both cases to provide protection at least by law to both these communities’ women. Starting off with comparing the historic origins and levels of discrimination faced by both groups, the constitutions of both the countries in question were reviewed to figure out whether there were any protection mechanisms put in place from the very beginning. After that the laws of the two countries were reviewed to see what there is to protect women, especially those from marginalized communities, from gender-based violence and discrimination. What have been found out from this research are a dearth of legal protection in the case of Italy, and a dearth of implementation in the case of India. The grass-root level is the worst off in both the cases, as they have little to no recourse, either because of the system within or the system outside. This thesis can act as a stepping stone to create legal provisions such as India’s as a best practice, and implementation mechanisms for both countries. |
| Supervisor | Uitz, Renata, Rorke, Bernard |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/ghosh_debjyoti.pdf |
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