Looking Through the Law Books: Gender Violence, Laws, and Limitations

Abstract

Though women can be, and are, victims of any or all kind of violence targeted against men, there are certain crimes that are targeted against women. The figure of 18 rapes per second is quite alarming. However, considering the gross underreporting, the reality becomes more deplorable. There’s something beyond the legislations and acts published in the extraordinary gazette that one must take into account before making any conclusions per se. Beyond the law books, there exists a vicious circle of deeply etched gender-based power dynamics that is often overlooked.