Gender Implications of Tribal Customary Law The Case of North-East India

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Theoretical Perspectives Customary law, Anthropological Jurisprudence and Gender issue: Situating women of North-East India in Feminist Discourse ...........9 What do the Gender Ideologies in Khasi and Naga Societies Reveal ..............33 The Hen that crows: An insight into the Gender Implications of Tribal Customary law through some literary works by a few north-East Indian writers .......40 Tribal Women in North-East India : Between the Lines of Customary and Positive Law.........46 Framing naga Customary practices through the lens of Gender Justice ......54 Gender, Customary Laws and Codification : The North-Eastern Perspectives..........58 Negotiating Equality: Endorsing Women`s Rights Through Customary Law .............71 Locating women in Customary law: A study of Three Tribes of North-East India ..........84 Status of Women in North-east India : Gender-based Violence Index and Customary Law ...........90 2. Customary laws of Some tribal Communities of North-East India Gender Implications of Muklom Matrimonial Laws: change and Continuity .............111 Status and role of Women in Contemporary nokte Society ..............123 Women in Hrangkhol Society: A case study in Dima Hasao District .............130 Women as Partners: Insights into Hmar Household Decision-Making .......137 Political Power, Culture and Mishing women : A descriptive Review ..148 Women`s Status and Customary law in Amri Karbi Society: Observations from the Field ..........156 Role of women in the Customary Practices of the Paite ..........162 Gender Implication in Jainia Customary Practices ...........171 Can Culture Contribute to Women`s Empowerment? Gender Equality and Women`s Rights in a Matrilineal Society.........177 Property rights in a Tribal Society : Perspectives from the Khasi Matrilineal Society .............184 Status of Mizo Women and land Related Customary Laws ........196 Women and Family in Naga Society ..........206 Ao Women and Village politics : Gender Implications of Tribal Customary Laws .........214 Customary Laws and Traditional Practices of the Pochury Tribe of Nagaland ......................224 Women`s Access to Education and its Implications for Tribal Society : Special Reference to Women of Tripuri of Tripura ..............231