GALA - Gender And Law Association

Member Profiles - Dr. V.S. Elizabeth

Publications:

  • Feminism, International Law and India, in International Law and India, Vol. 2, (ed.) Bimal Patel, Brill Publishers, 2008
  • "Gender Justice Today", in Journal of Dharma, April-June 2004, Vol. XXXIX, No.2, Centre for the Study of World Religions, Dharmaram Vidhya Kshetram, Dharmaram College, Bangalore.
  • Co-authored with Devaki Jain, Enabling Population Stabilisation through Women's Leadership in Local Self-Government: A proposal for the department's new scheme, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, 2003.
  • "Inevitability of Rewriting Indian History from a Feminist Perspective" in Journal of Dharma, April-June 2003, Vol. XXVIII No.2 Centre for the Study of World Religions, Dharmaram VIdhya Kshetram, Dharmaram College, Bangalore
  • "My Journey into Women's Studies" in Narratives from the Women's Studies Family, Sage Publishers, New Delhi, 2003
  • "Teaching of the Social Sciences in the National Law School of India University", Social Advocate, NLSIU, 2000
  • "Prostitution and Trafficking", Eminence, December 1999.
  • "Women and Poor Political Representation - Is Reservation the Answer?", Annual Publication of The Student Christian Movement, 1998
  • Sections on Socialism, Industrial Revolution and Nationalism for the Encyclopaedia on World History, in Kannada published by Prasaranga, Kannada Vishwavidyalaya, Hampi, 2001
  • Chapters 4 and 7 in History for Law Students, Vol. II, Eastern Book Company, 2004
  • "Political Structure under the Rastrakutas", History of Karnataka, Vol. II, Prasaranga, Kannada Viswavidyalaya, Hampi, 1998.
  • "Politics of Marriage: The Rastrakutas and the Local Chiefs", Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 1992
  • "Herostones in the Rastrakuta Period: Their Implications for Society and Polity", Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 1989

Papers Presented in Seminars, Conferences and Workshops

  • "Protection for Working Women Against Sexual Harassment at the Workplace" at the seminar on Changes in Law organized by the Committee Against Violence Against Women in Bangalore on 8th October, 2005
  • "Gender Equality and the Indian Constitution" on 23rd May, 2005 at the seminar on Gender Equality organized by the POROS in NLSIU
  • "Laws Relating to Domestic Violence" in the First symposium on "Gender, Violence and the Family", at the National Conference on Couple and Family Systems organized by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore on 4th December, 2003.
  • "Recent Writings on the History of Early Medieval Karnataka" at the two day seminar on Recent Writings on the History of Karnataka organised by the Kannda Univeristy, Hampi and Adhyayana, Bangalore on 23rd and 24th September, 2003 in Bangalore.
  • "Population Policy and Legal Instruments" at the two day colloquium on Population policy - Development and Human Rights, in New Delhi, on 9th and 10th January, 2003.
  • "Laws Relating to Crimes Against Women", at the workshop on 'Feminist Perspective on Law and Objective Interests' organised by NMKRV college for Women and Indian Association of Women's Studies, sponsored by the KSWDC on 30th November, 2001.
  • "Legal Responses to Women's Issues - Past, Present and Future" at the regional seminar on Social Empowerment of Women with special emphasis on Health and Education on 3rd and 45th October, 2001, organised by the Karnataka State Social Welfare Advisory Board.