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ALTERNATIVE LAW FORUM
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presents ALTERNATIVE LAW LECTURES
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A 2 DAY INTENSIVE COURSE ON THE LEGAL REGULATION OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY
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Contact details:
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Fee:
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What is the link between a millenia old religious text and a colonial penal provision?
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How can the law break the binary of gender?
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What is the difference between sex work and trafficking and why is it important to draw the
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transgender rights law
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constitutes sexual assault, marital rape continues to be an exception. These contradictions are
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perceives sex and sexuality.
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around sexual violence. We envision the course to be of particular interest to students,
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researchers, activists and anyone interested in contemporary debates around gender and
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aim to reach out to a cross section of the interested public and raise institutional resources.
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ramya@altlawforum.org with subject title: Gender and Sexuality Course, along
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indication of whether you would like to attend the session in June or July. Upon registration
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Payment method:
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the First Batch and 4th and 5th of July for the Second Batch. Classes on both days will be
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Alternative Law Forum, 122/4, Infantry Road (Adjacent to Balaji Art Gallery),
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GENDER,
SEXUALITY
AND THE LAW