Patriarchy and property rights: Goa’s ‘Uniform Civil Code’
In theory, a ‘uniform civil code’ means equality with respect to all rights, including property rights. Although the Goa ‘Uniform Civil Code’ provides more ‘equitable’ property rights irrespective of gender as compared to other personal laws in India, this is usually more true in theory than in practice. But even these limited rights have been eroded over time by the constant barrage of laws imported into Goa without regard for the centuries-old legal tradition of the state.
Prof. Ritu Dewan is the Conference President of the Indian Society of Labour Economics,Visiting Professor at the Institute of Human Development, Co-Founder of the Feminist Policy Collective, Trustee of Center for Budget and Governance Accountability, Trustee of The India Forum, Director of The Leaflet, Vice President of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (2018-22), Vice President of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (2019-22), President of the Indian Association for Women’s Studies (2014-17), President of Alumni Association of Mumbai School of Economics & Public Policy. She was the firstever woman Director of the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, and the founder-member of the first Centre for Gender Economics in Asia.
