Equality
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.